New MERS cases in South Korea, but outbreak slowing

By Madison Park and KJ Kwon, CNN

Updated 0909 GMT (1609 HKT) June 14, 2015
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Seven new cases of Middle East Respiratory[1] Syndrome[2], or MERS virus, have been confirmed[3] in South Korea, the country's Ministry of Health said Sunday. Fourteen people died from the virus, 10 have recovered after being infected and 121 are under treatment, the ministry said.

Health officials this weekend said the outbreak was slowing, but additional cases were expected.

Exactly a month ago, a South Korean man walked into a hospital complaining of a cough and fever.

The 68-year-old patient, who had just returned from four Middle Eastern countries, went from facility to facility before getting properly diagnosed[4]. He would become "patient zero" of the country's outbreak.

The outbreak has sparked[5] international concern, shuttered[6] more than 3,000 schools and stalled the country's economy.

Health officials have said this week is crucial in the battle to contain MERS, as many of those in quarantine[7] are near the end of their mandatory[8] isolation period.

CNN's Salma Abdelaziz and Kevin Wang contributed to this report from Atlanta. Sol Han contributed to this report from Hong Kong.

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 Structure of the Lead：

     WHO- South Korea MERS-infected patients

     WHEN- June 14, 2015

     WHAT- MERS outbreak and sparked international concern

     WHY- An 68-year-old patient had just returned from four Middle Eastern countries and brought the virus into South Korea.

     WHERE- South Korea

     HOW- not given

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[1] respiratory (a.) 呼吸的
[2] syndrome (n.) 併發症
[3] confirm (v.) 證實
[4] diagnose (v.) 診斷
[5] spark  (v.) 引起
[6] shutter (v.) 停業
[7] quarantine (v.) 隔離
[8] mandatory (a.) 強制的;法定的

FIFA scandal: Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty in New York

By Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Haimy Assefa, CNN

Updated 2132 GMT (0432 HKT) July 19, 2015

New York (CNN)Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb pleaded[1] not guilty Saturday to federal[2] racketeering[3] and bribery charges in connection with a massive corruption scandal.

Webb, onetime head of CONCACAF, the soccer governing body for North America and the Caribbean[4], surrendered his passports and was released on $10 million bond. He will be confined to a home in New York and subject to electronic monitoring.

Edward O'Callaghan, his attorney[5], did not comment.

Webb -- one of seven ranking soccer officials arrested in a dawn raid[6] in Switzerland in May -- agreed to be extradited[7] and arrived in New York on Wednesday, accompanied by FBI agents. The other officials are fighting extradition[8].

U.S. law enforcement officials told CNN the former Cayman Islands banker immediately began telling authorities what he knows about a 24-year scheme[9] in which FIFA officials allegedly[10] enriched themselves by rigging[11] organization elections and selling marketing and hosting rights to soccer tournaments and World Cup qualifying matches.

His cooperation could set the stage for a scrum[12] among high-ranking soccer officials and others willing to offer information in exchange for leniency[13], according to U.S. law enforcement officials.

How FIFA makes its billions

In all, 14 people were indicted[14] in the scheme, which the U.S. Justice Department says involved $150 million in kickbacks[15]. Four have already pleaded guilty but have not been sentenced[16].

After days of FBI interviews, Webb, 50, appeared in Brooklyn federal court Saturday wearing a dark suit and blue tie. Relatives sat in the front row.

Webb's case is an example of how U.S. prosecutors[17] are using tactics[18] more commonly seen in cases against organized crime syndicates[19], officials said.

FBI agents hope to use information from those who return first against those higher up in the alleged conspiracy[20], the law enforcement officials said.

Why is the U.S. bringing down the hammer on FIFA?

In court documents, U.S. prosecutors allege that among the bribes Webb allegedly received was $1.1 million to award the marketing rights to a Miami based company for the 2012 CONCACAF Gold Cup and Champions league tournament.

Switzerland-based FIFA banned Webb from "football-related activities" after he was indicted in May in the United States. He had been on the governing group's executive committee since May 2012.

CONCACAF dismissed[21] Webb from his post as president of the organization after the FIFA scandal broke.

CNN's Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Haimy Assefa reported this story. Ray Sanchez wrote in New York.

資料來源：CNN(http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/18/us/fifa-jeffrey-webb-not-guilty-plea/index.html)

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[1] plead (v.) 辯護
[2] federal (a.) 同盟的
[3] racketeering (n.) 詐騙
[4] Caribbean (n.) 加勒比海
[5] attorney (n.) 律師
[6] raid (v.) 突擊搜捕
[7] extradite (v.) 引渡
[8] extradition (n.) 引渡逃犯
[9] scheme (v.) 策劃
[10] allegedly (adv.) 據傳
[11] rig (v.) 操縱
[12] scrum (n.) 混亂;並列爭球
[13] leniency (n.) 寬大仁慈
[14] indict (v.) 指控
[15] kickback (n.) 貪汙
[16] sentence (v.) 判決
[17] prosecutor (n.) 起訴人
[18] tactic (n.) 策略;手法
[19] crime syndicate (n.) 犯罪集團
[20] conspiracy (v.) 共謀
[21] dismiss (v.) 開除

‘Apache helicopter scandal’ officers to be impeached

2015-07-08  03:00

By Jason Pan / Staff reporter

The Control Yuan has voted to impeach[1] 601st Air Cavalry Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Lao Nai-cheng （勞乃成） and two other officers over security breaches[2] and rule violations in what came to be known as the “Apache helicopter scandal” earlier this year.

A nine-member Control Yuan committee yesterday said that it had voted unanimously[3] to impeach Lao, a pilot-instructor for the US-made AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.

Brigade commander Major General Chien Tsung-yuan （簡聰淵） was impeached after a unanimous vote, while brigade personnel[4] section head Lieutenant Colonel Tao Kuo-chen （陶國禎） was impeached after an 8-1 vote.

Lao took a group of 26 relatives and friends, including a Japanese man and five domestic caregivers who were foreign nationals, on a private tour of a restricted-access base which houses Apache helicopters and other advanced aircraft.

That visit on March 29 led to a firestorm after one visitor, TV personality Janet Lee （李蒨蓉）, posted photographs on Facebook that drew widespread public criticism.

The Control Yuan report accused Lao of “wasting” the NT$40 million （US$1.28 million） the government spent to send him to the US for flight training.

“Lao took the nation’s assets[5] as his own private property. He used the Apache helicopter as a social networking tool and took the helicopter helmet as a prop[6] for a private party. During the investigation, Lao continued to lie about his actions and tried to cover them up[7]. He has brought dishonor to the military,” the report said.

Chien was was the first person to breach base security with a tour for his relatives and friends on Feb. 20 this year, the report said, adding that Lao followed Chien’s example.

The investigation said that Tao was in charge of[8] security and access to the base on March 29, but violated registration requirements and other regulations in permitting Lao’s group to bypass[9] security checks.

新聞來源：http://www.taipeitimes.com/(TAIPEI TIMES)

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[1] impeach (v.) 控告
[2] breach   (n.) 中斷;,絕交
[3] unanimously (adv.) 意見一致地
[4] personnel (n.) 人事課(部門)
[5] asset (n.) 財產
[6] prop (n.) 支柱;後盾
[7] cover up 掩飾
[8] be in charge of 對...有責任
[9] bypass (v.) 避開