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Environmental protection

After all, those first two steps or approaches spark a stronger than usual interest in that dictionary definition. Youre now personally involved. Did you find out the word meaning? Your heightened int

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By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

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英闻天下——551 Activists Urge Better Wildlife Protection

Animal rights activists here in China are issuing new calls for an amendment to this country's wildlife protection law. CRI's Alexander Blucher explains. China's wildlife protection law was passed in 1989 with the aim of sustaining wildlife as a reso

CRI实用英语课堂 Unit 26 Environmental Protection III 环境保护（下）

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2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

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By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

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Responding to criticism of the United Nations-directed humanitarian response in Haiti, a U.N. spokesperson has urged increased protection for Haitian refugees facing sexual violence. A new report by Refugees International, a Washington-based refugee

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Forestry authority urges wildlife protection efforts

Forestry authority urges wildlife protection efforts

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

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英闻天下——418 Deputies Urge to Reform Wildlife Protection Law

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英闻天下——431 Activists Urge Better Wildlife Protection

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Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue. The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources and at the same time polluting our environment with dan