1. Speaking practice 1. In maximum two sentences summarize the given article:

2. A gas explosion in the Grand Riviera Princess resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico earlier today killed seven people and left twenty people injured, two critically, according to local officials.

3. A court in Mombasa, Kenya has sentenced a group of seven Somali pirates to five years each in jail, according to a statement by the European Union. Anti-piracy mission EU Navfor said the septet were arrested by Spanish navy sailors after attacking Malta-registered cargo vessel Anny Petrakis.

4. Hot weather and peat fires near Moscow have created the worst smog in the city in almost a decade, with pollution levels around ten times higher than is considered safe.

5. A bomb exploded early on Tuesday morning in Londonderry, Nother Ireland, injuring two police officers. Investigations into the identity of the bombers and their motive are continuing. The Real Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary group that aims to bring about a united Ireland, has claimed responsibility.

6. Screenshot of the message YouTube visitors in Turkey used to find Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube, more than two years after it blocked access to the video-sharing website. The government blocked access because the site contains videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country's founder.