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Polls have closed across Egypt on the second and final day of voting in a referendum on a new constitution. There was no repeat to the deadly clashes on the first day of voting between police and supporters of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi who was deposed by the military last July. Kevin Connolly is in Cairo.

Egypt's military-backed government is desperate for a strong turnout in this, the country's third constitutional referendum in three years. It believes that document represents an opportunity to draw a line under a period of often violent turmoil. There is no serious doubt that the authorities will get the “Yes”vote they crave, not least because supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood are boycotting the poll rather than voting “No”. Attention will focus on the level of participation. The army needs a strong turnout to endorse its own political powers, and perhaps to pave the way for its leader General Sisi to eventually run for president.

The United States Air Force has suspended 34 officers responsible for launching nuclear missiles over allegations of cheating on a proficiency test. The Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James called the behavior absolutely unacceptable, saying those involved had lost their certification, and nearly 200 would have to resit their test under strict supervision. Finlo Rohrer reports from Washington.

The US Air Force was already investigating allegations of drug abuse by officers at 6 bases including 2 that operate nuclear missiles. During these inquiries however, they also uncovered evidence they say of a large-scale cheating operation amongst officers. The cheating census is around a monthly proficiency test, all nuclear launch personnel required to take to ensure they're capable of carrying out their duties. The Air Force says it believes a small number of officers were texting the answers to test through other officers. And as a result of the inquiry, 34 people, add up a total of almost 200, ranking from second lieutenants to captains have been suspended. A further 3 have been suspended for allegedly possessing recreational drugs.

A BBC investigation has found the British men are paying towards the sex abuse of children in the Philippines over the Internet. Angus Crawford has more details.

Between 60 and 100,000 children in the Philippines are estimated by the government to be victims of sexual exploitation. And it's thought many of them have been forced to perform obscene acts for money in front of webcams. The customers are mainly western men including paedophiles in Britain. In one recent case, a man called Timothy Ford was sent to prison for 8.5 years. BBC News has learned that he paid to watch the abuse of 5 children in one family over a period of several years.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Nigeria to review a new law for strengths and penalties against gay people in the country. A spokesman said Mr.Ban fear the law could feel prejudice and violence and could undermine efforts to tackle HIV and AIDs.

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The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of killing several children and a woman in an airstrike in central Afghanistan. In a strongly-worded statement, he said the Americans had once again bombed a residential area. The US-led NATO Force responded by saying that at least two civilians were killed when their Afghan-led operation came under fire.

The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has vigorously defended the right of Europe citizens to move freely around the EU in such a work. He accused those who want to limit it of chauvinism and scaremongering. The British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for curbs to freedom of movement, suggesting large numbers of migrants may travel to Britain to claim welfare benefits.

The International Criminal Court has issued a new ruling that the Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto will not have to be present for some parts of his trial in the Hague for crimes against humanity. The judge said Mr.Ruto must attend court for key parts of the trial including when victims present their evidence. Mr.Ruto denies responsibility for post-election violence.

The American technology company Apple has agreed to pay back more than $32m to parents who didn't know their children were running up huge bills while playing mobile apps. As part of the settlement,Apple will also have to change the way it bills customers. Nada Tawfik reports from New York.

The United States Federal Trade Commission received tens of thousands of complaints from Apple consumers over the unauthorized purchases. In some cases, children run up hundreds and even thousands of dollars with the charges for things like virtual dragon food and currency on mobile apps like Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends. The commission argued that Apple didn't appropriately informed account holders that when entering their password, a 15-minute window then opened in which children could incur unlimited charges. Nada Tawfik

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1.depose vt. 免职；作证；废黜 vi. 宣誓作证

Mr. Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965.

本·贝拉先生在1965年的一次政变中被罢免了。

2.endorse vt. 背书；认可；签署；赞同；在背面签名

I can endorse their opinion wholeheartedly.

我可以全心全意地支持他们的观点。

3.proficiency n. 精通，熟练

Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admissions requirement.

基本英语水平的证明是录取条件的一部分。

4.exploitation n. 开发，开采；利用；广告推销

The party's avowed aim was to struggle against capitalist exploitation.

该党公开宣称的宗旨是与资本主义剥削斗争。

5.obscene adj. 淫秽的；猥亵的；可憎的

A city magistrate ruled that the novel was obscene and copies should be destroyed.

一位市治安官裁定该小说是淫秽非法作品，应予以销毁。

6.strongly-worded 措辞强硬的

He issued a very strongly worded statement denying any involvement in the plot.

他发表了一项措辞强烈的声明否认这一阴谋。

7.scaremongering 散布骇人听闻的消息

The government yesterday accused Greenpeace of scaremongering.

政府昨天指责“绿色和平”组织危言耸听。

8.unauthorized adj. 非法的；未被授权的；独断的

It has also been made quite clear that the trip was unauthorized.

这次旅行是未经过批准的，这一点也已经非常清楚了。

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1.It believes that document represents an opportunity to draw a line under a period of often violent turmoil.

draw a line 限制；禁止；说某事不能做；给自己的行动划一条界限；拒绝超过一步 (常与 at 连用)

Draw a line between right and wrong.
分清是非界限。

Sometimes it's difficult to draw a line between backbiting and malicious gossip.
有时很难区分诽谤和恶意中伤。

2.The American technology company Apple has agreed to pay back more than $32m to parents who didn't know their children were running up huge bills while playing mobile apps.

run up 匆匆制成；积欠；迅速积累；向上跑；高涨

She managed to run up a credit card debt of $60,000.
她竟然用信用卡透支了6万美元。

He had run up debts totaling more than & 2,000.
他一共负了两千多英镑的债。

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埃及就新宪法进行的第二天也是最后一天公投目前已经结束，在第一天投票中警方和去年7月被废黜的伊斯兰总统穆罕默德·穆尔西的支持者之间发生致命冲突，第二天没有出现这情况。凯文·康诺利在开罗报道。

这 是该国三年来第三次宪法公投，埃及军方支持的政府迫切需要高的投票率。据悉新宪法代表着将过去一段暴力混乱阶段一笔划过的机会，毫无疑问当局很渴望获得肯 定选票，这不仅是因为穆斯林兄弟会的支持者们在抵制投票，而不是投反对票。关注点将放在投票率上，军队需要高投票率来支持其自身的政治权力，这可能还会为 其领袖赛西将军最终参加总统选举做铺垫。

美国空军暂停负责发射核导弹的34名军官的职务，原因是他们在水平测试中作弊。空军总司令黛博拉·李·詹姆斯称这种行为绝对不可接受，称参与作弊者已经失去了资格，近200人必须在严格监督下重考。Finlo Rohrer在华盛顿报道。

美国空军已经调查了6个基地的吸毒指控，包括两名发射导弹的军官。然而在调查中他们还发现有证据表明军官中存在大范围的作弊行为，作弊调查涉及每月一次的水平测试，所有的核发射人员都要进行测试，以确保能履行职责。美国空军称据悉少量军官用手机短信互相发送答案。调查发现有34人作弊，这样全部的作弊人数达到近200，这些从少尉到少尉的军官均已被停职。还有另外3人因拥有娱乐用毒品而被停职。

BBC调查发现有英国男子在付钱在网上收看菲律宾儿童遭受性虐，Angus Crawford报道。

政府估计有6到10万菲律宾儿童是性虐受害者，据悉很多人被迫在网络摄像头前表演淫秽动作来赚钱，其客户主要是西方男子，包括英国的一些恋童癖者。在最近的一起案件中，一名名叫蒂莫西·福特的男子被判8.5年监禁。BBC新闻了解到他在7年间花钱观看了一户人家5名儿童的受虐情景。

联合国秘书长潘基文敦促尼日利亚重审该国一项加大对同性恋者惩罚力度的新法律，发言人称潘基文担心新法会导致偏见和暴力，还会影响抗击艾滋病的工作。

BBC世界新闻。

阿富汗总统哈米德·卡尔扎伊指责美国在本国中部杀害几名儿童和一名妇女。他发表了言辞激烈的声明，称美国人再次炮轰居民区。以美国为首的北约军队对此表态，称是阿富汗为主导的行动遭受袭击时至少两名平民丧生。

欧盟委员会主席巴罗佐极力捍卫欧洲公民在欧盟内部自由流动的权利，他指责那些希望限制该权利的人是沙文主义者和散布谣言者。英国首相戴维·卡梅伦呼吁限制活动自由，称大批移民可能来到英国索要福利。

国际刑事法庭发布新判决，称被控反人道罪的肯尼亚副总统威廉·鲁托不必参加海牙的部分审判。法官说鲁托必须出席部分关键审判，包括在受害者陈述证据时。鲁托否认对选举后暴力事件负责。

美国科技公司苹果同意向一些不知道孩子在玩手机应用时花了巨额账单的父母支付3200万美元的赔偿，同时苹果还必须改变向顾客收费的方式，Nada Tawfik在纽约报道。

美国联邦贸易委员会收到成千上万苹果客户有关未授权购买的投诉，在一些案例中，孩子们因购买像虚拟龙食物和玩诸如龙故事和小动物园之友等应用而花去数百甚至数千美元。贸易委员会称苹果没有恰当地告知账户所有者这样一个要注意的地方，即在输入密码15分钟后，孩子在玩手机时可能会打开一些高收费的应用。Nada Tawfik报道。

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