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British Election Campaign Hits Stride Campaigning is under way on the British Isles, as the ruling Labor Party fights for a third term against its primary opponent, the Conservative Party . There are

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Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine 困在矿井里 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why is the rescue taking so long? Six men have been trapped in a mine for

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-31

1. Hundreds of children taken from a polygamous compound may be reunited with their families as soon as Monday. It comes on the heels of a Texas court rulling that state officials went too far when they took the kids from the ranch. 2. A constructio

VOA慢速英语 2008 0223

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. One of the world's longest serving leaders announced this week that he is leaving office after just short of fifty eventful years. Fidel Castro of Cuba is eighty-one years old and in poor health. He named

NPR 2008-11-18

Congressional lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill this week for a special session on the nation's teetering auto industry. Today the Senate began debate on whether to come to its aid. NPR's Brian Miller reports. As domestic carmakers teeter on the br

NPR 2010-09-06

President Obama will be talking about jobs and the economy during several speeches this week including at a Labor Day rally tomorrow in Milwaukee. Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio has more on what the president will cover. The president will

NPR 2009-05-17

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama has nominated Republican governor Jon Huntsman of Utah to be the next US ambassador to China. Huntsman has a strong background in Asia, including a stint as ambassador to Singapore. He

CNN 2009-01-27

Good morning, happy Monday to you from the CNN Center at Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in, here's what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Tens of thousands of additional job cuts were announced today by companies in a few different sectors

CNN 2009-06-29

There is some new information this morning on Michael Jackson's death. The cardiologist who was with the singer when he collapsed spoke with L.A. police detectives for about three hours yesterday. Meanwhile Jackson's family spent the afternoon at hi

CNN 2010-01-20

we're at the Caribbean Market in -- it's a big supermarket that collapsed in Pour-au-Prince. This is just one of the locations where rescue teams have been frantically working, trying to dig out survivors still alive after nearly five days under the

As Elections Near, Singapore Considers New Media Laws

The ruling party in Singapore has named a likely replacement to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Lee is 66 years old and has said he will step down at age 70. He is the son of Singapores founder, Lee Kuan Yew. Late last week, Singapores 57-year-old fi

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It is the worlds largest cave and no one even knew it existed until recently. Son Doong Cave was discovered in 1991 in the rugged mountains of central Vietnam (map). A local man by the name of Ho Khanh discovered an entrance to the cave but did not h

【英语语言学习】我们的睡眠质量

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Millions of Americans recharge their phones and screens and laptops before they go to bed at night, but do they recharge themselves? Arianna Huffington says we're in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis that creates anxiety as w

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Even by the standards of Hollywood, it sounds an unlikely pitch-an app that offers almost unlimited access to cinemas for $10 a month. 每月仅需10美元就能让你在电影院里无限制观看电影，即使是按照好莱坞的标准，这似乎也

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Prime Minister John Key and his wife flew to Antarctica last night (Friday) for a three-day trip. The plan was for a four-day trip, leaving on Thursday evening but the weather in Antarctica was a problem. So Thursday evening, John Key and his wife we

Annan Close to Setting Dates for Cyprus Talks

Annan Close to Setting Dates for Cyprus Talks Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is close to announcing a date for a new round of talks on the reunification of Cyprus . Mr. Annan

CNN 2011-02-06

Fridays are awesome! Just like the students and teachers at Ron Clark Academy, where I had the privilege of speaking yesterday. I'm Carl Azuz, bringing you 10 minutes of headlines, leaving out the commercials. Let's go ahead and get started. The fina

NPR 2010-12-12

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the president's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, is in the hospital after emergency surgery. As NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports, Holbrooke is a veteran diplomat who's been given some of the thorniest fore

NPR 2010-12-13

NATO says six coalition troops and two Afghan soldiers have been killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. In Kabul, NPR's Quil Lawrence reports military authorities say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed van at the gates of

NPR 2010-08-14

After sharp declines on Wall Street in recent days, stocks are ending the week relatively calm, apparently unaffected by today's economic data. Overall, retail sales rose 0.4% in July, not as much as analysts had hoped, but take up autos and gasoline