2. British forces have formally handed over control of Basra to Iraq. British troops will continue to help train security forces there. The handover means half of the country's 18 provinces are controlled by the Iraqi government.
3. Turkish forces are escalating their fight against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. They launched a deadly early morning air raid, targeting rebel positions near the border with Iran.
4. A group of students from a culinary academy in Peru thought they would get festive in a different way to mark the upcoming Year of the Potato. These students cooked up a Christmas exhibition made entirely of potatoes. It is complete with a potato Christmas tree and Nativity scene.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1. follow suit: idiom. 跟着做
Imitate or do as someone else has done
2. culinary : adj. 烹饪的
(formal) connected with cooking or food
3. Nativity : noun. 耶稣诞生
the birth of Jesus Christ
