Algeria Opens Urgent Probe into Dumped Food Goods
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The Algiers justice council has ordered a quick investigation. The investigation is about trucks that threw away food.
The food was for everyday use. People buy it every day. It is called widely-consumed food.
The council says some people threw the food away on purpose. They wanted to make the food rare in shops.
When food is rare, this is called a shortage. Shortages can make prices go up fast.
This is sometimes called speculation. Speculation means people try to make more money from higher prices.
The prosecution gave the order to start the investigation fast. The prosecution is part of the legal system.
Police want to find out who did this. They want to know the names of these people.
The goal is to stop this from happening again. The government wants fair prices for everyone.
This news comes from the Algerian news site Echorouk Online. More details may come later.
Vocabulary6 words
- Algiers
- the capital city of Algeria
- investigation
- when police or officials try to find out what happened
- widely-consumed
- used by many people every day
- shortage
- not enough of something in shops
- speculation
- trying to make money by changing prices
- prosecution
- the legal team that brings cases against people
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Answer key
1. They threw it away 2. To create a shortage and raise prices 3. True
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The Algiers justice council has ordered a quick _____.
The investigation is about _____ that threw away food.
The food was for _____ use.
The council says some people threw the food away on _____.
They wanted to make the food _____ in shops.
When food is rare, this is called a _____.
This is sometimes called _____.
The _____ gave the order to start the investigation fast.
Police want to find out who did this and know their _____.
The government wants fair _____ for everyone.
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