Britain has officially sunk into recession, with its economy shrinking by 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. This comes amid the growing financial crisis around the world. It's official - the British economy is in recession. Government

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Hello. The Immigration Minister Chris Bowen will meet the East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta today. Mr Bowen arrived in East Timor last night. It'll be the first round of direct talks with the East Timorese government about a proposed regional

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Egyptians Wonder if Sissi Can Heal Egypt's Economic Woes 埃及人想知道塞西能否治愈经济困境 CAIRO During his campaign, Egypt's president-elect Abdel Fattah el-Sissi promised to heal the nation's ailing economy. And while many Egyptians

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging a common, coordinated approach to dealing with global financial reforms and says Europe must act quickly, and with force, to reassure markets that the euro-currency crisis will not spread. The Americ

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President Barack Obama says he will be held accountable for turning around the nation's ailing economy, and making sure that federal funds used to rescue financial institutions and spur growth are well spent. 美国总统奥巴马说,他将为扭转美

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By David Gollust State Department 22 May 2007 Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson Center The U.S. State Department said Tuesday charges from Tehran that an Iranian-American academic has sought to topple Iran's

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By Chris Simkins Washington 14 January 2008 In the campaign for U.S. president, the leading Republican Party candidates are seeking votes in the midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, which holds the party's primary election on Tuesday. The series of sta

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By Michael Bowman Washington 20 January 2008 Cuba's Fidel Castro is standing for re-election Sunday in one-party parliamentary elections, despite health problems that have kept him out of public view for more than a year. VOA's Michael Bowman reports

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Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first

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With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continued to focus on the domestic economy Tuesday, which public opinion polls show is the top issue in the campaign. But Obama's Republican opponent,

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Leaders of the world's 20 major economies get down to work Thursday as they meet in London to try to find common ground for greater cooperation to stem the global economic crisis. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (l) and President Barack Obama dur

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Spain Denies Seeking Bank Bailout Across Spain, banks gave billions of dollars to property developers trying to cash in. They are left with huge debts. The government is already nationalizing the ailing lender, Bankia, at an estimated cost of more th

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The massive aircraft carrier USS George Washington is escorted into the Busan port in Busan, South Korea, for joint military exercises as a South Korean destroyer, top, passes by 21 July 2010. The U.S. and South Korea will launch joint military exerc

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The U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the unemployment rate may go above its current 25-year high of 8.5 percent, but says the United States and other countries must keep moving forward in making steps toward economic recovery. 美国财政

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I spoke earlier to Bob Parker who's the deputy chairman of Credit Suisse asset management. I asked him whether he's impressed by the new highs in Asia and whether those numbers can be sustained. Well certainly it's justified by the high levels of gr

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By Paula Wolfson White House 01 August 2006 White House reaction to the news of Fidel Castro's illness has been cautious and restrained. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, officials say there will be no change in policy now that his brother Raul, Cuba's d

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner returned to the U.S. Congress Wednesday, a day after he announced the Obama administration's plan for continuing efforts to rescue the nation's ailing banking system. He faced lawmakers frustrated that few det

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Asian stocks have fallen again, as markets feel the pressure of a faltering world economy. The latest slide in shares has been prompted by more gloomy financial data from the United States. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Trader walks in front of

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Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first n

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The second, stranded to leeward, held up for some days. 第二只船浑天仪号搁浅在下方,仍然支持了好几天。 The natives gave the castaways a fair enough welcome. 当地土人对遇难船员相当欢迎,善意招待。 The latter t

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