Costa Rica, 1986. 30 years after Doctor Cur's fateful African trip, graduate students from the University of Miami are on a field trip exploring caves. Moving ahead of the group, 24-year-old Inn-Saing Ooi climbs into a deep crevasse . He's not alone.

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

By Kari Barber Dakar 01 October 2007 The government of Senegal is warning it will consider pulling its troops out of the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur if steps are not taken to guarantee the safety of their contingent. At least 10 Africa

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

Ted Landphair Earlier this month, an open microphone caught Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in an unguarded moment, muttering to supporters about the Republican opposition.

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On the financial markets, traders reacted quickly to todays news, Londons FTSE Index lost about 4% of its value but then recovered about half of that before the close of trading. In the US stocks managed to shake off bad news from abroad and closed u

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今天我们要学的词是cyber attack。 Cyber attack 网络攻击。Web sites of a number of South Korean government agencies were paralyzed by a suspected cyber attack on Wednesday, 韩国很多政府网站星期三陷入瘫痪状态,怀疑是由

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Algeria's Interior Ministry says a suicide car bombing in front of a police school near Algiers has killed more than 40 people and injured dozens more. Ricci Shryock has more from our West Africa regional bureau in Dakar. Gendarmes stand at the site

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The vibrant seaport city, Mumbai, in southern India, usually is quick to bounce back from catastrophes like bombings, communal riots and monsoon floods. But the most recent terror attack is testing its reputation for resilience. Mumbai is limping ba

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Pakistan's government has denied links with the Haqqani network, a reportedly Pakistan-based militant group which was accused of masterminding a recent attack on the US embassy in Afghan capital, Kabul. Pakistan has warned the United States it risks

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 28 December 2007 Mauritania is investigating a second deadly attack less than five days after four French tourists were killed. The government is blaming the killings on a terrorist organization. In the latest attack, four sold

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 01 February 2008 Suspected Islamic militants attacked the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, early Friday. Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, two Mauritanians and a French woman were wounded when the attac

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MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Mexican Olympic race walker Noe Hernandez died of a heart attack on Wednesday after being shot in the head. The 34-year-old, 2000 Sydney Olympics runner-up, died on his way to the hospital following two heart attacks

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 July 2007 A suicide bomb blast ripped through a crowded anti-government rally in central Islamabad, just minutes before the country's suspended chief justice was set to appear. From Islamabad, VOA Correspondent Benjamin

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今天我们要学的词是attack ad。 Attack, 是攻击,ad 是广告,把这两个词连在一起,attack ad意思就是带有攻击性的广告片。 Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts was criticized in a new attack ad for dancing aroun

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The State Department says the attack on the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was apparently an attempt by terrorists to breach the walls of the heavily-guarded facility. Officials say the attack bore all the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operat

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Riot police in Bahrain firing teargas(催泪性毒气) and rubber bullets have stormed the main square of the capital, Manama, driving out hundreds of anti-government protesters who had set up camp and demanded sweeping political changes for the isla

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 June 2008 Israel is backing away from a threat to attack Iran. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Shaul Mofaz (file photo) Israeli defense officials have rejected comments by Cabinet Minister Shaul

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BAUCHI, Nigeria June 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber attacked a church in Nigeria's northern city of Bauchi on Sunday, witnesses said. The suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives

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ROME, April 14 (Xinhua) -- All Italian matches scheduled in the weekend were suspended after Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini died on Saturday from a heart attack during a Serie B match, local media said. A crowd of players and supporters shoute

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U.S. officials say Osama bin Laden's handwritten journal shows the al-Qaida leader urging his followers to focus on targeting the United States in a large-scale attack. Media reports quote the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. They

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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 90 percent of U.S. heart attack patients who need the lifesaving procedure receive it within just 90 minutes of being admitted to the hospital, according to a study released Monday in the journal Circulation.

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