The White House says the US is reviewing a new report by human rights groups that says the US may have violated international law by killing civilians in drone attacks. N international SC says the Obama administrations veil of secrecy prevents analys

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AS IT IS 2013-07-19 Survey Says More Deadly Violence Happens Among Civilians Than Soldiers From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. Today, we tell about a report that shows how people view corruption in their countri

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The Duchess of York has been caught on camera offering to sell access to her husband Prince Andrew. The News of the World says Sarah Ferguson was filmed by one of its reporters posing as a businessman. And it appears that she accepts 40,000 US dollar

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《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit 23 “猫狗”政治论

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By Robert Raffaele Washington 03 August 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday August 5-6 at Camp David, the presidential retreat outside Washington. It will be Mr. Karzai's first visit to Camp D

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 22 August 2007 A new study of corruption in Kenya shows there has been little progress despite repeated promises by President Mwai Kibaki's government to crack down on graft. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, everyday Keny

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 April 2007 A new law in Russia bans foreigners from working as clerks in retail stores and markets. Foreigners are able to work as loaders, cleaners, wholesalers or managers, but they are not allowed to sell directly to th

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 24 July 2006 Just three and a half years ago, the east African country of Kenya brimmed with hope that the new government of President Mwai Kibaki would honor its campaign pledge to stamp out widespread corruption. But a new ba

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By Greg Flakus Mexico City 26 July 2006 Corruption has been a problem in Latin America since colonial times. Citizens have been largely tolerant of petty corruption, such as small bribes to bureaucrats and police over minor disputes or offenses, but

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A group monitoring corruption levels around the world says illegal practices in poor countries are threatening the fight against poverty. In its just released report, Transparency International says foreign aid must be more focused and more carefull

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 24 May 2006 Charles Konan Banny greets villagers in Meagui In war-divided Ivory Coast disarmament and personal identification, the two obstacles to elections, saw partial success in a pilot program this week. There is little si

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 29 March 2006 Ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada gestures during his trial on Wednesday March 29, 2006 It was another day of denials and demonstrations at the long-r

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Afghan National Army soldiers march during training exercise in Kabul [file photo] NATO has discovered it is not well equipped to train a new national police force for Afghanistan and has turned to the European Union and private contractors for guida

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The head of the NATO training mission is in Europe this week with his Afghan counterparts to attend the Afghan National Police Development conference in Brunssum, Holland, discussing the progress of the mission and soliciting support for more assista

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Falling Rupee Adds to Indias Economic Woes New Delhi resident Jaskaran Lamba knew pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at Columbia University in New York would be expensive. What he did not count on was a 13 percent drop in the rupees value in

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A group monitoring corruption levels around the world says illegal practices in poor countries are threatening the fight against poverty. In its just released report, Transparency International says foreign aid must be more focused and more carefully

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【课堂热身】 首先,let's warm up,我们还是先来热热身。在第17课中我们讲到了一个短语 ace in the hole. It means a secret advantage, for ready to use if you need to. 可以翻译为:杀手锏,必杀技,锦囊妙计,

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 May 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (File photo) There have been some rowdy scenes in both houses of the Nigerian parliament in recent days, as lawmakers review

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 17 January 2007 Lee Kuan Yew (file photo) Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore, is visiting Vietnam. Many people in Vietnam admire Mr. Lee for building Singapore into a modern, developed nation, and they see t

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Malaysias Prime Minister has ordered the navy to conduct the search in rescue mission for thousands of refugees adrift at sea. Foreign ministers in Malaysia and Indonesia will travel to Myanmar today for crisis talks. Many of the refugees are ethnic

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