WEEK2:茲卡病毒

Singapore's Zika cases send warning signal to Asia

In just one week, Zika cases in Singapore have gone from zero to 258, raising concerns about a potential rapid surge in cases across Asia.

A recent study estimates that roughly 2.6 billion people in the region and Africa could be at risk of contracting the virus, which has been linked to the neurological disorder microcephaly in unborn babies.

It's not yet clear why Zika has spread so suddenly in Singapore. Many of the cases are thought to be locally-transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

On Saturday, Singapore's Ministry of Health said analysis of two cases found they had likely evolved from a strain of Zika that was already circulating in Southeast Asia. Malaysia confirmed its first case of Zika infection in a 58-year-old woman -- who had visited her daughter in Singapore -- on September 1. The country reported its first locally-transmitted case on September 3, with authorities expecting more to come.

In November 2015, Brazil declared a national public health emergency as cases of suspected microcephaly continued to rise.

In February 2016, the World Health Organization announced a global state of emergency over Zika, predicting as many as four million cases by the end of the year.

Singapore is not the only country in Asia to report cases of Zika -- Thailand has also seen widespread transmission in the three months, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/05/health/zika-asia-threat/

Structure of the Lead：

Who-Zika cases

What-Zika cases in Singapore have gone from zero to 258, raising concerns about a potential rapid surge in cases across Asia

When-in just one week

Where--in Singapore

Why-not given

How-not given

Keywords:

1.surge:激增

2.neurological:神經系統的

3.disorder:失調

4.microcephaly:小頭畸形 

5:transmit:傳播    

6.strain:品種

7.infection:傳染

8:authority:相關當局

9:suspected:疑似的

WEEK1:馬拉拉

Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists, as she urged education for all.

Speaking on her 16th birthday, Malala said efforts to silence her had failed.

She was shot in the head on a school bus by Taliban gunmen because of her campaign for girls' rights.

The speech at the UN headquarters in New York was her first public address since last October's incident in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley.

Malala has been credited with bringing the issue of women's education to global attention. A quarter of young women around the world have not completed primary school.

After the shooting, Malala was flown from Pakistan to the UK for treatment, and now lives in Birmingham, England.

Amid several standing ovations, Malala told the UN on Friday that the Taliban's attack had only made her more resolute.

"The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions," she said, "but nothing changed in my life, except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born."

She continued: "I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists."

Malala - who is considered a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize - said she was fighting for the rights of women because "they are the ones who suffer the most".

"The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens," added Malala, who was wearing a pink shawl that belonged to assassinated Pakistan leader Benazir Bhutto. "They are afraid of women."

She called on politicians to take urgent action to ensure every child has the right to go to school.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23282662

Structure of the Lead：

Who-Malala Yousafzai

What-has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists

When- as she urged education for all
Why-not given
Where-not given
How-not given

Keywords:
1.shot by:被射殺
2.urge:極力主張
3.girls' rights:女權
4.the UN headquarters:聯合國總部
5.resolute:堅定的
6.a contender of the Noble Peace Prize:諾貝爾和平獎得主
7.urgent 急迫的