BBC News with Neil Nunes.
Both Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas have said they will consider proposals for a ceasefire in Gaza put forward by Egypt. Under the plans a truce to end a week of violence would come into effect on Tuesday morning. Orla Guerin reports now from Cairo.
After a week of warfare with the soaring Palestinian death toll, this is the first real move towards ending the bloodshed. Egypt's blueprint calls for a ceasefire followed by talks in Cairo within 48 hours. The two sides would sit down separately with Egyptian officials to discuss contentious long-term issues. Neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians have agreed to the deal yet, but both have said they will consider it.
The government in Libya has said it's considering asking for international help to end the fighting between rival factions which is threatening to destabilize the country. Fighting at the international airport near the capital Tripoli has damaged planes and the control tower. Earlier the United Nations said the situation in Libya was so unstable that it was withdrawing its staff. Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli.
A barrage of rockets struck Tripoli's international airport and its perimeters. A security source at the scene tells the BBC the air traffic control tower was hit. A dozen grounded Libyan planes have been partly damaged according to the same source. The extent of damage to the control tower was not immediately clear. The latest attack is part of a continuing power struggle between rival armed groups in the city.
United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on Syria, allowing humanitarian aid convoys to drive into the country through areas held by rebels. The resolution says all the sides in the Syrian conflict must give civilians access to supplies of food and medicines. The convoys don't require the permission of the government in Damascus though it would be warned when relief convoys cross the borders from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan.
Pope Francis has added his voice to those calling for action to protect and care for tens of thousands of unaccompanied children migrating from Central America to the United States. More details from Will Gra in Mexico City.
As the debate on the issue of unaccompanied child migrants heats up, Pope Francis has now added his voice to those calling for action. Such a humanitarian emergency demand is a first urgent measure that these minors be protected and duly taken in, the Pope said, in a letter read by the Vatican's envoy to Mexico Christophe Pierre. Pope Francis has called for the attention of the international community to this challenge and for measures to be taken by the specific countries involved, namely Central American nations Mexico and the US.
BBC News.
The authorities in China have begun criminal investigations into three former high-ranking officials over allegations of corruption. Two of those held, Li Dongsheng and Jiang Jiemin, are said to be close associates of the former National Security Chief, Zhou Yongkang, who is already under investigation.
The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is in Haiti to discuss efforts to alleviate a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 8,000 people. The outbreak has been linked to the UN's own peacekeepers and the organization is facing three lawsuits. The UN has so far not accepted this responsibility.
The Brazilian Football Federation has announced that the football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as manager of the National Football Team. The announcement follows a meeting between Mr. Scolari and the President of the Brazilian Football Federation Jose Maria Marin. Our America's editor Candice Pierre reports
Only last week Mr. Marin had given Felipe Scolari his full backing following Brazil's humiliating 7-1 defeat by Germany in the semifinals of the World Cup. But when Brazil then went on to lose again 3-0 to the Netherlands, the mood changed. It looks now as if both sides agreed a fresher approach was needed to rebuild Brazilian football. Scolari himself knows how history is likely to view him. He said last week he would be remembered forevermore as the coach that had lost 7-1.
Customs officials in the United States have seized a shipment of 67 live giant African land snails at Los Angeles International Airport. The eatable snails, each weighing nearly a kilo, arrived from Nigeria where they are considered a delicacy. The US bans their importation as they can carry parasites including one that can leads to meningitis and are considered a highly invasive agricultural pest.
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詞匯解析
suspicious
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
adj.可疑的；多疑的
參考例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
Two suspicious characters were brought in.
逮捕了兩名嫌疑犯。
He has a highly suspicious character and never believes anyone.
他是一個(gè)異常多疑的人，從不相信任何人。
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surgeon
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.外科醫(yī)生
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The surgeon has performed the operation.
外科醫(yī)生做了手術(shù)。
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governor
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.統(tǒng)治者；管理者；理事；州長；總督；調(diào)節(jié)器
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The mob revolted against the governor.
暴民起來反抗統(tǒng)治者。
Heron's regulator, Drebbel's thermostat, and Watt's governor bestowed on their vessels a wisp of self-control, sensory awareness, and the awakening of anticipation.
海倫的調(diào)節(jié)器，德雷貝爾的恒溫器，還有瓦特的調(diào)控器所給予他們的機(jī)器的，是一小束自我控制能力，感官上的醒覺狀態(tài)，以及對(duì)預(yù)期能力的喚醒。
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issue
難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
n.議題；問題；期刊號(hào)；一次發(fā)行額；發(fā)行；<律>子女
v.發(fā)表；公布；正式發(fā)給；發(fā)行；流出
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week.
議會(huì)將在下周辯論國有化議題。
The new issue will be divided into four tranches.
新一批發(fā)行的債券分為四部份。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.
新成員將配發(fā)臨時(shí)身分卡。
Banknotes of this design were first issued 10 years ago.
這種圖案的鈔票是十年前首次發(fā)行的。
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leadership
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.領(lǐng)導(dǎo)；領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才干
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Several candidates had been manoeuvring for position long before the leadership became vacant.
領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職位尚未空缺，幾個(gè)競爭者早就在為向上爬而鉤心斗角了。
I would like to offer my congratulations and appreciations to Professor Daniel Khan, his vision and leadership ensured the Grimsby Institute's success in China!
我謹(jǐn)此向丹尼爾汗校長表示衷心的祝賀和感謝，他的遠(yuǎn)見卓識(shí)和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才干，開拓了格里姆斯比在中國的成功！
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perceive
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
v.注意到；覺察到；認(rèn)為；理解
參考例句
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
I plainly perceive some objections remain.
我清楚地察覺到還有一些反對(duì)意見。
Adults learn what they perceive to be useful in their life situations.
成人們學(xué)他們認(rèn)為對(duì)其生活情境有幫助的東西。
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senate
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.參議院；大學(xué)理事會(huì)
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The Senate confirms all treaties.
所有的條約都由參議院批準(zhǔn)。
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