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33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 17 days sent word on Sunday that they were all alive, prompting spontaneous celebrations across the country despite warnings that it could take several months to rescue them. - shaft : puits - to bore : creuser (puits) - borehole ou bore hole : puits de sondage - supplies : approvisionnement/ravitaillement > fesh supplies of food and water - breakthrough : percée/découverte - to clamber : grimper, se hisser - mettle : courage > to be on one's mettle : être prêt à donner le meilleur de soi-même

Philippine police shot dead a former policeman as they stormed a bus on which he was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday. China has said that eight of the hostages were killed. - disgruntled : mécontent - to storm : prendre d'assault - hostage siege : prise d'otages - to slump : s'effondrer - to gain the upper hand : prendre l'avantage sur - to hold off : maintenir à distance, repousser - to be discharged : être renvoyé - a spate (series) : une vague - to wind down : réduire progressivement > the crisis wound down whan the police intervened

Wednesday marks the beginning of France’s political calendar year; one that may present serious challenges for President Nicolas Sarkozy, who faces growing dissent from within his own ranks. - Govt ends summer recess : le gvt met fin à la pause estivale - Ministers’ meeting : conseil des ministres (France) - The President took office : le Pdt est entré en fonction - To strip French citizens of foreign-birth of their nationality : déchoir des français d’origine étrangère de leur nationality - Offender : délinquant - « Security drive » : « virage sécuritaire » - to join the chorus : rejoindre le chœur - Adrift to the right : dérive droitière - A feud : une querelle, une dispute - The ranks of dissenting voices now include : ils ont exprimé leur désaccord - A drift to the right that needs correcting : une dérive droitière qu’il convient de corriger - To float an idea : lancer une idée - She was relieved from her post : Elle a été relevée de ses fonctions - Junior minister :...

Many old electronic goods gather dust in storage waiting to be reused, recycled or thrown away. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that as much as three quarters of the computers sold in the US are stockpiled in garages and closets. When thrown away, they end up in landfills or incinerators or, more recently, are exported to Asia. - landfill : décharge - leach : filtrer - furan : furazolidone - to bio accumulate : être bioaccumulable (ne pouvant être éliminés par un organisme vivant) - Brominated flame retardants : Retardateurs de flammes bromés - Polyvinyl chloride : PVC (polychlorure de vinyle) - facility (areas unlikely to have waste facilities) : service - purpose-built : ad hoc - scrap yard : dépôt de ferraille / cimetière de voiture > to scrap : mettre à la casse - sheer : pure > it's sheer madness

American Israel Public Affairs Committee circulates letter urging White House to 'reinforce' relationship with Israel - snub : rebuffade - to undermine a relationship : détériorer une relation - whip - to defuse a situation : désamorcer un conflit. To defuse a tension : appaiser une tension - the mistrust by : la défiance de la part de qqun - to follow through on sth : mener à terme/arriver à ses fins - to get sth off the ground : mettre qque chose en route, entamer/entreprendre qque chose - to be caught off guard by sme : être pris au dépourvu par qqun - to argue for sth : se prononcer en faveur de

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinians will return to direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months, delivering the Obama administration a small victory in its protracted effort to revive the Middle East peace process, two officials briefed on the situation said Thursday evening. The Context State of Palestine Palestinian National Authority Keywords - protracted : prolongé - caution : avertissement, prudence / to caution : avertir. - guarantee (en garantie) : caution (also security), (location) deposit, (droit) bail, (fig) backing - to sound (a note of...) : émettre un avis - to clear the final hurdles : lever les derniers obstacles - leery : méfiant - to eschew : éviter - to shun : éviter - to close the gap : trouver un accord Focus on... Fatah - to rout : mettre en déroute - to clamp down : agir avec fermeté contre - to man (a factory) : recruter de la main d'oeuvre pour...