沙特妇女争取开车的权利 WASHINGTON If you are a woman and live in Saudi Arabia, authorities say you are not allowed to drive a car. This Saturday, however, Saudi women across the kingdom are set to defy this driving ban to draw attention to

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Nearly 60,000 individuals had their visas cancelled as a result of President Donald Trumps immigration clampdown, the state department said on Friday. 美国国务院周五表示,总统唐纳德?特朗普(Donald Trump)对移民的压制导致近6万人

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BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The government of a central China city has been left red-faced again just as it was trying to restore reputation from the shame of not providing desks for students at public schools. This time, some of its officials gave f

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NANCHANG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tap water for 60,000 people was cut off Monday due to the pollution of a water source in east China's Jiangxi Province, government sources said. Around 10 a.m. Monday, an oily substance was seen floating near a water int

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The U.N. Children's Fund says drought-stricken areas of the Horn of Africa are afflicted by record high levels of malnutrition among children. The aid agency says tens of thousands of drought victims are fleeing to parts of Kenya and Ethiopia where t

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Fourth confirmed swine flu case 第四例猪流感确诊病例 Anti-viral drugs are being issued to treat those affected by the flu A fourth case of swine flu has been confirmed in Northern Ireland. A man who has recently returned from Florida has tested posi

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BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd. will recall 62,445 vehicles in China from April 1 due to a problem that could lead to erroneous warnings on the vehicles' dashboard displays that their anti-lock braking systems (AB

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Miss Zhang's nightmare began after she saw a WeChat promotion last year which advertised a lipo-dissolve treatment. This is a cosmetic injection which claims to be able to slim down a person's face, as well as help them lose weight. Two weeks after m

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PARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande expressed Saturday wholehearted solidarity to the Chinese people and the government after a devastating earthquake hit China's southwest Sichuan Province. France salutes the courage and m

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New tombs found in Giza support the view that the Great Pyramids were built by free workers and not slaves, as widely believed, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Sunday. Films and media have long depicted slaves toiling away in the desert to build

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当下,全球城市化进度迅猛。在城市人口超过全球人口总数一半的21世纪初叶,城市成为上海世博会的主题别有深义。 Today, the world is rapidly urbanizing. With half of the world population expected to live in

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China conveys condolences to U.S. over storm disaster BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday offered his deep condolences to his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over the casualties and major property losses inflicted upon

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From charging slaughterhouse workers for their knives to compensating staff with tanning salon vouchers, German employers are coming up with creative ways to avoid paying a new minimum wage, angering unions. 从对屠宰场的屠夫收取刀子使用费

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BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has set a goal of equipping at least half of the country's county-level administrative regions to monitor various contaminants and harmful ingredients in food by the end of 2013. A new work plan, released on Friday

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

No one doubts the value of confidence. In fact, research shows people often prefer confidence over actual expertise. 自信的价值毋庸置疑。事实上,研究显示人们看重自信更甚于实际能力。 G. Richard Shell teaches at the Whar

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BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Mazda will recall 845,761 vehicles in China due to defective airbags, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Thursday. The affected vehicles include 822,560 Mazda

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BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N

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What will life be like in 28 years? 本届上海世博会以城市生活为主题,可谓匠心独具(show originality)。在这个城市人口超过人类总数一半的21世纪初叶,在这个城市化进程最迅猛的阶段。我们不禁要猜

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Hong Kong Disneyland has, for the first time since it opened over a decade ago, has been forced to lay off employees. Around 100 back-office staffers, said to be mostly restaurant and hotel management, as well as security, have reportedly been handed

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Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature. 白俄罗斯作家兼记者斯维特拉娜阿列克谢耶维奇荣获2015诺贝尔文学奖。 Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the chair of the Swedi

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