The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is urging the United Nations to begin talks about banning the use and development of autonomous weapons systems. Representatives from more than 70 countries are attending a five-day meeting in Geneva of the Conventi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(213) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

[00:00.00]Getting to Know the World Outside the Camp [00:03.79]Nowadays,college students in growing numbers are seen waiting on tables ,clerking in stores,advertising in streets,teaching in families and doing whatever work they can fin [00:17.74]Why

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Cameras in the delivery room. And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not your lawyer. If you need

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The Labour Party will not ban men from becoming candidates for election in some seats. The Labour Council wants to discuss the idea during the Labour Party conference in November of having 50% women MPs. However, David Shearer, the leader of the Labo

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Some state lawmakers are pushing to ban(1) potentially(2) cancer-causing(3) chemicals from children's products and sofas. The two flame retardant(4) chemicals are known as TCEP and TDCCP and are found in car seats, strollers(5), changing pads(6), oth

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

A measure called the Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Mexico City Policy will likely affect the lives of many women in developing countries. The memorandum was among the first executive orders signed by Donald Trump after he became president of

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(五)月

South Korea said on Thursday it plans to ban trading of cryptocurrency, including the popular bitcoin. The announcement sent bitcoin prices much lower and created unrest in the cryptocurrency market. Justice Minister Park Sang-ki said the government

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(148) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(一)月

A ban on electric bicycles in New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants. Electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have foot-powered pedals like other bicycles. But they also have electric-

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New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders interested in buying a home. The Labour Party government believes th

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By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 17 September 2007 International civic groups are in Norway to mark the 10th anniversary of the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. The Treaty has been signed by 155 countries and activists say it has brought thousand

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The US announced on Wednesday that it will support a ban on the international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The announcement comes prior to this month's meeting in Qatar of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fau

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AS IT IS 2016-10-05 Maria Sharapova's Doping Ban Reduced This is Whats Trending Today Maria Sharapova will be able to return to competitive tennis next April, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her doping ban from 24 months to 15 months

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Russia, once the world's third largest wheat exporter, is returning to the international grain market after a one-year gap caused by severe crop losses. Moscow stopped selling wheat last year after catastrophic fires and drought destroyed one-third o

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IN THE NEWS - Bush Supports Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, February 28, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. President Bush this

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KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ban on smoking in public places will be enforced from Sunday with the Tobacco Control and Regulatory Act-2010 coming into effect. Those smoking in public places will be fined and civil servants will be liable to departme

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As global stock markets have plummeted in the last few days, both Greece and South Korea have banned the short-selling of securities - the attempt by some investors to make money by betting that their holdings will decrease in value. Monday, Greece o

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WUHAN, April 1, (Xinhua) -- An annual three-month fishing ban began on Sunday on the middle and lower reaches of China's Yangtze River as part of efforts to preserve fish stocks. The ban, which will be in place from April 1 to June 30, also applies t

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BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhuanet) -- People convicted of crimes related to food safety in the capital will be banned from the food industry for life, under a draft amendment to the Beijing Food Safety Regulation. The new draft, which aims to achieve tough

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The action is not just about punishing ZTE; its also about punishing other US companies, because you ban the exports which the United States is looking for right now to China, and China has a certainly large telecommunication market. All the business

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A man wa

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