Wolfowitz Nomination as World Bank President Brings Swift Reaction President Bush has nominated Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to be the next president of the World Bank. Mr. Wolfowitz is con

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AS IT IS 2015-02-26 Indonesia Pushes Back on Foreign Executions Pressure 印尼回击外国死刑压力 Indonesian President Joko Widodo is pushing back at foreign pressure over plans to execute drug traffickers. The president spoke in Jakarta Tuesda

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Residents in the Perth hills are counting the cost of bush fires that have burnt out of control for two days. Sixty-eight homes in the suburbs of Roleystone and Kelmscott have been destroyed - that's a new figure this morning. Another 32 houses have

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Fraud Hunters Unmask Military Imposters If you were to attend a parade or musical celebration of the 235th anniversary of Americans' declaration of independence today, you'd likely see lots of men and women in the uniforms of the United States milita

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Getting Access to Restricted Areas Security officer: Excuse me, sir, but this is a restricted area. Only authorized personnel are permitted. Carl: I just want to take a quick look. Is this really where the president will be speaking? Security officer

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International Museum Day has been held around the 18th of May every year since 1977. It was started by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM says: The event provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert th

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Lesson 102 The Fossil Fiasco 化石的悲惨下场 Words: fossil n. 化石,僵化的事物 foster vt. 鼓励,促进;养育,抚养 foul adj. 恶臭的 founder n. 创建者,创始人 fraction n. 小部分,少量;分数 fracture n. 骨折;破碎;vt. 使破裂,断裂 fragile adj. 易碎的,

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Security Tight Around UN General Assembly 联合国总部加强安保措施 NEW YORK The United Nations General Assembly, every September, brings together leaders from around the world. The U.N. has turned into a fortress. Streets are blocked off. Po

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Analysts: Serious Challenges Await First Woman AU Chair The African Union's new chief replaces Gabonese incumbent Jean Ping, who led the 54-member organization since 2008. The 63-year-old Dlamini-Zuma is the former wife of South African President Jac

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Obama Has Opportunities, Challenges in Second Term Creating jobs and bolstering the economy will still be the president's top domestic goals in his second term. But he is unlikely to get cooperation from opposition Republicans On one major issue, rai

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President Barack Obama has named General David Petraeus, the head of the U.S. Central Command, to replace his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, following a magazine interview in which McChrystal and his aides were dismissive o

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In North Korea, one newscaster leads the news every day. Ri Chun Hee begins every newscast reporting the latest on the nation's leader, Kim Jong-Il. But some North Korea experts and defectors say audiences are not paying attention to the official new

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Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar 2010 Although the bill proposing to reserve one third

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Kurdish Issue Heats Up Before Turkey's Parliamentary Vote With just weeks to go before Turkey's June 12 parliamentary vote, tensions are rising over Turkey's Kurdish minority's demands for the greater rights. The election campaign has already been ma

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Nigeria's economy is one of the biggest campaign issues for presidential candidates, especially following last week's strike over wages. President Goodluck Jonathan ended the strike after just one day by promising to raise the minimum wage, which is

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...an estimated 1.5 million American children - about 3 percent of the school-age population - won't be going anywhere as schools open for the fall term. Before 1918, when Mississippi became the last U.S. state to require that school-age children att

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Chinese initiatives like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank or AIIB and the One Belt, One Road initiative have been lauded by Turkish economists and international affairs experts. Tarik Oguzlu, director of the international affairs center at An

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Looking At Photographer George Rodriguez SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Photographer George Rodriguez chronicled Los Angeles for nearly six decades from Hollywood to the Chicano movement to hip-hop and beyond. As NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports, his work is now

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9. I hope you will consider my application, and I appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience. 我将很感激您在百忙之中的早日回复。 还能这样说: I appreciate your reply to my application in so short time. I express my gratitu

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Critics question safety of the pest-resistant strain Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 05 February 2010 An Indian seed company has developed an eggplant that it says will dramatically reduce the need for pesticides. Related Links Mahyco Navdanya Indian

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