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Anti-corruption protests in Iraq have killed more than 320 people in the past two months. The U.S. wants Iraq to show restraint. Vice¹ president Mike Pence spoke² by phone to Iraq's prime minister Saturday while visiting US troops in the region.

Pope Francis is in Japan for the first papal visit in decades. Francis will travel Sunday to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The Pope wants to pay tribute to the victims of the atomic bombings and meet with survivors³.

Roads in parts of Italy remained flooded Saturday after a week of heavy rain. Authorities are warning the public to be on alert for the possibility of more rain over the weekend.

Egypt has unveiled details of recently discovered animal mummies. Five lion cubs⁴, several cats, birds and crocodiles are part of the new exhibit in Cairo.

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

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