The people of South Sudan are experiencing the world's worst food security crisis, one caused not by drought or flood, but by man-made conflict: a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar that spiraled into a

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After a series of violent protests and strikes in Athens, Greece, tourism officials in the country say Greece is still a great destination for a family vacation. Angela Gerekou is the Greek Tourism Minister. Athens is safe as usual, the life is going

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Actor George Clooney was arrested today along with his father, he was in Washington delivering a message, and he talked with our John Karl, as soon as those cops came off. It? started as a simple protest in front of the Sudanese embassy. And this is

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209 示威并未影响八国首脑会议议程 G-8 Leaders Stick To Schedule Despite Protests Paula Wolfson Genoa, Italy 21 Jul 2001 20:10 UTC Leaders of seven industrialized countries and Russia cont

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Its been 65 years since the founding of Chinas People's Liberation Army Navy. In recent years, Chinas navy has become heavily involved in many international humanitarian and peacekeeping missions. Sixteen Chinese Navy ships are currently participatin

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Anti-government protesters in Thailand have marched on various locations in the capital Bangkok. This comes as the beginning of a promised final battle to oust the caretaker government and usher in reform before an election. The long-lasting politica

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Thailands Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament and called her people to end the protests. But protesters continue to hold mass demonstrations in the capital of Bangkok, seeking to topple her government. F

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China has pledged to supply humanitarian aid to help the people of Syria. The news was confirmed by Chen Xiaodong, director general of the department of West Asia and North Africa in China's foreign Ministry. Chen made the announcement after holding

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今天我们要学的词是picket。 Picket, 是抗议示威的意思。美国编剧协会跟电影电视制作人联盟的谈判失败,决定举行抗议示威, Writers in Los Angeles plan to picket outside of 14 studios until a new deal is reac

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is warning the world's humanitarian system is facing potential bankruptcy. With wars raging in Syria, Iraq and other countries, the UN estimates that 50 million people are currently displaced around t

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WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday authorized up to 50 million dollars in fresh humanitarian aid to the conflict-ridden South Sudan. In a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry, the president said it is important to t

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A plane load of French humanitarian aid has arrived in Irbil, Iraq following airdrops from U.S and British planes. The aid will be distributed to thousands of displaced Iraqis including Christians, Yazidis and Shi'ite Shabak. Islamic State (IS) milit

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No sensible woman would demonstrate passion if the purpose were to attract a husband. 语音讲解 单词发音 sensible /ˈsensəbl; ˋsɛnsəbl/ demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt; ˋdɛmənˏstret/ passion /ˈpʃn; ˋpʃən/ 连词发音 would demonstra

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美国关注埃及示威法 WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Monday expressed concern about a new Egyptian law regulating demonstrations in the country, saying it will not help Egypt in its transition toward democracy. We are conc

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Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Tokyo to call for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and for a law allowing the military to fight overseas to be overturned, as an election for parliament's upper house draws near. 随着日本参议院的选

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The Israeli military announced a seven-hour unilateral ceasefire Monday in parts of the Gaza Strip, as Palestinian and Egyptian delegations are meeting in Cairo in hopes of brokering a more durable truce. The temporary ceasefire began from 0700 GMT o

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语言无处不歧义。中文里就有好多搞笑的拥有多种含义的歧义句,比如:他背着媳妇做了不少事。到底是夫妻情深,背着老婆干活,还是偷鸡摸狗,躲着老婆干坏事呢?再比如:开刀的是她老

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Anti-government protesters marched through downtown Seoul on Saturday, demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's apology for cracking down on a protest last month when farm and labor activists clashed with police. 周六,反政府示威人员在

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Never having been confronted with this type of situation before, 我们从未遇到过此类情况, we wanted to try and understand how we could tap into this incredible resource, 我们想努力了解如何利用这些令人难以置信的信息资源

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GWEN IFILL: It's an all-too- familiar story, in a new setting. This time, the city of Charlotte is on edge, awaiting a second night of protests over the police killing of a black man. The drama began with a Tuesday confrontation that sparked a night

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