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1. Four nuns¹ including two from what's considered 19th century Palestine were canonized in Vatican City on Sunday. The pontiff's choice of saints is seen as a step to encourage Christian² in the Middle East after persecution³ from IS militants⁴.

2. Iraq's Ministry⁵ of Defense⁶ has released video showing the ongoing⁷ airstrikes on Islamic State group targets. The ministry says the jets were able to destroy hideouts of IS militants.

3. Tens of thousands gathered in Macedonia to demand the resignation of a conservative prime minister Nikola Gruevski. Protest outside government building followed the release of massive caches of wiretapped conversation.

4. And Russian President Vladimir Putin was a star in an exhibition ice hockey match in Sochi this Weekend. Putin's team won 18-6 in the match to celebrate 70 years since the victory of WWI. The president helped his team with an impressive 8 goals.

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1 nuns
n.（通常指基督教的）修女，（佛教的）尼姑( nun的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns. 小尼姑之流是阿Q本来视如草芥的。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫、贞洁、顺从。来自辞典例句

2 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。 His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
参考例句：
He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。 Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

4 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。

5 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。

6 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-19