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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 6 Were paying tribute to the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 6, 2016. Its a special week, because not only does the number one slot change hands, it goes

VOA常速英语2016--美国发布2015年度《国际宗教自由报告》 谴责多国有违宗教自由

美国发布2015年度《国际宗教自由报告》 谴责多国有违宗教自由 According to the State Department's annual International Religious Freedom Report, religiously motivated persecution continues to be perpetrated by governments and by

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VOA常速英语2016--美国力挺非洲 称己为其永远的伙伴

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VOA常速英语2016-非洲第一辆太阳能公交车诞生

非洲第一辆太阳能公交车诞生 Kayoolais the brand name for the new bus, which is powered by solar panels on its roof. Itseats 35 passengers and its maker hopes the Kayoola will become the first public bus in Africato be powered by the sun.

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VOA常速英语2016--伊朗恐有违人道主义条约

伊朗恐有违人道主义条约 Rights monitors report that an ailing Christian woman held in Iran's Evin prison for three yearshas been denied medical leave. Maryam Zargaran was arrested in 2012 and sentenced becauseof her Christian faith to four

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虚拟的美国大学广为世界人民流传 The Midwest farm state of Iowa is so proud of its string of blue-water lakes - the Okoboji Lakes- that it calls them Iowa's Great Lakes. They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins.And they're

VOA常速英语2016--初露头脚的美国艺术生勤学苦练 渴望日后大红大紫

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VOA常速英语2016--世界最大淡水湖乍得湖或将消失

世界最大淡水湖乍得湖或将消失 Lake Chad, which is bordered by four African nations: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad, was once one of the world's largest. But a combination of climate change, drought and bad use of resources, have shrun

VOA常速英语2016--灵敏检测前列腺癌或有历史性进展

灵敏检测前列腺癌或有历史性进展 Scientists have developed a new test for prostate cancer that may help patients and their doctors make difficult treatment decisions. But identifying the most aggressive and dangerous prostate cancers sti

VOA常速英语20116--孟加拉国恐怖袭击肆虐

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VOA常速英语2016--跨国环境犯罪猖獗 亟需多边携手整治

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南苏丹内战不断 安理会提供人道主义援助 After recent meetings in Nairobi with the foreign ministers of a number of regional partners, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that a regional protection force, authorized by the United N

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