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1. North Korea declares Kim Jong Un supreme¹ leader. The announcement was made at a memorial service for the younger Kim's father, the late North Korean president Kim Jong Il.

2. Iran is holding a ten-day military exercise in international waters. That country is also threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if the US imposes sanctions against Iran's crude exports. One sixth of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon says any Iranian attempts to close it won't be tolerated.

3. Turkey's news agency says the Turkish military attacked Kurdish rebel sites near the border with Iraq. More than 20 people were killed. A local Kurdish official says most of those killed were smugglers, not rebels.

4. And an Associated Press survey of economists² found most agreed President Obama's handling of economy either fair or poor. Two thirds of the economists said that of all the Republicans running for president, Mitt³ Romney would do the best job managing the economy.

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1 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 economists
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。 Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。