Siri Comes to Mac Computers

Earlier this month, Apple announced new technology at its yearly Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). In the last Personal Technology report, we talked about the changes to Apple’s iPhone and iPad operating system. Today we will discuss changes for Mac computers, Apple TV and Apple Watch. We will also report on other news from Apple at the WWDC. OS X Operating System for Mac Computers The operating system for Mac computers is getting an update and a new name. Mac OS X is gone. Now it is called macOS. This year’s version of the operating system is called Sierra. Continuity The Mac computer will connect more with other Apple devices so tasks can be shared among devices. No more need for passwords to unlock your Mac. Auto Unlock will let you log into your Mac computer from your Apple Watch.   Universal Clipboard will let you cut or copy on one device and paste it onto another. This works for text, video and images. iCloud Drive will let users access their Mac desktop from another Mac computer and their iPhone. A new picture-in-picture feature will let users watch a video in one window and have another window open on a Mac. The video can be dragged to any size and position. Siri, Apple's voice assistant, is coming to Mac computers. Click the Siri button and ask it to find files, answer questions, play music, and send messages. Sierra macOS will be available for public testing in July. You can sign up at beta.apple.com to be a tester. The final version will be available as a free upgrade in the fall.   WatchOS Owners of Apple Watch will get the Watch OS 3 update to make the watch apps work faster. Watch OS 3 is set for release in the fall. Apps will now open from the Watch, without having to connect with an iPhone. Apps will load immediately, with information available when the app opens. Favorite apps will be stored in the Watch’s memory, and will update in the background to give current information when those apps are opened. Users will also be able to write on the screen with a new feature called Scribble. Write letters and they will be changed to typeface. Scribble works in English and Chinese. New watch faces were announced at the WWDC. Changing watch faces will be easier. A new SOS feature lets users place an emergency call from the Watch by pressing and holding the side button. The Watch will recognize where the user is and call the right number for that country. So it will call 911 for emergency services in the US, 999 in Hong Kong, and so on. Watch OS 3 also has a relaxation feature. The Breathe app supports deep breathing exercises. Users can set the amount of time they want to do the breathing exercises. The Watch can tap the user to help set a breathing speed. The app also shows the user’s heart rate. Wheelchair users will be able to measure their activity with the Apple Watch. Apple worked with experts to track activity of wheelchair users. Reminders will be changed to Time to Roll instead of Time to Stand.   tvOS Operating System for Apple TV Apple TV will get an update to its operating system this fall. Past versions of Apple TV had 80 channels, but the latest version has over 1300 channels and 6000 apps. Siri will search across apps for movies, TV shows and YouTube videos. tvOS will permit users to sign in once instead of signing in for each paid subscription app. Single sign-on also shows all of the apps available on Apple TV. The Remote app on the iPhone will be able to have all features that the Apple TV remote has, including Siri. You will be able to use your iPhone as a game controller.   Swift Playgrounds Swift, a coding language for apps that run on Apple devices, will be easier to learn with a new app from Apple: Swift Playgrounds. This app is designed for iPad and helps people learn to write code with Swift.             I’m Marsha James Carolyn Mohr wrote this report for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. Are you interested in the updates to Apple operating systems? Which features are you looking forward to most? Are there any features that you would have liked that were not announced? Share your thoughts in the Comments Section below or on our Facebook page.   Words in This Story operating system - n.  the main program in a computer that controls the way the computer works and makes it possible for other programs to function task - n. a piece of work that has been given to someone : a job for someone to do text - n. data handled by a computer, cell phone, etc., that is mostly in the form of words access - v. to open or load (a computer file, an Internet site, etc.) drag - v. to move (items on a computer screen) by using a computer mouse code - v.  to change (information) into a set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be read by a computer  

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Turkey Attack Points to Growing Problem of Terrorism

  The suicide attack in Istanbul that killed at least 41 people is the latest in a series of deadly terrorism strikes to hit Turkey. Tuesday’s attack at Ataturk International Airport also wounded more than 200 people. Istanbul’s governor said at least 10 of those killed were foreigners. Three suicide bombers entered the airport’s international arrival area and began shooting people before setting off explosives. Officials announced Wednesday that the airport had fully reopened. Turkish Airlines said it restarted all operations and flights resumed between the United States and Istanbul. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. But, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said early evidence suggested that it was the Islamic State group. He called the attack “cowardly” and promised to keep up Turkey’s fight against extremism. “Unity will be the best answer to terrorists,” he said. The Islamic State group was blamed for two suicide bombings in Istanbul earlier this year that targeted foreign tourists. Many people have been killed in Ankara and Istanbul in bombings carried out by both Islamic State and Kurdish rebels. The Kurdish rebel group PKK has been known to carry out suicide bombings. However, it usually targets government security forces. This month the group attacked a police bus, killing 11 people. The recent attacks underscore the sharp increase in recent terrorist bombings in Turkey that have killed hundreds. Some of the attacks have been blamed on the PKK, while others have been attributed to Islamic State. Terrorism experts say Islamic State is believed to have many fighters who are Turkish nationals. They also suggested that recent Islamic State defeats in Iraq may have led to Tuesday’s airport attack. The Institute for the Study of War predicted an increase in Islamic State attacks in Turkey during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends July 5. The institute said Islamic State appears to be using Turkey to help develop a larger plan in the area. “ISIS will likely select targets in neighboring states that relieve pressure from the group in Syria while setting conditions for future expansion in those states,” the organization wrote. “Targets that serve this dual purpose include foreign tourists, state security forces, and U.S. military elements in Turkey and Jordan.” Syria conflict Another regional issue affecting terrorism in Turkey is Syria’s civil war. Armed groups roam along both sides of the 804-kilometer Turkey-Syria border. Turkey has been accused of permitting foreign fighters to cross the border to join groups like the Islamic State. The civil war has also led to an estimated 2.5 million Syrians now living in Turkey. This has strained government resources and caused anger among the Turkish population. Turkey was once seen as a bastion of stability in the area, with a strong economy and tourist industry. But last year, tourist arrivals fell by one-third. The increase in terror has led to increasing uncertainty about Turkey’s economic future and its national security.      I’m Jonathan Evans. Bryan Lynn adapted this story for Learning English based on reporting from Sharon Behn of VOA, with additional reports from VOANews.com and the Associated Press. Mario Ritter was the editor. We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page. ________________________________________________________________ Words in This Story   cowardly – adj. afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected; lacking courage underscore – v. to emphasize or show the importance of attribute – v. considered to be caused by something roam – v. move about or travel over a wide area bastion – n. a place or system in which something continues to survive stability – n. the ​quality or state of something that is not easily changed​ or likely to change  

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From Washington, this is VOA News. I’m Marti Johnson reporting. European Union leaders are meeting for a second day in Brussels on Britain’s pending departure from the EU. British Prime Minister David Cameron met with the leaders for the first time Tuesday since British voters chose to quit the European Union, as Lisa Bryant reports for VOA. “The mood was somber in Brussels. This is likely the last EU summit for British Prime Minister David Cameron, who vowed to step down after Britons voted to exit the European Union last week. He said that despite sadness and regret, the meeting was constructive.” “Britain should seek and Europe should seek the closest possible relations as Britain leaves the EU. Close relations over trade, over cooperation, over security...” “But EU leaders sent their own message to Britain, as French President Francois Hollande pointed out.” “He said that if Britain wants to stay in the single market, it has to pay the price, including accepting the free movement of people. Lisa Bryant for VOA News, Paris.” Istanbul has fully reopened Ataturk International Airport, after Tuesday's suicide attack that killed 41 people, and injured another 140. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim says, "Our airport has been opened to flights and departures since 2:20 a.m. (local time) on..."  Flights to the U.S. have also reopened, and passengers arriving in New York were frightened. “I can’t even fly any more. I’m like so scared…so everybody in the flight the same way. I mean it’s just disbelief. I mean we’re so lucky we got away with it (flying out), it looks like…” It was 10pm local time when two attackers with automatic weapons opened fire at a security checkpoint and blew themselves up. A third bomber detonated in a parking lot. This is VOA.   We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.

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New Benghazi Report Blames US Officials, Military

  A new report about the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, criticizes the United States government. The report says the Obama administration, as well as military and intelligence agencies, did not provide enough security to prevent the violence. The US House of representatives Select Committee on Benghazi released the 800-page report Tuesday. The September 11, 2012, terrorist attack killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. The Benghazi attack has been officially investigated at least 10 times. The latest investigation lasted two years and cost $7 million.  The chairman of the committee, Republican Representative Trey Gowdy, spoke to reporters about the report’s findings. He said the investigation found a clear disconnect between the violence there and what officials thought was happening. Gowdy said American officials had “real time information but yet somehow they thought the fighting had subsided.” The report criticized the U.S. military for not sending resources to help protect diplomats in Benghazi. It said the military did not act although President Obama and then Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta had ordered action. Gowdy said, “Nothing was en route to Libya at the time the last two Americans were killed almost eight hours after the attacks began.” Military leaders have repeatedly said they did not have dependable intelligence on what was happening in Libya. They also said they did not have the resources to take action. The report blamed the Central Intelligence Agency for missing warning signs about the threat of violence in Libya. It also blamed the CIA for writing false intelligence reports after the attack. It criticized Obama administration officials for their early reaction to the attack. It also criticized them for how they later explained the events to the American people. Gowdy accused the State Department, the military and the CIA of purposeful and “shameful” delay of the investigation. He said the agencies refused to provide or delayed providing all requested records to the committee. Hillary Clinton was serving as Secretary of State at the time of the attack. Last October, she answered questions before the Benghazi committee for 11 hours during a televised hearing. The report does not contain any new evidence against Clinton, who is now the presumptive 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. She has accused the Republican-led committee of acting for political reasons. On Tuesday, Clinton’s campaign said the new report had “not found anything to contradict the conclusions of the multiple, earlier investigations.” Gowdy said his report’s conclusion was not aimed at Clinton. But two Republican committee members said they did not think the report fully dealt with Clinton’s part in the events. Representatives Jim Jordan and Mike Pompeo released their own statements on the findings. Pompeo called Clinton's actions after the attacks “morally reprehensible.” He and Jordan said her public comments about the attacks were very different from her private comments to family members and diplomats. Democratic Party members on the committee released their own report Monday. That report concluded that the State Department’s security measures were “woefully inadequate” on the night of the attack. But it said former Secretary of State Clinton “never personally denied any requests for additional security in Benghazi.” It also said that the military could not have done anything differently on the night of the attacks that would have saved the four Americans killed in Benghazi.  The report found that the nearest U.S. military troops to Benghazi were across the Mediterranean Sea in Italy. It argued that they could not have reached Libya in time to rescue the diplomats. It also found that Clinton was actively "engaged" in dealing with the attack as it was happening. I’m Caty Weaver. Bryan Lynn wrote this story for Learning English, based on additional reports from VOANews.com, the Associated Press and Reuters. Caty Weaver was the editor. What's your opinion about the Benghazi investigation? Let us know in the Comments or on our Facebook page. ________________________________________________________________ Words in This Story   en route – adv. on the way, during a journey shameful – adj. worthy of causing shame or disgrace contradict – v. to deny or disagree with what someone else says reprehensible – adj. bad, deserving very strong criticism woefully – adv. very badly inadequate – adj. not having the required quality or quantity engaged – adj. involved in meaningful contact with  

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Suicide Bombers Attack Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a developing story. We will post an audio file shortly.   Suicide bombers at Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport killed at least 28 people late Tuesday, Turkish officials said. Officials said at least 60 people were wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Turkish state television reported that one explosion happened at a control point at an entry to the international arrival area. One witness told VOA's Turkish Service that, "there were two small explosions and then a large one. People scattered everywhere. They didn't know where to go. We were waiting for my sister, but couldn't find her.  We're [still] waiting." Witnesses said police shot at the suspects after one attacker opened fire with a gun. All flights at Ataturk were suspended after the attack. Officials later permitted incoming flights that were in holding patterns over the city to land at the airport. All other incoming flights were sent to other cities. Ataturk is one of the largest and busiest airports in Europe. Istanbul has been the target of several terror attacks this year. Earlier this month, a car bombing of a police bus killed 11 people.   Lou Lorscheider reported this story for VOA News. Ashley Thompson adapted it for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter was the editor. _____________________________________________________________ Words in This Story   scattered – v. to separate and go in different directions holding pattern – n. a flight path that can be repeated as an airplane waits to land

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China’s Economic Slowdown Could Have Big Effect on Southeast Asia

  For Southeast Asia, the slowdown of China’s economy may have a bigger economic impact than the British vote to leave the European Union. China’s government reported the country’s economy expanded at 6.7 percent in the first three months of this year. That is high compared to many countries. However, it is the lowest increase of its Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, since early 2009. GDP is a measure of the monetary value of all goods and services produced in a country. Joseph Incalcaterra is an economist with the British bank HSBC. He has studied economic growth in Asia from 2000 to 2014. He says Chinese trade became more and more important in the area during those years. Yet, he notes that China’s slowing economy is, in his words, “weighing down exports in the rest of the region.” Estimates place the value of Southeast Asia’s economies at $2.6 trillion dollars. However, growth has slowed in seven of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Indonesia has been most affected, at least partly because it exports commodities such as raw materials to China. However, Southeast Asia’s relatively young population and increasing wealth keep growth possible, although its exports to China are slowing. Earlier this year, the Asian Development Bank predicted economic growth of 4.5 percent for this year and 4.8 percent for 2017 for the area. Le Hong Hiep is with the Singapore-based research group ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. He said he has not seen a lot of impact from China’s economic slowdown in Vietnam. He said last year, Vietnam’s exports to China grew by almost 15 percent. He said those exports which are mainly raw materials and agricultural products are less affected by a slowing economy. Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos have had changes in political leadership recently. But that has not stopped the flow of foreign investment to the area. Not only China, but India, Russia and the United States have been increasing investment in the area. Trade between the U.S. and Vietnam increased to $45 billion in 2015. In addition to existing trade, U.S. President Barack Obama has pushed for the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The trade deal includes 12 Pacific nations. Four of those countries, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, are in Southeast Asia. Supporters say the deal counterbalances China’s influence in the area’s economy. Brian Eyler is deputy director of the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia Program. He thinks U.S. investment in the area will continue to increase. He says, “We see the U.S. investing more in Southeast Asia, training more, restructuring its diplomatic architecture, to better integrate with Southeast Asia.” Eyler said India and Russia are seeking to do the same. He noted that China’s slowdown leaves roads, ports and other public systems underused. In his words, “No one wants to see that go to waste.” I’m Dorothy Gundy. Shannon Van Sant reported this story for VOA News. Mario Ritter adapted it for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. _____________________________________________________________ Words in This Story   impact – n. a notable result, a powerful effect monetary – adj. of or relating to the money in a country's economy commodity – n. something that is bought and sold counterbalance – v. to limit or balance out, having an opposite but equal effect architecture – n. a structure, something that is built up integrate – v. to bring together into a whole sides or groups that were not together before

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June 28, 2016

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Obama’s Immigration Order Blocked by Supreme Court

President Barack Obama is again urging the United States Congress to act on immigration. Obama made his latest appeal after the nation’s highest court failed to support his order protecting up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. The Supreme Court released that order last week. The court was split on the issue, with four members agreeing with the president and four others opposed. The ruling keeps in place a lower court decision that blocked the immigration order. The president called the Supreme Court ruling, “heartbreaking.”  “I have pushed to the limits of my executive order,” he said. “We now have to have Congress act.” But congressional action seems unlikely before Obama leaves office in January. “We know there isn’t much left with this Congress,” said Norm Ornstein, a specialist on U.S. politics at the American Enterprise Institute. Orenstein said the ruling is bad news for the president because he had hoped to make immigration reform an important part of his legacy. Texas and 25 other states had challenged Obama’s 2015 executive order. It not only protected five million undocumented immigrants from being expelled, but let them have work permits. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the Supreme Court did the right thing. The court, he said, “Keeps in place what we have maintained from the very start: one person, even a president, cannot unilaterally change the law.” The ruling last week is not expected to lead to mass deportations. Obama says the Department of Homeland Security would continue its long established policy. That means moving slowly on deporting parents of children who are in the United States legally. But those adults would not be given work permits, making it harder for them to find employment. Businessman Donald Trump is likely to win the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. Trump has said he would deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. But Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican who lost to Trump in nominating events, said that will not happen -- even if Trump is elected. “The American people wouldn't stand for it,” Rubio, a Florida senator, told CBS television. Early in Obama’s second term, the U.S. Senate approved a reform in immigration policy that had the president’s support. But the House of Representatives refused to consider the bill. The Supreme Court divided 4-4 on his executive order on immigration because it does not have a ninth justice to break ties. The Republican-led Senate has refused to vote on Democrat Obama’s choice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia died in February. Obama nominated U.S. Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland in March. Had the Senate confirmed Garland, it is likely the Supreme Court would have overturned lower court rulings blocking Obama’s immigration order. American Immigration Lawyers Association President Victor Nieblas said the Supreme Court’s decision continues uncertainty for millions of undocumented immigrants. The court, he said, denied parents of United States citizens and students to seek “refuge and protection from a dysfunctional immigration system.” Roy Beck is head of a group called NumbersUSA, which wants more limits on immigration. Beck said the Supreme Court’s decision “means that immigration policy, including the power to issue work permits, still belongs to the people through their elected officials in Congress.” I’m Bruce Alpert.   Mary Alice Salinas reported on this story for VOANews.com. Bruce Alpert adapted her report for Learning English. George Grow was the editor. We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section and share your views on our Facebook Page. ____________________________________________________________ Words in This Story   deportation – n. to be removed from a country for violation of its immigration laws challenge – v. to say or show that something may not be true, correct, or legal maintain – v. to continue doing something or taking the same position unilaterally – adv. acting alone refuge – n. shelter or protection from danger or trouble dysfunctional – adj.  unable to function in a normal way  

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UN Builds Legal Case Against North Korean Leadership

  The United Nations is continuing to build legal cases against North Korea’s leadership for crimes against humanity. UN officials are gathering statements and other evidence from more than 30,000 North Korean defectors to support the cases. Human rights activists and UN representatives met in Seoul on Monday to discuss the latest developments in the investigation. Signe Poulsen represents the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul. She said the investigation is continuing, but it takes time and is hard to prepare a case based on information from defectors alone.    “Verification is extremely difficult and it is an ongoing challenge, and I think something we have to be quite humble about because we don’t have access at the ground level.” The investigators are trying to collect evidence linking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high-level officials to crimes against humanity. In 2014, a UN Commission of Inquiry called on the UN to refer North Korea’s leadership to the International Criminal Court. The inquiry report documented at least 120,000 political prisoners inside the country. It also linked North Korean officials to atrocities including “extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual violence.” The UN General Assembly voted in support of the Commission of Inquiry’s call for action. But the measure was never passed in the Security Council, where North Korea’s allies China and Russia would likely veto it.      The Security Council ordered new sanctions on North Korea earlier this year for carrying out a nuclear test and launching a long-range rocket. Those measures are not directly linked to the international concerns about the country’s human rights record. Marzuki Darusman is the UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea. He said UN officials and human rights groups continue to build legal cases against North Korean officials. But he said those cases may never be brought unless the government of Kim Jong Un collapses someday. “That is quite unique in that sense, compared to the general practice where justice seeking is then implemented after the big bang, so called,” he said.   UN investigators believe Kim should ultimately be held responsible for the atrocities committed in North Korea. They say they have found orders and handwritten notes directly connecting him to some crimes. Greg Scarlatoiu with Human Rights North Korea said low-level officials in state security agencies also should be held responsible. “We know those agencies, we know the hierarchy within those agencies and we even have many lists of names of officials who are still there, who have been holding positions at these agencies.” But North Korea expert Remko Breuker, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, disagrees. “Where does accountability stop? When do people have no other choice than to obey? This is ideally something I think that should be left to North Koreans to decide.” UN officials and activists working to build a case against the North Korean leadership know that no legal action is likely to happen anytime soon. But they remain hopeful that one day the political environment will change to make prosecutions possible.   I’m Bryan Lynn. Brian Padden reported this story for VOANews.com. Bryan Lynn adapted his report for Learning English. George Grow was the editor. We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page. ________________________________________________________________ Words in This Story   defector – n. person who abandons their country for another one verification – n. the process of establishing whether something is true or not humble – adj. not proud; not thinking of yourself as better than others atrocity – n. a very cruel or terrible act extermination – n. to completely destroy or kill hierarchy – n. a system that places people or things in difference levels and importance prosecution – n. the act of holding a trial against a person accused of a crime to establish guilt or innocence  

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Lady Gaga, Dalai Lama Meeting Angers China

This is What’s Trending Today… A meeting between the Dalai Lama and singer Lady Gaga has angered the Chinese government and Chinese citizens. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the state of Indiana when he met Lady Gaga. The two took part in a discussion on Sunday about human rights, kindness, and compassion. Lady Gaga posted photos and videos on social media of herself with the Dalai Lama. Chinese social media users were not happy. Many quickly expressed their anger over the meeting. Lady Gaga is hugely popular in the country, but the Dalai Lama is seen by the Chinese government as a dangerous separatist. According to the BBC, one Chinese Weibo user wrote that the meeting shows that Lady Gaga has not “considered her Chinese fans.” Another wrote, “she has given up on the Chinese market.” The Chinese government was not happy, either. It warned the international community of the Dalai Lama’s dangerous motives. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a news briefing Monday that “the purpose of [The Dalai Lama’s] visits and activities in other countries is just to promote his proposal for Tibetan independence.” The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese government. The Dalai Lama has asked for more autonomy – or power to self-govern – for Tibet. Talks between the Dalai Lama and China’s government stopped in 2010. Many musicians have had to cancel concerts in China after meeting with or supporting the Tibetan spiritual leader, including Selena Gomez, Bjork, and Maroon 5. Several media reports this week say the Chinese government plans to ban Lady Gaga’s music as a result of the meeting. It would not be the first time. China banned Lady Gaga in 2011. Its Cultural Ministry said at the time that the singer damaged “the nation’s cultural security.” China lifted its Lady Gaga ban in 2014.   ​ And that’s What’s Trending Today.  _______________________________________________________________ Words in This Story    exile – n. a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country compassion – n. a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble, etc​. spokesman – n. someone who speaks for or represents a person, company or a government concert – n. a public performance of music uprising – n. a violent effort by people to change the government or leader of a country autonomy – n. the power or right of a country or group to govern itself

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