Week 3. MERS

South Korea grapples to contain MERS as 1,369 in quarantine

By Madison Park
June 4, 2015

The World Health Organization warned that the MERS outbreak in South Korea is likely to grow, as the number of people under quarantine crept up to 1,369 on Wednesday.

The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed five new cases -- increasing the number of people with the disease to 35. These new cases were contracted within hospitals.

So far, three people have died after contracting the respiratory virus in South Korea, the country's Health Ministry said Thursday, in the largest MERS outbreak outside Saudi Arabia.

The first case, concerning a man who returned to South Korea after traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Bahrain, was reported on May 20. The person had not been ill during his travels, according to the World Health Organization.

More than 900 schools have shut to prevent the spread of the virus, according to South Korea's education ministry.

The extent of the outbreak in South Korea has taken many by surprise -- mainly because the virus has not been shown to spread easily between humans and the health care system in the country is considered to be sophisticated and modern.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye acknowledged problems in the country's early response earlier this week.

"Initial reaction for new infectious diseases like MERS is very important, but there were some insufficiency in the initial response, including the judgment on its contagiousness," she said.

More than 900 schools have shut to prevent the spread of the virus, according to South Korea's education ministry.

Structure of the Lead：

WHO- Not given 

WHEN- 2015 / 6 / 4

WHAT- The MERS outbreak in South Korea is likely to grow, as the number of people under quarantine crept up to 1,369.

WHY- The MERS is out of  control.

WHERE- South Korea   

HOW- South Korea has to resolve the problem.

Key words:

1. quarantine: 檢疫

2. crept: 躡手躡腳

3. respiratory: 呼吸系統

4. sophisticate: 深沉的

5. contagiousness: 傳染性

資料來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/03/world/south-korea-mers/

Week 2: Fifa corruption

Fifa corruption: Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty in US

19 July 2015

Former Fifa Vice-President Jeffrey Webb has pleaded not guilty in connection with a massive corruption scandal in the world football governing body.

He was placed under house arrest on $10m (£6.4m) bail by a New York judge.

Mr Webb, from the Cayman Islands, is accused of accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights.

He was detained in Switzerland in May, along with six football officials, and was this week extradited to the US.

He was the only one not to contest his extradition from Switzerland and the first to appear in an American court.

He must remain at home within a 20-mile (32km) radius of the court, his movements will be monitored via an electronic tag and he has already relinquished his three passports, two of which are UK passports.

His lawyer has declined to comment.

Appearing in court wearing a dark blue business suit, a crisp white shirt and a silk tie, Mr Webb smiled at his wife, Kendra, as he walked in, accompanied by US marshals.

A giant of a man often referred to as "Mr President" in the Cayman Islands, he projected a confident air as he stood before the judge, flanked by his defence team and the US prosecutors who have mounted the case against him, and secured his extradition from Switzerland.

Mr Webb entered a plea of not guilty to charges of money-laundering, wire fraud and racketeering.

But most of the arraignment hearing at the Brooklyn courthouse was taken up with the details of his bail arrangements.

Ironically, as he was listening to the charges he faces, there was a football match being played on the grass outside the courthouse, our correspondent says.

Mr Webb, 50, has been provisionally banned as Fifa vice-president. He is also the former president of the Central and North American football federation (Concacaf).

The other six people arrested are fighting their extradition to the US, where the charges were laid.

The men were held at the request of the US Department of Justice, which has indicted a total of 14 current and former Fifa officials and associates on charges of"rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption following a major inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The investigation was initially sparked by the bidding process for the Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cups, but was widened to look back at the dealings of world football's governing body over the past 20 years.

The Department of Justice's indictment says that the corruption was planned in the US, and that American banks were used to transfer money.

Structure of the Lead：

WHO-  Jeffrey Webb 

WHEN- 2015/9/19

WHAT-  Accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights. 

WHY- Not given

WHERE- New York   

HOW- Former Fifa Vice-President has pleaded not guilty in connection with a massive corruption scandal in the world football governing body.

Key words:

1. plead: 辯護

2. scandal:  醜聞

3. extradition: 引渡

4. radius: 半徑

5. monitored: 監控

6. relinquish: 放棄

7. prosecutor: 起訴人

8. fraud: 騙局

9. racketeer: 勒索

10. rampant: 橫行

資料來源:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33582473