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Tens of thousands marched inTunis to denounce extremist violence following the attack on the National BardoMuseum. Demonstrators lined the capital city chanting, marching by the site ofthe deadly shooting. 22 died, mostly tourists.

Leaders and dignitaries from aroundthe world attended the funeral of Singapore’s longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew¹ whodied last week. Regarded as Singapore’s founding father, Lee who died at age 91,was prime minister for more than three decades.

Iraqi military operations wagedon in the attempts to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamic Militants². Troops wereseen firing towards targets with machineguns and rocket launchers the battlefor the key city is seen as a step towards driving out the IS group.

And faithful followers³ acrossthe globe are celebrating Palm Sunday. From Jerusalem to Nigeria, Christiansobserved the start of the holy week.

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1 yew
n.紫杉属树木
参考例句：
The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。 All parts of the yew tree are poisonous,including the berries.紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 followers
追随者( follower的名词复数 )；用户；契据的附面；从动件
参考例句：
the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者 The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-2