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Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. Today, we listen to parts of an interview with film star Penelope Cruz! She talks about her new movie, 'Volver', what she likes about working with Spanish director Pedro Almodo

Refugee Artists Seek to Give Back to Community

Refugees carry few material goods with them when they flee war, violence or persecution in the homelands. But they do bring skills to their new countries. An exhibit in the United States shows that sometimes these skills are artistic. The Sandy Sprin

Societe Generale chairman resigns

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By Barry Wood Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Balkan Pipeline report Map of Balkan pipelines A race is underway in the Balkans to build an oil export pipeline that bypasses the Turkish Straits. One proposed line would go from Bulgaria to Albani

VOA标准英语2015--亚马逊获得无人机专利

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By Kari Barber Thiaroye, Senegal 23 January 2007 watch Senegalese Immigration Tens of thousands of Senegalese and other West Africans left their homes and set out for the Canary Islands during the past year, hoping to find economic opportunity. The

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Graffiti Coming of Age in Senegal Graffiti art in Senegal's capital city is fast becoming a popular and socially accepted way for a young generation eager to speak out. Graffiti in Dakar can be considered a tool for development, rather than a pointle

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60秒科学:Gene Stops Ovaries from Testifying

Gene Stops Ovaries from Testifying A mouse study in the journal Cell finds that a gene in females must remain active throughout her life to keep her ovaries from turning into testes. Karen Hopkin reports Little girls are made of sugar and spice and,

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原版英语对话1000个:292 Walkabout

Todd: Aaron, sometimes I hear from Australians, the term, have a walk-about, or walk-about! Aaron: A walk-about is an aboriginal word. It basically, means an aboriginal boy, when he is growing up goes for a long walk, maybe for twelve months, and he

China reviews anti-dumping measures on Japanese chloroprene rubber

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday started to review anti-dumping measures it imposed on chloroprene rubber imported from a Japanese company, the Ministry of Commerce said. The move came after the ministry received complaints that Japan E

Chinese State Councilor meets US Comptroller General

BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Ma Kai on Sunday met with visiting Comptroller General of the United States Gene L. Dodaro. Ma said the increase of communication on auditing between China and the United States will help promote t

Venezuela's top athletes pray for Chavez

CARACAS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's top athletes gathered at a church Sunday to pray for their ailing president, Hugo Chavez, one of their most steadfast supporters, the Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) reported. Chavez is our main athlete, weightlif

"General Hospital" wins big at Daytime Emmys 2012

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10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It

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