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Sunday, May 17, 2020

AUDIO NEWS 17052020 WITH SCRIPT

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HeadLines
17.05.2020 #270, Sunday

1.11 test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala on Saturday; 4 recover 

2.Kerala tourism incurred 15,000 crore loss due to COVID-19 crisis: Tourism Minister Surendran.

3.Vande Bharat Phase 2: First flight from Dubai lands in Kochi with 181 passengers.

4.Rahul Gandhi meets home-bound migrant workers in Delhi; arranges transport for their journey.

5.Centre paves way for private players in coal, minerals, defence, aviation, atomic energy, space sectors.

6.W Bengal to bear full cost of migrants returning by trains.

7.Babri Masjid case: CBI court decides to continue further proceedings via video-conferencing

8.India surpasses China in coronavirus infections, but contagion slowing.

9. Phishing attacks in name of Aarogya Setu app increasing: Cyber agency

10.24 migrants killed, 36 hurt as 2 trucks collide in UP.

11.Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in France after decades on the run.

12. All coronavirus patients recover in Cambodia, no cases for weeks.


Headlines-Vocab
1. incur -
/ɪnˈkɜː(r)/
വരുത്തിവയ്‌ക്കുക
become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions.
"I will pay any expenses incurred "

2. contagion 
/kənˈteɪdʒən/
 രോഗസംക്രമണം
​ the spread of a disease by close contact between people
"There is no risk of contagion ."

3. Phishing 
/'fɪʃɪŋ/
ഇന്റര്‍നെറ്റ്‌ വഴി ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ സ്വകാര്യ, സാമ്പത്തിക വിവരങ്ങള്‍ തട്ടിയെടുക്കുന്ന രീതി
 Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.  

4. Genocide 
/'dʒenəsaɪd/
 വംശഹത്യ
​the murder of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or race

Headlines are picked from TOI, Hindu, India Today, Rediff News, Reuters, TNIE, Al-Jazeera and Matrubhoomi

For additional reading

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=136817934608019&id=109209820702164

Vocab : Lalji Daniel

Audio: Sophia T P



Extracted and Compiled by Nishad Abdulkareem





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