The FBI Director James Comey has confirmed, for the first time, that his agency is investigating alleged Russian government interference in last year's U.S. presidential election. Mr.Comey told the congressional intelligence committee that the FBI was investigating if there was collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. President Trump has always dismissed the charge.
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collusion：[kə'l(j)uːʒ(ə)n]
n. 勾结；共谋
Some of the biggest consumers of Brazilian meat have suspended imports over allegations that companies have been selling rotten produce for many years. China has banned red meat imports from Brazil, while the E.U. announced it would stop buying meat, poultry and other products from companies implicated in the scandal.
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vt. 使卷入；涉及；暗指；影响
The five main candidates for the French presidency are to meet shortly in the first three televised debates. The two current frontrunners in opinion polls, the liberal centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right politician Marine La pen will seek to consolidate their positions ahead of the election's first round next month.
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vt. 巩固，使固定；联合
vi. 巩固，加强
Security services in the United Arab Emirates are reported to have detained a leading human rights activist. Amnesty International says that Ahamud Masuer was taken into custody after his apartment was searched over night. Amnesty and other rights groups have called for his immediate release and expressed concern that he might be at risk of being tortured.
The Nigerian government has unveiled a new immigration policy which, it says, will help to prevent jihadists entering the country. The Minister of the Interior said the new approach to immigration would enhance security and making doing business easier.
The authorities in Nepal are to provide GPS tracking devices to some mountaineers who attempt to climb Mount Everest this year. They say it will help locate the climbers if they are in trouble and prevent them from making false claims of reaching the summit.
And the U.S. billionaire and philanthropist, David Rockefeller, has died at his home in New York, aged 101. He was the last surviving grandson of the oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, who was America's first billionaire.
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