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New Zealand had its first hijack attempt on Friday when a woman tried to make the pilot of a small plane fly her to Australia. The plane was flying from Blenheim to Christchurch, a distance of 250km. It was a small plane with only 7 passengers on boa

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The big push begins Thursday for the conclusion of the Olympic Games in Beijing. A total of 23 medals are to be awarded as four days of competition remain. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from China where tournaments are concluding and individual events

2017年CRI Global political parties to gather in Beijng for summit

A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official is suggesting an upcoming high-level meeting between the CPC and other political parties from around the world is set to serve as a significant platform to build a community of common destiny for manki

每日一词【1041】Hijack：劫持

今天我们要学的词是hijack。 Hijack, 劫持。 The bank robbers hijacked a car and fled away, 抢银行的人劫持了一辆汽车，逃之夭夭。 Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 40 crew members on board, 索马里海盗劫持了一

Relief materials sent to quake-hit SW China

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Tents, quilts, coats and other relief materials have been sent to southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in the wake of an earthquake that jolted the area on Sunday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. Loca

学个词Learn a Word 第1041期 Hijack

今天我们要学的词是hijack。 Hijack, 劫持。 The bank robbers hijacked a car and fled away, 抢银行的人劫持了一辆汽车，逃之夭夭。 Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 40 crew members on board, 索马里海盗劫持了一

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SW China colliery blast kills 3, injures 4

GUIYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others injured, including three who were seriously injured, in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred around 5:25 p.m.

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vice FM to Visit Beijing to Repair Ties The Japanese government has decided to dispatch its Foreign top official to China on a two- day tour to repair frayed bilateral ties over islands in the East China Sea. Deputy Foreign Ministe

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想象一下这样一个国家，女孩需要冒着被杀死的危险，偷偷摸摸的上学。这就是塔利班统治下的阿富汗，而这些威胁延续至今。22岁的 habana Basij-Rasikh 在阿富汗创办了一所学校教育女孩子。她赞

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

China launches emergency response to SW floods

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's central authorities initiated a level-four emergency plan on Sunday afternoon in response to severe flooding in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. The National Commission for Disaster R

2,350 involved in SW China forest fire rescue

KUNMING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 2,350 people in southwest China's Yunnan Province are working to put out a forest fire that broke out on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday. The fire erupted around 3 p.m. in the border areas between t

SW China quake kills 4, injures over 100

KUNMING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- At least four people have been killed and over 100 others injured after an earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday. The magnitude-5.7 quake, which struck the border

Real Madrid work hard to beat Sporting Gijon

MADRID, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid had to work a lot harder than expected before defeating Sporting Gijon 3-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday night. It was not until the 75th minute of the game that a Cristiano Ronaldo header, his

Rains help ease SW China drought

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Precipitation has helped ease a lingering drought in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and conditions will further improve as rainy season arrives, the drought relief authority said on Thursday. Recent rainfall has alleviated 2

Thunderstorms, hail hit SW China

GUIYANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hail and thunderstorms have killed one person and forced the relocation of more than 1,600 people in southwest China's Guizhou province since Tuesday morning, local authorities said Wednesday. Ten counties have been hit by

Multiple quakes hit SW China, killing 64

Multiple quakes hit SW China, killing 64 ZHAOTONG, Yunnan, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead and 715 others injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China on Friday, authorities said. A

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Topic 1-Class Offered to Students to Avoid Drowning Some primary and secondary schools in Bengbu, Anhui Province, have set up special classrooms for the purpose of drowning prevention, and added the drowning prevention education into the curriculum.

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