◎◎◎ troops ⪢⪢
For comparison, this is nearly the same size as the entire Ukrainian military and about the same number of troops sent by United States when invading Iraq in 2003.
┆soldiers or armed
forces "UN peacekeeping troops"
→
forces
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=20194
◎◎◎ take measures ⪢⪢
China says it will take measures against unnamed US officials following new US visa restrictions
for Chinese officials whose policies are linked to human rights abuses.┆a step planned or taken as a means to an end
"took strong measures against the rebels"
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=12137
◎◎◎ forces ⪢⪢
Israeli
forces kill two Palestinians in clashes in the West Bank and a third in Jerusalem after he opened fire at police, hours after Israeli soldiers were wounded in a car attack in Jerusalem.
┆an organized body of military personnel or police
→ troops
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7400
○○○ Kathy Larsen ⪢⪢
This song was written by Bart Howard in 1954. And it was first name, 'In Other Words', and
for some reason it didn't take off at all. But in 1962 it was renamed the first five words of the lyric, 'fly me to the moon'. And it was an overnight success.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=6843
○○○ Somewhere beyond the sea, ⪢⪢
somewhere waiting
for me, my lover stands on golden sands and watches the ships that go sailing.
Somewhere beyond the sea, she's there watching
for me.
If I could fly like birds on high, then, straight to her arms, I'd go sailing.
#song
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7018
○○○ desperate ⪢⪢
Bangladesh says it is struggling to build camps
for the huge number of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar. An official with the United Nations said the refugees are arriving in Bangladesh in desperate conditions.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7100
○○○ burgeoning ⪢⪢
The need
for palm oil has led to the creation of large plantations, especially in Southeast Asia. The group Amnesty International says the burgeoning demand is causing labor rights abuses on many plantations.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7106
○○○ hang on ⪢⪢
Now, don't _____.
Nothing lasts
forever but the earth and sky.
It slips away and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind.
All we are is dust in the wind.
Dust in the wind.
Everything is dust in the wind.
#song
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=6968
○○○ Peru ⪢⪢
In Peru, police guard an area around the national legislature. On Monday President Martin Vizcarra dismissed Congress and called
for new elections.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=4215
○○○ orchid ⪢⪢
Native to the tropical
forests of Southeast Asia, the _____ mantis is characterized by brilliant coloring and a structure finely adapted
for camouflage, mimicking parts of the _____ flower.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=9891
○○○ offer ⪢⪢
North Korean media says leader Kim Jung Un exchanged letters with South Korean president Moon Jae-in and offered thanks
for his attempts to improve relations. 2022-04-22
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=8218
○○○ Hormuz ⪢⪢
Iranian media says Iranian
forces have seized a South Korean-registered oil ship in the Straight of Hormuz. The country also said it would begin producing highly enriched uranium.
2021-01-04
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=3433
○○○ cover ⪢⪢
In the West Bank, a Palestinian reporter is shot and killed covering an Israeli raid. Israeli and Palestinian officials exchange blame
for the death. 2022-05-11
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=20410