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AS IT IS 2015-06-01 WHO: Smoking Costs More Than You Think 世卫组织:吸烟的伤害远比你想象的多 A single cigarette sold on a street corner may not cost a lot; however, the overall costs of smoking are huge. 在街角买一包烟花不了多

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AS IT IS 2015-06-01 Poverty, Gender Inequality Force Girls Into Marriage 贫穷及性别不平等问题迫使女孩步入婚姻殿堂 The public in Russia and beyond has expressed shock at the recent marriage of a Chechen girl to a man who is 30 year

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AS IT IS 2015-06-01 Films Explore Native Peoples, Culture Conflict 从电影节看原住民文化冲突 The city of Los Angeles, California is famous as the home of America's movie industry. A recent film festival there presented a number of movies a

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LinkedIn, EF Offer Test Scores for English Learners EF Education First, a private education company, is working with LinkedIn to test members of the business social networking site on the language of business: English. The idea is simple. When Linked

VOA慢速英语2015 Report Suggests Sudan May Be Arming Rebels in South Sudan

AS IT IS 2015-06-06 Report Suggests Sudan May Be Arming Rebels in South Sudan The United Nations is closely watching developments in South Sudan. The UN refugee agency says heavy fighting and a lack of food in two South Sudanese states are forcing mo

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AS IT IS 2015-06-06 Returning Afghan Refugees Face a Difficult Life 返回阿富汗的难民面临艰难的生活 Many of the tens of thousands of people returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan have no jobs, no support and no home. International aid a

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VOA Witnesses Movement of Troops in Eastern Ukraine 美国之音目睹乌克兰东部军队调动 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday that 9,000 Russian troops are in the rebel-controlled area of eastern Ukraine. He said there is a hug

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AS IT IS 2015-06-05 Working to End Violence Against Women, Girls in Bangladesh 孟加拉国正努力停止针对妇女和女童的暴力 In Bangladesh, domestic violence is a serious problem for women and girls who live in poverty. These women and gi

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AS IT IS 2015-06-05 Anthrax Shipments Incident Continues to Grow 误发活性炭疽菌事件持续增加 The United States military now says it might have sent live anthrax to 52 laboratories in the United States and three other countries. On Wednesd

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U.S. Official: 10,000 Militants Killed During Anti-IS Campaign 美国政府称打击IS联军已消灭10000名武装分子 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the military campaign to stop the Islamic State group has kill

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AS IT IS 2015-06-04 Obama Signs Law Ending NSA Collection of Phone Records 奥巴马签署法律条文结束NSA收集电话记录行为 President Barack Obama has signed a bill to reform and restart the collection of Americans telephone records. The

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AS IT IS 2015-06-04 MERS Cases Rising in South Korea South Korean health officials have confirmed the countrys first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Officials reported Wednesday that the disease, known as MERS, has infected 30 peopl

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AS IT IS 2015-06-04 Animals Dying in California Oil Spill 无数动物死于加州石油泄漏 Dead animals have been found along the coast of Central California almost every day for the past two weeks. On May 19, a pipeline broke, releasing thousand

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