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VOA60 - 30 June, 2021

In Ethiopia, the Tigray people’s Liberation Front says it will push back against any soldiers remaining in Tigray from Eritrea or the Ethiopian government.

North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un replaced several top officials after an unexplained coronavirus incident.

Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator says he told the U.S. he hopes the two sides can sign a free trade agreement.

And in the southern African country of Eswatini, a curfew is declared and troops are deployed as pro-democracy activists demand that the monarchy lift a ban on all opposition parties.

Word List

Ethiopia:   n. 埃塞俄比亞
liberation:   n. 解放
push back against: 反擊
remain:   vi. (人) 留下;逗留
unexplained:   a. 未經說明的;未經解釋的;未經講解的
incident:   n. 事件;事變
negotiator:   n. 磋商者;交涉者
lift:   vt. 解除(封鎖等)
troop:   n. 軍隊,部隊
monarchy:   n. 君主國