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AS IT IS 2016-01-26 Major Earthquake Hits Alaska A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook south-central Alaska Sunday. 周日阿拉斯加中南部发生里氏7.1级强震。 At least four homes were destroyed but no injuries or deaths were reported, accordin

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AS IT IS 2016-01-26 'Snowzilla' and Tian Tian the Giant Panda 暴风雪雪斯拉以及大熊猫天天_ This is What's Trending Today.... Many cities in the East Coast of the United States continue to dig out after record-breaking amounts of snow fell

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Davos Explores World's Pressing Issues 达沃斯探索世界上最紧迫的问题 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Falling oil prices are one reason leading measures of world stock markets have dropped in value this year. Yet a United

One Percent of US Visitors Overstayed Visas

AS IT IS 2016-01-25 One Percent of US Visitors Overstayed Visas About 1 percent of visitors to the United States who arrived by air or sea last year overstayed their visas, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. About 45 million

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AS IT IS 2016-01-25 Stranded Cuban Migrants Arrive in US 滞留哥斯达黎加的古巴移民启程前往美国 The first of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica have entered the United States. 首批滞留哥斯达黎加上千名古巴移

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AS IT IS 2016-01-27 Ten Afghan Policemen Killed in 'Insider Attack' 阿富汗内部攻击造成一人死亡 Officials in Afghanistan say an Afghan policeman believed to have links to the Taliban killed 10 police officers in the central province of Ur

VOA慢速英语2016 共和党辩论关注外交政策

AS IT IS 2016-01-17 Republican Party Debate Features Foreign Policy 共和党辩论关注外交政策 The candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination debated for the sixth time this week. 本周，竞选共和党总统的候选人已经

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AS IT IS 2016-01-17 Ghanas Yaro Is Second Pick in MLS Draft 加纳的雅鲁成美国职业足球大联盟(MLS)榜眼秀 Joshua Yaro unfurled his new scarf with a smile. He is a new player with the Philadelphia Union soccer team in Major League Soccer

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VOA慢速英语2016 俄罗斯面临着油价下跌带来的痛楚

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AS IT IS 2016-01-16 French Jews Debate Wearing Skullcaps 法国犹太人争论戴无檐便帽 A knife attack in France that injured a Jew has started a debate about wearing head coverings that show a person is Jewish. Even if we dont wear one, well a

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AS IT IS 2016-01-16 The Future of Bitcoins 比特币的未来 Bitcoin is a digital currency used by terrorists and drug dealers, as well as major companies like Microsoft and Overstock.com. 比特币是一种电子货币，除了微软和Overstock.co

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AS IT IS 2016-01-15 Turkey Claims It Has Killed 200 IS Fighters 土耳其声称IS已经杀死了200战士 Turkish forces have killed 200 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced. The retaliation

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