Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is in Australia launching a new environmental pressure group made up of scientists and civic and business leaders. Safe Climate Australia demands emergency action to address warming temperatures and has plans to hel

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Space shuttle Endeavour is set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station, after a series of weather delays. 奋进号航天飞机已经准备就绪,发射前往国际空间站。在此之前,一连串恶劣的天气推迟了发射。

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it was a deep disappointment that he was unable to meet imprisoned democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his recent visit to Burma, saying the decision of authorities there not to let him meet with her was a

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Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi cautions Kenyans from putting excessive hope in U.S. President Barack Obama and says Kenyans should be focusing on finding local solutions to their problems. 肯尼亚前总统莫伊警告肯尼亚人不要将过

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President Barack Obama says the U.S. unemployment rate is likely to continue rising for several months, even as the economy recovers from its worst recession in decades. 美国总统奥巴马星期二说,即使经济从这场几十年来最严重的衰

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Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have unveiled their version of health care reform legislation, in an effort to accelerate progress toward meeting achieving one of President Obama's major priorities. Republicans immediately blasted the

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Dozens of world leaders met at an Egyptian Red Sea resort for the 15th summit of the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement. But the 53-year-old group has lost much of its significance since the end of the Cold War. 来自世界各国的几十位领导人在埃

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The U.S. energy secretary says global warming is proceeding more quickly than originally predicted. Stephen Chu is in China, the world's top emitter of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, to urge greater Sino-American cooperation to comba

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The Indian government says its main challenge is to return the economy to a high growth rate and reduce poverty. But the government's widening fiscal deficit and failure to announce economic reforms in its first budget since taking power has disappoi

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The U.N. Children's Fund says it is deeply concerned about the condition of thousands of children who have been displaced by conflict in northwestern Pakistan. UNICEF says children are in urgent need of health, education and other services. 联合国儿

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Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marched through the streets of the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, Sunday and jammed the roads around the international airport awaiting his return. 成千上万支持被赶下台的洪都

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U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian leaders, expected to focus largely on arms control. 美国总统奥巴马已经抵达莫斯科并将同俄罗斯领导人举行峰会。预计他们的会谈将主要着重于军备

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Up to 70,000 South African construction workers are expected to go on strike Wednesday in a move that will threaten timely completion of stadiums being readied for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. 多达7万名南非建筑工人预计星期三举行罢工。这

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With the Indonesian presidential election just days away (July 8) President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remains the favorite to win. The most recent opinion poll by the Indonesian Survey Institute gives the former general a 63 percent approval rating. O

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have approved a framework for a major new arms-control agreement. They made the announcement as they wrapped up summit talks in Moscow. 美国总统奥巴马和俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰

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The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea's most recent missile launches as violations of council resolutions, and demanded that Pyongyang comply fully with its international obligations. 联合国安理会星期一谴责了北韩最新

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with Burma's top military ruler, General Than Shwe. He is urging the general to release political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 联合国秘书长潘基文正在会见缅

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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has criticized moves to seek a royal pardon for exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra. The campaign comes soon after by-election victories by pro-Thaksin politicians. 泰国总理阿披实.维乍集瓦批评了企图寻

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a strong defense of Obama administration policy on North Korea and Iran during an extended interview Sunday on American television. Secretary of State Clinton is sending a joint message to Pyongyang and Te

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Mumbai at the start of a visit aimed at deepening an emerging strategic partnership between the United States and India. Clinton is urging India to join Washington in supporting Pakistan's efforts against terr

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