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The boat collision is once again bringing attention to the Diaoyu Islands issue. The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory, belonging to the country since ancient times. The islands are 200 nautical miles east of China's mai
Hello everyone, Im Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta and heres a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Six people sentenced to death in China, all charged with murder and other crimes in connection with the July riots that killed 20
It's a great wait to launch today's show.From those students in Ohio to CNN news room here in Atlanta,G.We are welcoming our viewers from around the world.This is CNN students news. First up.Strong words from the Gulf Cooperation council about a cris
A US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan this morning was aimed at a gathering of insurgents. But local officials claimed that at least 27 civilians were killed. The victims, who were said to be walking to a wedding, included the bride and other women
More people are still losing jobs faster than they're finding them. This morning, the Labor Department released its September employment report. Ninety-five thousand jobs went away last month and kept the unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent. It wa
President Obama today promised to make midcourse corrections following his party's election losses last week. He did not provide specifics. Mr. Obama spoke in Mumbai, India on the second day of a ten-day-long Asian tour. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports
Thousands of riot police blocked streets in Algiers today to stop anti-government protests there. Some arrests were reported. Activists are attempting to hold a pro-democracy rally. Such protests are banned by the government under a state of emergenc
The political tug-of-war(拔河) in Greece is threatening to unravel Greeces bailout arrangement with its EU and IMF partners, which could cause a ripple effect through global markets. Theyre struggling to form a coalition government, without that, n
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Michigan lawmakers have given final approval to two right-to-work measures that will likely weaken unions in what has been a labor stronghold. The bills prohibit unions from demanding dues from non-unio
1. President Barack Obama is marking the end to the Iraq war. He's telling troops at Fort Bragg that the US is peacefully leaving behind the stable nation. All American troops are to be out of the country by December 31st. 2. Defense Secretary Leon P
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Coffee drinkers are not the only ones willing to pay more for products marked with the words Fairtrade or Fair Trade Certified. Fair-trade teas, bananas, nuts and other products are also available.
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders at the Group of Eight meeting last week in Heiligendamm, Germany, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany discussed is
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. What exactly is genocide? The word was invented by Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish lawyer who fled Poland at the start of World War Two and came to the United States. He lost almost every member of his family to
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. United Nations officials now say fewer people than they thought are infected with the virus that causes AIDS. Last year, the agency known as UNAIDS estimated that thirty-nine and one-half million people
AS IT IS 2013-11-15 Sexual Harassment on the Rise in Libya 利比亚的性骚扰事件增多 From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Im Caty Weaver. Thanks for joining us. Today on the program, we talk about the sexual threats and mistreatment t
AS IT IS 2015-07-08 Obama Meets with Vietnams Communist Party Chief 奥巴马会见越南领导人 The head of Vietnams Communist Party visited with President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday. Nguyen Phu Trong met with the president and spoke
Davos Explores World's Pressing Issues 达沃斯探索世界上最紧迫的问题 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Falling oil prices are one reason leading measures of world stock markets have dropped in value this year. Yet a United
AS IT IS 2016-01-20 Russian Parliament Rejects Anti-Gay Law 俄罗斯议会否决反同性恋法律 Russias Parliament rejected a bill Monday that would have permitted fines or jail time for homosexual acts. Rights groups have welcomed the move. But,
AS IT IS 2016-09-21 Indonesia Strikes Down Plans for Development in Rainforest 印度尼西亚罢工,计划发展热带雨林 Indonesias Leuser Ecosystem is one of the few places where tigers, orangutans, elephants and rhinoceros all live in the wild
For years, human-rights activists in Tunisia have been imprisoned and harassed by the hardline government of former president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Now, they face new challenges as Tunisia faces an uncertain future. Lisa Bryant interviewed one of