New York Carousel Simulates Fish Swimming Patterns NEW YORK The millions of tourists who visit New York City have a new and exciting attraction to experience. The fish flash before your eyes.they undulatethey change color. You never know what its goi

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Researchers: New Nanoparticles May Replace Chemicals in Pesticides 研究人员表示新的纳米粒子可能取代化学农药 Using pesticides to battle harmful bacteria that attack fruit and vegetables has its downside, releasing harmful chemicals

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世界银行行长表示消除极端贫穷指日可待 What is extreme poverty? According to the United Nations it's a condition characterized by a lack of basic human needs, like clean drinking water, food, sanitation and education. 什么是极端贫

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美国邀请古巴参加美洲峰会 WHITE HOUSE The Summit of the Americas normally receives little media attention in the United States. But this year is different because Cuba, unlike previous years, is invited to the gathering in Panama, which wi

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埃塞俄比亚复兴大坝 预期2年半内完工 The Nile River is a source of life for several African countries and, for years, a source of tension between Ethiopia and Egypt. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, begun four years ago, threatened

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Off-beat Candidates Take Center Stage in US Election Campaign WASHINGTON Two unusual candidates, one Republican and one Democrat, dominate the early stages of the U.S. presidential campaign. It is far too early to predict who will be the candidates f

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美国向埃及出售武器求稳定 President Barack Obama has resumed sales of big ticket military items to Egypt, citing U.S. national security interests in the increasingly chaotic Middle East. Washington has difficulty keeping balance between su

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新激光技术或能更快治疗伤口且不留疤痕 For decades, doctors have known that cuts in living tissue can be welded together by heat. But keeping the temperature of the welding tool constant proved to be a daunting problem, according to A

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加州州长下令节约用水 WASHINGTON Environmentalists warn the world is facing serious water shortages and the United States is no exception. While parts of the country may get too much snow and rain, that is not the case in the southwest. Cali

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拒现金于门外 全世界能够效仿瑞典模式吗? Cashclamsdoughscratch. All mean the same thing. Money-that one can hold and use for any kind of purchase or purpose. Is it losing favor worldwide? 现金一元钱钱。所有这些都代表着一

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能拍摄血管内部的微型摄像头 Ahead of any surgical procedure, doctors try to learn as much as possible about the state of the organs they plan to operate on. A new camera developed in the Netherlands can now make that easier - giving surge

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From Campaigning to Court: Trump Reports for Jury Duty 特朗普履行陪审员职责 NEW YORK Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrived Monday at the New York Supreme Court as part of a pool of potential jurors for an upcoming trial. Th

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统计显示美国黑人更易失业 Medgar Evers College, whose student body is nearly 90 percent black, is filled with hard-working students fulfilling their degree requirements. But unlike their white peers, African Americans overall are statistic

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科学家开发通用抗毒剂对付毒蛇 Thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa die or are disabled each year due to poisonous snake bites. Scientists in Britain are working to develop a serum that will counteract the venom from all sub-Saharan

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乌干达医院计划帮助前肺结核患者 The World Health Organization says tuberculosis,or TB,is the greatest killer in the world, second only to AIDS.In 2013,1.5 million people died,of the 9 million fell ill with TB,mostly in low-and middle-in

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各国领导人参加李光耀葬礼 BANGKOK Dozens of world leaders will be in Singapore on Sunday for the state funeral of the small country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee was greatly admired in the region where other leaders sought to e

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美韩进行精心策划的演习 SEOUL The Eighth U.S. Army Division and the Eighth Republic of Korea Mechanized Infantry Division put on a well orchestrated show of force for the media this week during their joint military training exercises in Sou

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美元硬币联盟希望硬币取代纸币节省开支 American likes paper dollars,but Jim Kolbe, co-chairman of the Dollar Coin Alliance, thinks switching to the coin is worth it. 大多数美国人对纸币情有独钟,而唯独美元硬币联盟的

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NY Business Brings Produce From Farm to Boardroom GOSHEN, NEW YORK The produce of the family farm is coming to New York City office buildings. And, that has become possible through Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA. A CSA is a program in which

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LA's Silicon Beach: Upstart Rival to Famed Silicon Valley 洛杉矶硅谷海滩著名硅谷的潜在竞争对手 LOS ANGELES America's high tech industry is centered in California's Silicon Valley, a sprawling region on the San Francisco Bay that is

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