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2020-01-21来源:和谐英语

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Thousands of militiamen and other supporters chanting "America is the great Satan" marched in a funeral procession in Baghdad for Iran's top general, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike. The region braced for Iran to fulfill its vows to avenge the killing of general Qassem Soleimani, but it was unclear when or how it might respond.

A new Iranian general is stepping out of the shadows to lead the country's Elite Quds force after the killing of its previous head, Soleimani. Esmail Ghaani is now responsible for Tehran's proxies across the Mideast as the Islamic Republic threatens the U.S. with "harsh revenge."
A "double tragedy" unfolded when a father and son became the latest victims of the worst wildfire season in Australian history. Dick and Clayton Lang were identified Saturday after their bodies were found on a highway on Kangaroo Island.
The pottery of a Ukrainian mountain town has been included in UNESCO's representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The tradition of Kosiv painted ceramics has been around for three centuries and typically in yellow and green designs.