MDR-TB May Succumb to Shorter Treatment Theres encouraging news about treating multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, which killed about 210-thousand people last year. Preliminary data indicate a shorter, less painful treatment regimen is just as effecti

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Bad-Mannered South Africans Go Back to School JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA When people find out what Courtenay Carey does for a living, their body language changes. They stand up straighter; they might not talk to me as much, says the smiling, elegant

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Africa Developing Unified Climate Strategy 非洲国家制定统一气候变化政策 While an international agreement on climate change remains elusive, African nations are moving closer to a unified strategy. Africa has experienced more extreme wea

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 8 For this week's Top Five Countdown were jumping on the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 8, 2016. Sometimes if you think positive thoughts, you get posit

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This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trumps major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Rep

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We're igniting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 3, 2018. This week's Hot Shot Debut hit lands at No. 6 so near, yet so far. Meanwhile, the Top Five songs hold in place for yet another w

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In his first State of the Union address, President Donald Trump spoke about rebuilding America's strength and confidence at home and restoring its strength and standing abroad. The President stressed the importance of a strong military. Around the wo

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Sept. 24 Were saluting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending September 24, 2016. The countdown catches its breath after a few active weeks, so you get a chance to hear

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Saved By a Mistake: an Auschwitz Survivor's Story 奥斯维辛集中营幸存者的故事 Dagmar Lieblova was 14 when she arrived at Auschwitz in December 1943, along with her entire Czech Jewish family. All of them were to die there, but she was abl

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Navajo Jewelry Shines in New York City 纳瓦霍人珠宝闪耀纽约 NEW YORK Turquoise, coral, opal and silver are tools in the hands of master Navajo jewelers. The Yazzie family has been making contemporary Navajo jewelry for decades and now their

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AWF Launches Anti-poaching Fund The African Wildlife Foundation has announced a $10 million fund to quickly target poachers. The Urgent Response Fund aims to reduce the killings of thousands of endangered elephants and rhinos every year. The AWF said

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New Bird Flu Strain Reaches Europe 欧洲发现新禽流感病毒 A new strain of bird flu known as H5N8 has been detected in Europe. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it poses a serious threat to poultry there. African countries

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Study: Cheetah Population Dwindling 研究发现猎豹数量正在减少 In 1900, cheetahs numbered around 100,000. Today, there are just 10,000 in the wild. A new study says being fast is not enough to survive. Everybodys knows cheetahs are fast. So

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Kenya Oil Deposits Fuel Inter-Communal Conflicts 肯尼亚石油储藏引爆种族冲突 TURKANA, KENYA More than two years after Kenya struck oil for the first time in its northern-most county, Turkana, the two ethnic groups that live on either side

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Qatar Denies World Cup Corruption 卡塔尔否认世界杯腐败 LONDON The head of Qatars organizing committee for the 2022 World Cup has insisted that the bid was completely clean despite the widespread corruption at the sports world governing body

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Kenya Joins HIV DREAMS Project 肯尼亚加入艾滋病梦想项目 Kenya will be getting new support to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among adolescent girls. President Obama announced Sunday that Kenya would be included in the DREAMS project. Its funde

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 2 These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending April 2, 2016. The deck gets shuffled a bit this week, but thats about it. Lets open in fifth place, where Flo R

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Researcher: Obesity Poses Complex Problem 研究人员表示,肥胖带来了复杂的问题 For the last 15 years, Plymouth, England has held a symposium on obesity. Its estimated that more than half the citys adults are overweight or obese. The rest

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 30 Were lifting off with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending May 30, 2015. If you stand this weeks lineup straight, tilt your head to the right and squint a littl

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Volunteers to Help Their US Communities on 'Big Sunday' 5.6大周日志愿者帮助社区 LOS ANGELES This Friday through Sunday, thousands of people around the United States are gathering at schools, parks and community centers to help out with Big

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