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viernes, 5 de junio de 2015

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32977920

TURKEY PRESIDENT TO SUE OVER "GOLDEN TOILET" CLAIM

Kemal Kilicdaroglu is accused of made baseless allegation, but he said his remarks were intended as a general criticism for its £400m building costs.He attack Mr Erdogan for excessive spending: "Palaces have been built for you, planes bought, Mercedes cars purchased... golden seats have been bought, that's how you use the toilet," he told.
He remarks: "I did not claim there is this or that in the palace. I clearly stated 'If they are making gold-plated toilet seats in this country, someone has to think about that.' It seems this gentleman [Erdogan] took it personally." After this, the Committee to Protect Journalists called Mr Erdogan to stop bullying journalists.

Turkish president said Can Dundar would pay a heavy price for printing images.

The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pictured at the foot of a staircase at the Ak Saray residence

miércoles, 3 de junio de 2015

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32979805

JLO MOROCCAN COBNCERT SPARKS CALLS CALLS FOR MINISTER'S RESIGNATION

Members of the Justice and Development Party said JLo's perfomance was "a breach of public decency" and Mustapha Khalfi was criticised for allowing on public television where the singer perfomed in front of 160,000 people being criticised for her suggestive poses and being scantily dressed.

Mr Khalfi said he planned to contact 2M TV because that was unacceptable.

Pharrell Williams, Usher, Placebo and Maroon 5 must also perform there.

Jennifer Lopez perform on stage at Morocco's biggest music event, the Mawazine Festival, in Rabat, Morocco, Friday May 29, 2015

breach: incompliment
scantily: escàs

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32985554

MACEDONIA UNREST: EU BROKERS P`LAN FOR EARLY ELECTIONS

After the apparition of recordings where ministers cover-up a murder, 8 police officers and 14 ethnic Albanian fighters where killed. EU Enlargement Comissioner Hahn said: "use this current crisis as an opportunity to modernise the country".
Zoran Zaev accuse the government of wiretapping 20,000 people and of corruption in the highest levels.

Other parties boycott accuse government of coalition of fraud, but Prime Minister Gruevski rejected this and accuse Mr Zaev of orchestrating spy agencies.


European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn (centre), accompanied by the Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski (left) and opposition leader Zoran Zaev (right), address the media

enlargement: amplicació
wiretapping: escoltes telefòniques
rejected: rebutjat

lunes, 2 de marzo de 2015

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31692093

MO IBRAHIM PRIZE: NAMIBIA PRESIDENT POHAMBA GETS $5M AWARD

Hifikepunye Pohamba, the outgoing president from Namibia, won  very valuable individual award: the Mo Ibrahim prize(given every year to an elected president who governed well), that consist in $5m, for the African leadership.

Pohamba, the man who fought for his country's independence, was first elected in 2004 and again in 2009. He will be succeeded by Hage Geingob.

Hifikepunye Pohamba

outgoing: que acaba de dimitir
leadership: lideratge

domingo, 1 de marzo de 2015

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31678981

CHILEAN GIRL APPEALS TO PRESIDENT TO BE ALLOWED TO DIE

The 14-year-old girl called Valentina Maureira from Chile posted online a video where she ask her president to allow her to die(euthanasia). Valentina suffer from cystic fibrosis, an genetic disorder whithout cure that attacks the organs.

President Michele Bachelet visit the girl, but her spokesman said Valentina's wish couldn't be granted but the government will pay an psychiatric treatment.

Fredy, the father from Valentina said: "This is so tough, but I have to respect her decision because she's the one who's suffering this illness".


President Michelle Bachelet poses for a selfie with Valentina Maureira at a hospital in Santiago, Chile, 28 Feb 2015

granted: concedir
tough: dur

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31681299

HONG KONG COMPETE IN 'BORING' ULTRAMARATHON

 The race(in the inner-city of Hong Kong) runned by hundreds of runners was from 50km, and is described from many persons like Kwan Kee or Michelle Lowry as quite boring, because the participants must cover the same stretch of road 25 times.
 The reason that give Kee to that is that the land in Hong Kong is very limited.

The winner has been Nestor Wong, helped(for him) by the cheering.

Competitors run in Hong Kong"s first inner city ultra marathon on March 1, 2015

stretch: tros de carretera
cheering: aplaudiments

domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2014

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-30267448

AIRPORT REOPENS AFTER SECURITY ALERT

An alarm in the Edinburgh Airport was raised after the screening area has detected a suspicious object, making evacuate the airport.
Some flight were diverted, others delayed.
After said that the incident have been a false alarm, the passengers were allowed to return to the building.

A police os Scotland say: "Police Scotland can now confirm that the object found at Edinburgh Airport has now been inspected and is of no danger to the public."

Evacuated passengers

Raised: en el context vol dir la que l'ha engegat
Diverted: desviar
Delayed: retrasar


NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30267575

LUFTHANSA PILOTS PREPARE FOR FRESH STRIKE

The airline will go on strike(that this year have knocked $160m operating profits) on Monday and Tuesday because they will continue having the option to retire at the age of 55 and receive up to 60% of their pay until the age of 65.

The company says that they will include 5% pay rise to the pilots. "Despite all effort for compromise by Lufthansa pilots during the negotiations since October, it had been unable to come to a agreement"



Operating profits: els beneficis de l'empresa
Pay rise: augment de salari
Unable: incapaç

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30265660

MISSING BOY: ATLANTA FALSE WALL FIND AFTER 4 YEARS

A 13-year-old boy missed for 4 years has been found behind a false wall at the house of his father in a neighbourhood in Clayton County in Atlanta(Georgia).

Police go search him there on Friday night, but don't find him until a few hours later. The boy was "frozen with fear" but "overjoyed" to be rescued, told the WSBTV.

The father and the stepmother have been arrested for cruelty to children and false imprisionment.



Frozen with fear: paralitzat per la por
Overjoyed: molt content
Imprisionment: empresonament