Italian footballers arrested in betting scandal Vocabulary to cast a shadow over to make something look bad or less impressive diminutive very small looking into investigating betting scam illegal or dishonest scheme for making money, based around be...
Electric bikes available for hire in England Vocabulary the clue is in the information which will help you discover the truth can be found in a battery-powered motor a motor (as found in cars or motorbikes) which runs by being connected to a battery...
Germany to invest in more electric cars Vocabulary financial aid help by giving money the brake on the drawback or negative aspect of mass appeal widespread popularity emit lets out or sends out exempt not required to do something green reputation kn...
Argentina builds a tower of books Vocabulary line are displayed in rows across has designated has described or named book tower here, tall structure which is partly built from books embassies buildings where groups of people who represent their count...
Samoa to change its time zone Vocabulary the international dateline the imaginary line which runs from north to south across the Pacific Ocean, marking the final place where one day ends and the first where a new one begins same-day business trading...
Vocabulary powers here, runs, or allows the computer to operate effectively revolutionised introduced very big changes or new ideas to swallowed up here, bought and taken over by a larger company over the internet using a computer connected to the in...
Man United close to historic win have one hand on are very close to getting or winning crushing completely defeating or destroying to snatch to take (something) suddenly or quite aggressively from their grasp from their possession clawed (themselves)...
Gaza Strip runs its first marathon Vocabulary only just barely to hold to stage or host covered it travelled or completed it in relays in teams: each person ran part of the distance distance amount of space between places took it pretty seriously sho...
Vocabulary overtones suggested qualities or characteristics, which are not displayed openly abolition official ending or stopping well below here, a number much less than austerity package government policy to save money, including large spending cut...
Vocabulary that sick feeling extreme nervousness, a sense of approaching disaster half a century ago 50 years previously stars of the moment celebrities who were most popular at the time lines words that are said during a film, play or speech a scrol...