1. Havana was the scene of a major military parade in honor of Cuban leader Fidel Castro's 80th birthday. However, the ailing Castro wasn't in attendance . US officials believe Castro is suffering fro

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1. In Utah, crews get closer to six trapped coal miners. They have now drilled within 1,000 feet of where the men are believed to be, hoping to get them food and air. The mine's owner says it may take two days to reach the trapped men. They've been t

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Misfortunes of a nation may turn out to be fortunes of a philosopher, noted Qian Mu, arenowned expert in Chinese cultural studies. 国学大师钱穆曾说过:民族的不幸是哲人的财富 The sentence vividly summarizes ancient Chinese philoso

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1. In Greece, a senior judge is sworn in to lead a caretaker government for the next month. This comes a day after power-sharing talks collapsed. Greece is facing a political crisis, threatening its membership in the euro. 2. Vice President Joe Biden

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. As the American housing market has cooled, worries about investments based on risky home loans have heated up. Last month, two hedge funds operated by the investment bank Bear Stearns nearly collapsed

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A house for sale in Cleveland, Ohio Investment banks have long played a part in the financial system. But the recent crisis over securities based on risky home loans has brought them new attention. In

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Britain 英国 The Vote: Whodunit? 投票:谁干的? Post-mortem of Britain's electoral upset. 英国大选意外结果的事后反思。 The Conservative Party began the election campaign with an enormous lead and even on election day was expect

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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Public Security has dispatched a team to probe a blast involving a truck carrying fireworks on an expressway in central China's Henan Province on Friday morning. Headed by Huang Ming, vice minister of publi

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CHENGDU, July 25 (Xinhua)-- Rescuers found two more bodies in the debris of a bridge smashed by fallen rocks early Saturday in southwest China's Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, raising the death toll to six, authorities said Saturday afternoon. F

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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Thanks much for checking in with us today. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. California Supreme Court has just struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. In a 4 to 3 ruling, t

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Hello, from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long, it's Friday, November 21st and here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has got a clean bill of health from his doctors. He collap

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英格里德从火车上走下来,仍像以前一样秀发飘逸,笑靥如花。这时,玛塔转过身,看着爱德华,说:去吧,爱德华。我知道你想娶的人是她,不是我。直到此时,爱德华才第一次发现玛塔竟

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纽约大楼倒塌死亡人数上升到3人 NEW YORK, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A powerful explosion leveled two residential buildings in New York's East Harlem neighborhood on Wednesday morning, killing three people, while nine others remained missing, o

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The U.S pleaded to deepen cooperation with South Korea and Japan on deterring the North Korean nuclear threat. President Obama also met with China's President on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington. A police traffic camera caught

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HARBIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three people have been rescued after a section of road collapsed on Tuesday in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, rescuers told Xinhua. The three have been sent to hospital, rescuers said. The cave

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- South American football's governing body Conmebol has ordered Brazilian club Gremio to temporarily close a section of its stadium following last month's crush that left five people in hospital. Conmebol officials a

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A decade after Islamic terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and turned them into weapons to claim nearly 3,000 lives, people in the United States on Sunday somberly marked the September 11 anniversary with memorials at the scenes of the attacks.

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Four years ago, James Young's life changed for ever in a freak accident when he fell under a train. 四年前一场诡异的意外事故中,詹姆斯杨摔到了列车下,人生因而彻底改变。 As well as sustaining multiple injuries - inclu

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GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two buildings consisting of six shops collapsed Monday afternoon after subsidence in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, the municipal government has confirmed. At around 4:40 p.m., subsidence occurr

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美文欣赏:Just friends 只是朋友 在巴黎的站台上见到他之后,我们之间没有激情的拥吻,只有埃菲尔铁塔下的畅谈。尽管我们之间没有迸发出激情的火花,我也无法写出更精彩的故事,但我赢得

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