As Egypt Builds New Capital, What Becomes of Cairo?

Cairo, Egypts capital, is one of the largest cities in Africa and one of the best known in the world. For more than 1,000 years, it has stood on the banks of the Nile River, the longest in the world. The Pyramids of Giza sit close to the citys southw

2007年VOA标准英语-New Round of Violence in Somali Capital

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 January 2007 A mortar attack and shootings are the latest violence to hit the Somali capital, which is struggling to regain stability after Ethiopian-backed government forces ousted Islamists who controlled the capital fo

经济学人45:漫长的晚安吻别

Finance and Economics；Spanish banks；The long kiss goodnight； 财经；西班牙银行业；漫长的晚安吻别； A bank merger sheds fresh light on a sickly industry； 银行合并为沉疴已久的西班牙银行业带来一丝曙光； It

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1. In Alabama, police say they have a suspect in custody accused of firing into a crowded bar near the university of Alabama campus. Nearly a dozen people were wounded. 2. New warnings from Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to Congress in its pursuit of budget

VOA标准英语2009-Somalia Fighting Forces More to Flee Capital

The United Nations refugee agency says nearly 170,000 people have now been displaced from their homes in Somalia's capital since Islamist insurgents launched a renewed offensive in early May. A Somali woman and her child sit in front of a makeshift

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Government Works on Plan to Ho

With an estimated 1.5 million people homeless from the earthquake in Haiti, the debate over how to temporarily house so many people has begun. Both the Haitian government and the United Nations are working on a plan for temporary camps around the cap

VOA常速英语2007年-Senegal's Capital Returns to Uneasy Calm Follow

By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 November 2007 Senegal's capital, Dakar, has returned to an uneasy calm, after a day of destructive riots and protest marches against government policies. Despite the announcement of new government decisions, street hawkers

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：Residents Flee Chad Capital

U.N. officials say thousands of Chadians have been fleeing the capital N'Djamena to neighboring Cameroon after two days of heavy fighting between rebel groups and government forces. Rebels who are on the outskirts of N'Djamena say they are preparing

2006年VOA标准英语-Tensions Rise in Chad Capital Before Contr

By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 02 May 2006 A day before elections in Chad, tension is mounting amid fears of violence and possible attacks on polling stations, following a rebel threat to disrupt the electio

VOA常速英语2008年-Residents Flee Chad Capital

By Kari Barber Dakar 04 February 2008 U.N. officials say thousands of Chadians have been fleeing the capital N'Djamena to neighboring Cameroon after two days of heavy fighting between rebel groups and government forces. Kari Barber reports from our W

泰国宣布曼谷进入紧急状态

泰国宣布曼谷进入紧急状态 BANGKOK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Thai caretaker government on Tuesday invoked the Emergency Decree in the capital and some nearby areas, effective from Wednesday and for 60 days. According to caretaker Deputy Prim

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali President in Capital for Consultations

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 January 2007 Listen to Listen to VOA's exclusive interview with Jendayi Frazer Somalia's president Monday arrived in the capital Mogadishu to hold consultations with representatives from religious, civil society, busines

Official cars ordered off roads during hazardous pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thirty percent of official cars in Beijing should not be used when there is extremely bad pollution, traffic authorities confirmed Tuesday. The order was implemented on Monday evening to help combat the fourth round of he

VOA常速英语2007年-Somali Capital Empties as Residents Flee Renewe

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 November 2007 Several neighborhoods in the Somali capital, Mogadishu are virtually deserted as residents flee to avoid fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgents. From the Ethiopian capital, Addis A

VOA常速英语2008年-Bodies, Debris Litter Capital of Chad After Reb

By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 March 2008 Government troops were able to fight back a second rebel advance on Chad's capital recently, but as VOA's Nico Colombant and Tatiana Mossot report, residents of N'Djamena are finding life is not the same anymore.

中国国有资产管理体制改革

According to the guideline, in a break from the current supervision body that manages the capital as well as state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the new organ will only supervise the use of capital and return other administrative tasks to relevant govern

中国仍对外资开放

Xi Jinping says his government is expecting trade volume between China and countries involved in the Belt and Road initiative to surpass 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars a year in the next 10-years. The Belt and Road Initiative is a land-based Silk Road Eco

亚投行将投资亚洲基础设施建设

SINGAPORE, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Jin Liqun, president-designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), said here on Saturday that the AIIB is a very good combination of strong features of public sector companies and private sector compani

China Not to Actively Debase Yuan Rate

The People's Bank of China's governor Zhou Xiaochuan says the Renminbi won't be actively depreciated to regain national competitiveness. Zhou was speaking during a recent International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, when he also suggested that now

VOA标准英语2009年-Strike Shuts Down Guinea's Capital

By Scott Stearns Dakar 12 October 2009 Guinea's capital has been shut down by a strike called to mourn opposition demonstrators killed by government troops two weeks ago. Labor leaders called the strike as a day of prayer to remember what they say a