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1. Beryl is expected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday. The storm has cancelled events from Jacksonville, Florida to points north.

2. The Syrian government is denying responsibility for an attack on a string of villages in central Syria that left more than 90 people dead. The foreign ministry¹ blames the killings² on what it says were hundreds of heavily armed gunmen who also attacked soldiers in the area. The UN Security Council is convening³ an emergency meeting on the situation.

3. America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate. Government officials say that 45% of the 1.6 million vets⁴ from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related.

4. Pope Benedict's personal butler is under arrest and in detention⁵ in the Vatican. Paolo Gabriele is accused of leaking documents to journalists.

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1 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

3 convening
召开( convene的现在分词 )；召集；（为正式会议而）聚集；集合
参考例句：
When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. 民10:7但招聚会众的时候、们要吹号、不要吹出大声。 We warmly welcome the convening of Asia-Europe meeting in London. 热烈欢迎亚欧会议在伦敦召开。

4 vets
abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗
参考例句：
I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。来自互联网 In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。来自互联网

5 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。 He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。