Milan bans cars to reduce pollution Vocabulary murky haze air difficult to see through due to smoke pollution hotspots areas where the air has its highest concentration of harmful substances acute severe, serious seasonal average usual temperatures f...
Milan bans cars to reduce pollution 10 October 2011 Italy's business capital, Milan, banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce pollution. The city is particularly vulnerable to pollution. Reporter: Mark Duff M...
Jobs mourned in China Vocabulary flagship most important a tribute something that is done to show respect and admiration for someone, particularly someone who has died visionary an original thinker with intelligence and imagination to pay tribute to...
Jobs mourned in China 7 October 2011 In China fans of Apple have been reacting to the death of the company's co-founder Steve Jobs. Reporter: Martin Patience report: At Beijing's flagship Apple Store they switched off the company's famous icon at mid...
Denmarks fat tax Vocabulary pastries baked foods, usually sweet, made from batter or dough that contains butter and sugar a levy a tax saturated fat substance found in certain foods that is thought to contribute to heart disease reduce consumption lo...
Denmarks fat tax 3 October 2011 Denmark has become the first country in the world to introduce a tax on foods seen as being harmful to health. There will be an extra charge on items that contain more than 2.3% of a particular type of fat. Reporter: T...
US$130,000 left in toilet for quake victims Vocabulary the commuter sprawl the large and growing suburbs of a city from which people travel to work wrapped up folded and arranged neatly bundles of notes an amount of paper money tied up together in bl...
US$130,000 left in toilet for quake victims 30 September 2011 A mysterious donor has left more than US$130,000 in a toilet in a Japanese city hall. Written instructions said the money should be used to help victims of March's earthquake and tsunami....
Banks get ready for Greek failure to pay debt Vocabulary default failure to pay back debts to go bust to go bankrupt, to have no money to pay debts bonds certificates of debt issued by a government or corporation worthless of no value at risk exposed...
Banks get ready for Greek failure to pay debt 26 September 2011 There are widespread reports that leading economies are considering allowing Greece to fail to pay their international debts. It comes ahead of an important meeting between the boss of t...
