美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-30

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1. Sunni Arab and secular¹ groups refuse to open discussions with the Shiite religious bloc² leading in Iraq's parliamentary elections until contested results are reviewed.

2. Residents go through the wrecked³ after wildfires sweep through 20,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma destroying more than 100 homes and killing⁴ 5 people.

3. Accused Nazi⁵ concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk loses another round in court, bringing him a step closer to being deported⁶ from the United States.

4. A Palestinian suicide bomber⁷ trying to enter Israel blowes himself up at a West Bank checkpoint killing an Israeli soldier and 2 other Palestinians.

5. With New Year's Eve just 2 days away, workers put the finishing touches to the crystal ball that will drop in New York's Times Square at midnight the 31st.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. secular
secular
You use secular to describe things that have no connection with religion.
He spoke⁸ about preserving the country as a secular state.
...secular and religious education.
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* religious

2. concentration camp
concentration camp concentration camps
A concentration camp is a prison in which large numbers of ordinary people are kept in very bad conditions, usually during a war.
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