Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Austerity Measures Greek politicians have voted in favor of $40 billion worth of austerity measures that were a precondition for Greece to receive international loans and stave off financial disaster. But as strike

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Greek politicians have voted in favor of $40 billion worth of austerity measures that were a precondition for Greece to receive international loans and stave off financial disaster. But as strikes take place across the nation and thousands gather in

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Greek Election Could Decide Future in Eurozone The Greeks are getting well practiced at this. For the second time in six weeks, Sunday morning in Athens involves a journey to the voting booth. Its mid morning and Papagou, a well-off suburb near the c

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European Economic Crisis Persists as EU Questions Greek Commitment Thousands of Greeks, many of them prosperous and middle class until recently, crowded into the streets outside the parliament and clashed with police. Inside, parliament members adopt

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US Economic Health Key to Global Growth in 2013 In the United States, the jobless rate has declined to a 4-year low, the housing market has stabilized, and financial markets are flush with cash. But as 2012 comes to a close, there is unanimous agreem

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now to Jordan. Today the prime minister resigned, pressured by the biggest nationwide protests the country has seen in years. NPR's Jane Arraf sent this report from the Jordanian capital, Amman. (CHANTING) JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: Jorda

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The Eruozones debt crisis had gone quiet, but not any longer. This is the heart of European Union and workers are fighting with police. Theyre angry about looming cuts and redundancies. But Belgiums problems are a sideshow for leaders arriving for th

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今天我们要学的词是bolster。 Bolster, 是加强,支持的意思。 The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which marked its independence on July 9th, 为支持7月9日新独立的南苏丹

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今天我们要学的词是spark。 Spark, 作为动词,意思是导致,引起。纽约市和罗德岛最近先后通过了允许同性恋结婚的法律。 The trend of legalizing gay marriage sparked an intensive debate over the meaning of marr

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今天我们要学的词是restore。Restore, 意思是恢复。索马里正在集中力量打击恐怖组织青年党。 The fight against al-Shabab militants presents a historic opportunity to restore peace in Somalia, 对青年党的打击为恢复索

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