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Hundreds of people are set to attend a memorial service in Paris...to honour those killed in the terror attacks two weeks ago.

It follows France and Russia's agreement to co-ordinate their attacks on Islamic state targets in Syria.

French president Francois Hollande travelled to Moscow to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has arrived in Malta for the biennial¹ commonwealth² heads of government meeting.

53 heads of government are attending...including Australia, the UK, Canada and a number of island states.

Organisers hope it will set the tone for world leaders meeting in Paris...to agree on a plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions³.

Queensland's coordinator-general is proposing to extinguish native title over a leasehold⁴ property held by mining giant Adani...

That would allow the company to begin building infrastructure⁵ for its Carmichael coal mine.

The company wants to build an airport, power station and accommodation for its mine in central Queensland.

The number of homes destroyed or significantly damaged in the devastating⁶ bushfire in south Australia's mid-north has increased to 87.

Two people died when the blaze swept through several communities...and five others remain in a critical condition.

The fire has now been contained.

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成百上千人将会参加巴黎一场为2周前在恐怖袭击中丧生受害者默哀的追悼会。

此前法国及俄罗斯同意协调他们在叙利亚对于极端恐怖组织“ISIS”目标的打击力度。

法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德前往莫斯科会见俄罗斯总统普京。

总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔已抵达马耳他出席在那里举行的英联邦政府首脑会议。

包括澳大利亚、英国、加拿大和许多岛国在内的53个国家政府首脑将出席这次会议。

组织者希望此次会议将为巴黎举行的世界领导人会议讨论就减少温室气体排放达成一致的计划定下基调。

昆士兰的总协调员提出对握有租赁权的矿业巨头阿达尼偿清原住民地权…

此举将使得这家公司开始为其卡迈克尔煤矿建设基础设施。

公司想要在昆士兰州中部为其煤矿建造机场,发电站及住宿设施。

因南澳大利亚毁灭性的森林大火被毁或明显损坏的房屋数量已增加到87座。

这场席卷多个社区的大火造成2人死亡…另外其他5人仍然境况危急。

这场大火已受到控制。

1 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

2 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

3 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

4 leasehold   

n.租赁，租约，租赁权，租赁期，adj.租(来)的

参考例句：

• This paper discusses the land leasehold institution of China in four parts.本文论述了我国的土地批租制度及其改革。
• Absolute title also exists to leasehold land,giving the proprietor a guaranteed valid lease.租借土地也享有绝对所有权，它给予物主一个有担保的有效租借权。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。