First up, it's been almost half a century since a storm this strong threatened southeastern China. Its name is Typhoon Meranti. It grew from the equivalent of a category one hurricane, to a category five in just a days time. It was labeled a super ty

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年9月

One hundred eight billion dollars, that's the amount of student loan debt that the U.S. federal government is set to pay for in the coming years. Why is that significant? Because it's a lot more money than the U.S. Education Department said it would

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年1月

First up, this Wednesday, the Trump Administration is planning to impose new tariffs, which are like taxes, on products that the U.S. imports from China. The American government has done this before this year and China has retaliated with tariffs of

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First story we're explaining concerns a group of people who are said to be without a country. In the Southeast nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma, there is a Muslim group called the Rohingya. They're a minority. Most of Myanmar is Buddhist. The n

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年10月

The international community came together Saturday at the United Nations to find ways to mitigate the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, but also to prevent future ones from happening. At the meeting, the World Bank chief announced nearly $2 billi

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年8月

The International Monetary Fund, the European Union and World Bank have agreed to a $25 billion economic rescue package for Hungary to strengthen confidence in its economy. It has been described as the largest financial aid measure for an emerging-ma

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For the struggling economy of Egypt, aid is on the way in the form of the $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF is an organization of 189 countries. It aims to stabilize global economies and it gives loans to member countries

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Tonight, U.S. President Donald Trump makes his first address to a joint session of Congress. You can watch the Republican leaders speech and the Democratic response starting at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on CNN. When we bring you some highlights tomorrow, we'

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Donors Pledge $12 Billion for Global Fund 捐助者承诺捐助近120亿美元 Donors showed strong support this week for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They pledged 12-billion dollars at the funds replenishment meeting in W

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十二月)

With that condition sweeping the nation, Powerballfevers spreading tonight. Millions of Americans and the dream, and now a recordPowerball Jackpot. In California tonight, thisis their first Powerball helping you explain the line like this one in Hawt

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President Obama says he's humbled at being selected the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. He said he doesn't believe he deserves the award, but will accept it as a call to action for all nations. The Nobel Committee cited Mr. Obama for what i

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West Nile Virus Costs US $780 Million 西尼罗河病毒使得美国花掉了7.8亿美元 Its been 14 years since West Nile Virus disease arrived in the United States. A new study says the disease has cost about 780-million dollars in health care cos

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African Summit Yields $37 Billion in US Commitment 奥巴马:峰会已为非洲动用370亿美元 Fifty African leaders who attended the unprecedented summit left Washington with a U.S. commitment of $37 billion. That includes a three- to five-year U

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Chine and Mongolia are seeking to build stronger economic links by boosting trade to 10 billion U.S. dollars by 2020 and facilitating cargo transportation for landlocked Mongolia. The agreement comes after a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinpi

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China has signed deals worth some 8-billion euros (around 10 billion dollars) with Italy as part of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's time in Rome. Among them, the China Investment Corporation has inked an agreement with an Italian investment fund to co-i

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An urgent warning from the United Nations leads off today's show. The organization's humanitarian coordinator says more than 20 million people are threatened by famine and starvation. They're concentrated at four countries, the African nations of Nig

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Today's down the middle coverage starts with a look new tariffs which are like taxes that the U.S. is placing on certain imports. We've talked about the Trump administration's previous tariffs on steel, aluminum, solar panels and washing machines. Th

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a stimulus plan worth more than $30 billion to fight the economic and financial downturn. 法国总统萨科齐推出了一个总值300亿美元的刺激计划来对付经济和金融市场的下滑。 Th

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Britain announced Wednesday a huge, comprehensive government plan that will pump nearly $90 billion of taxypayers' money into the British banking system to shore it up. 英国政府星期三宣布一项规模庞大的全面的银行救助计划。这项

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The United Nations has launched an appeal for 415-million US dollars in international assistance for Nepal. It comes as initial assistance is just beginning to reach remote regions near the epicenter of Saturday's devastating earthquake. Over 5 thous

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