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AS IT IS 2015-10-01 Vietnam Hopes Subways Will Ease Traffic 越南寄望地铁可以缓解交通拥堵 Vietnam is developing quickly with skyscrapers and supermarkets. But the country still lacks one kind of public transportation that many countries

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AS IT IS 2015-09-30 'Hated' CEO Hikes Life-Saving Drug 4000% 讨厌的CEO将药物价格上涨4000% The CEO of a drug, or pharmaceutical, company raised the price of a life-saving drug used by AIDS patients by over 4,000 percent. Now, he is saying hi

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AS IT IS 2015-12-29 Iraqi Forces Secure Ramadi After Ousting IS 伊拉克安全部队夺回拉马迪控制权 Iraqi military officials said they took back the city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants. On Monday, Iraqi forces raised the national fl

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AS IT IS 2015-12-18 Hated Drug Company Head Arrested by FBI 美国黑心药业大亨被捕 A U.S. businessman once described as the most hated man in America was arrested Thursday. 曾被人们称为恶棍的美国商人于周四被联邦调查局逮捕

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Can You Catch a Liar? 如何抓住一个骗子 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是VOA健康生活频道 What is the best way to catch someone who is telling a lie? 鉴别谎言最好的方法是什么？ For a lo

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AS IT IS 2015-11-27 Hackers Try to Steal Your Shopping Passwords 黑客试图窃取你的购物密码 As the holiday shopping season begins, hackers are trying to trick users into revealing their private account information. 购物狂欢节的帷幕徐

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