1. The US House passed a funding measure Friday to try and avert a government shutdown. The bill also blocks President Obamas healthcare law. The Senate promises to strip that provision and pass a straight funding measure itself. 2. Pope Francis offe

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(九月)

Economics Report - Patriotic Millionaires Say Their Taxes Are Too Low 经济报道 - 美国爱国富豪呼吁对自己增税 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。

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Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper, welcome to the podcast. Finally some signs the adults are taking control in Capitol Hill, perhaps, several key Republicans now say they'll support higher tax rates on the reach to get a deal done. But it's still ridiculous, l

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By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 27 March 2006 Nigerian militants have released three Western hostages held in the troubled Niger Delta for more than a month. The government is now under pressure to act prom

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U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Sudan's government to let recently expelled humanitarian aid groups return to the country. Mr. Obama is sending an envoy to Khartoum this week to make his case. President Barack Obama meets with the US Envoy for

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Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees A lot of trees are dying in Africas Sahel region and new study says climate change caused by humans is to blame. Whats more, many tree species are also disappearing. The study appears in the Journal of Ar

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As Global Deaths Decline, AIDS Research Funding Slips As the United Nations marks World AIDS Day this year (Dec. 1) it is celebrating a major milestone: a drop in the number of AIDS-related deaths around the world. But funding for continued AIDS rese

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Study: Cleaning Umbilical Cord Saves Lives Simple use of an inexpensive disinfectant could save hundreds of thousands of newborn lives each year. That's the conclusion of recent studies from South Asia. The umbilical cord is usually cut right after b

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Obama, House Speaker Take Positions on Budget Before Negotiations Fresh from his election victory, President Barack Obama sounded conciliatory Friday - inviting congressional and business leaders to the White House next week to begin discussions on a

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Nigerian labor leaders are calling for a three-day general strike next week to protest failures to pay a new, national minimum wage. 尼日利亚劳工领袖呼吁在下星期进行为期三天的大罢工,以抗议政府没有做到支付新的全国

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By Phillip Wellman Dakar 12 October 2007 Officials at the United Nations say they would like to review disaster management policy in West Africa, where recent floods have killed hundreds and left hundreds of thousands displaced. They say the floods h

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Shutdown Fuels Economic Concerns as Pressure Mounts on Boehner 政府关门后议长博纳压力山大 WASHINGTON The continued budget impasse between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress is raising concerns that the rival parties may fail

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US Debt Crisis Likely to Hurt World's Lenders, Borrowers, Investors 美国债务危机可能带来的影响 WASHINGTON While official Washington remains preoccupied with a government shutdown, many experts are more concerned about another looming cri

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Americans Sound Off on Budget Woes 美国人对预算困境各抒已见 WASHINGTON In the past three years, Americans have endured three threatened government shutdowns, two legislative brawls over raising the debt limit, and another fight over autom

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 March 2008 Nigeria's senior oil workers union is threatening a nationwide strike to protest the firing of some of its members by ExxonMobil. Members are to meet later Tuesday, following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatu

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Anti-government demonstrators cheer during a speech at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 May 2010 Thailand's political crisis has moved toward resolution, after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presented a national reconciliation plan welcomed by anti

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Under pressure from Nepal's new Maoist-led government, India says it is ready to review the 58-year-old treaty that governs the relationship between the two countries. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi the announcement followed t

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 04 January 2008 The World Bank is warning that post-election unrest in Kenya is threatening east Africa's largest economy and could wipe out impressive gains the country has achieved in recent years. As VOA Correspondent Alisha

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- White House spokesman Jay Carney on Thursday said the Plan B pursued by the Republicans is a multi-day exercise of futility which holds back the fiscal talks. It's an exercise in Republican vote counting that will not

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Amid continued upheaval among America's biggest financial firms, a former head of the U.S. Federal Reserve says even more institutions could face insolvency, and that the United States appears unlikely to avoid an economic recession. 前美联储主席

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