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Kenyan police said one person was killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.The blast(爆炸) hit a bus about to set off(出发) for the Ugandan capital   Kam pala .   

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Woolworths(沃尔沃斯) is one of the best  kno wn names on the British High Street. It’s been in business nearly(几乎) a century. Many of its  800 stores are likely  to close following
the company’s decision to call in(召集)  
administrators(管理员) after an attempt(企图) to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

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Cairo is known for its overcrowded roads, irregular(不守规则) driving practices(行为) and shaky old vehicles, but also for its 
 air pollution. In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate(表明) there have been signs of improvement.(有改善的迹象)That’s due in part to the removal of(减少) the capital’s old-fashioned(过时的)black and white taxis.

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The explosion happened beside a bus which was about to set off for an overnight(整晚) journey from Nairobi
to the Ugandan capital Kampala. Some eyewitnesses reported that a bag was
about to be loaded on board, but it exploded during a security check. 
Windows of the red bus were left smashed(破碎的), and blood could be seen on the ground(地面) beside the vehicle.
 Just hours earlier, Uganda’s police chief had warned of possible Christmas-time 
by Somali rebels.(索马里叛军可能在圣诞节发动袭击)

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The company has huge debts(债务). The immediate cause for the collapse(倒塌) has been Britain’s slide toward recession
(滑向衰退), which has cut into consumer(消费者) spending. However, the business had
been in trouble for years.
Known for low-priced general goods(低价一般商品), Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition(在竞争中挣扎) from
supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers.
(超市的扩张超越了杂货和新一代的互联网零售商。)
Many of the store group’s 25,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVD
publishing business will survive.(一些有利可图的领域，如dvd出版业务将会继续存在。)