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Water Cycle 水循环 All the oceans on earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. How does water become salty? We'll answer a listener's question -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky. We recently visited the Austin Childr

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Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we visit the largest art event in the Arab world - the Sharjah Art Biennial in the United Arab Emirates. (A biennial is an event that happens every 2 yea

Earth and Sky:Fire Cycle 火灾规律

Fire Cycle 火灾规律 The El Nino phenomenon of 1997-98 unleashed torrential rain in some parts of the world, while creating abnormally dry conditions in others. And it sparked record numbers of wildfires. Learn more about climate and wildfire -- toda

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ZHUHAI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China wrapped up a major air show in Zhuhai in the southern province of Guangdong, on Sunday, with 30 deals worth a record of 11.8 billion U.S. dollars being signed, according to the show organizer. Meanwhile, sales of 202

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This the VOA Special English Development Report. Picture a bicycle with a two-wheeled carriage in place of a back tire. India has millions of these cycle rickshaws. The operators are called pullers. They ride through the streets pulling passengers a

经济学人85:怀旧也是一种潮流

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The government said that work on the first seven cycle tracks which were promised earlier this year will start in the summer. This will cost $9 million. Another $41 million will be spent later. Together these cycle tracks will be called The Great Rid

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ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The 32nd Istanbul Film Festival started here on Saturday with more than 200 films in 20 categories to be screened in the coming two weeks. The festival promotes a wide spectrum of selections, from features, clas

Spanish gov't unveils new savings plan

MADRID, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government on Friday unveiled its new savings plan, expecting to cut a total of 102 billion euros (125 billion U.S. dollars) of spending by 2014, in an effort to balance the strained public finances. The biennia

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CAPE TOWN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Due to financial constraints, Swaziland has withdrawn from the 2013 African Nations Cup, it was announced on Sunday. The announcement came just a week before Swaziland was due to play the first leg of a preliminary round

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Lin Peng, FC-31's chief designer, says the fighter can be customized according to users' demands. The users can designate domestic or International suppliers to provide communications equipment, sensors and guided weapons. The FC-31 is expected to ma

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COLOMBO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunda

State councilor underlines innovation in development

BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Wednesday urged promoting innovation and taking innovation as a driving force for the country's development. Liu made the remarks during a report she delivered at the biennial confer

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2017年CRI Complete Cycle of Beethoven's 9 symphonies continues to show in Beijing

Classical music fans in Beijing are now embracing a massive work-the complete cycle of Beethoven's 9 symphonies with The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Paavo Jarvi, an internationally famous Estonian conductor, is the artistic director of the or

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VANCOUVER, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The fourth International Health Qigong Tournament and Exchange kicked off the competition portion of the Vancouver event Saturday to showcase the health benefits of this increasingly popular activity. At a gala opening

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