This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last month, America's biggest bank, Citigroup, agreed to sell five percent of its shares to the government of Abu Dhabi. The deal, worth seven and a half billion dollars, was another example of growi

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(140) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(十二)月

阿联酋国家报:阿联酋首都阿布扎比计划建一座革命性新式监狱-----囚犯在整个服刑期间可能见不到任何一个狱警.与囚犯打交道的将只有社工,培训者,心理学家,顾问和医务人员.狱警将退居幕后

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The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 has landed in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. The plane touched down safely earlier this morning after arriving on a flight from Myanmar. Solar Impulse 2 began its trip to China yesterday morning from the c

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Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden leg of their global voyage. The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday fro

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Nearly 90% of the oil of the United Arab Emirates is based here, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. That's how Abu Dhabi has built up the largest sovereign or government-controlled wealth fund in the world and why Abu Dhabi is expected to do more to

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Western and eastern styles met in the capital of United Arab Emirates last week, as Abu Dhabi held its first fashion show. Plunging necklines and audacious skirts, this isn't Milan or New York, but Abu Dhabi, the first Fashion Week ever organized in

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Solar-Powered Plane to Fly Around the World The makers and pilots of a solar-powered plane will try to fly it around the world beginning next month. The plane is called Solar Impulse 2, or SI-2. It arrived in pieces recently in Abu Dhabi in the Unite

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This is Whats Trending Today A Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ that recently sold for a record $450 million is heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The newly opened museum made the announcement this week. The 500-year-old painting is called Sa

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On November 11, the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum will open in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The museum is part of a project designed to appeal to millions of visitors every year. The waterfront museum will hold hundreds of pieces of art represe

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 19 January 2008 German golfer Martin Kaymer has fired a 4-under-par 68 to maintain a six-stroke lead after the third round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates. Kaymer, last year's European PGA T

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Photo provided by the Department of Defense shows US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visiting Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 11 Mar 2010 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that Iran's support for the Tali

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is pushing for an overhaul of current energy consumption trends and for more investment in green technology. Speaking at the fourth annual World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, Ban said renewable energy could hel

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Shams 1, which opened on March 17th is Abu Dhabi's latest step towards achieving seven per cent renewable energy production by 2020. By that date, Abu Dhabi plans to produce 1,500 mega watts of electricity from solar power alone. Various types of sol

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From the sculpted beauty of dessert dunes to the undersea realms of the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates is a study in contrast. And while most people associate Arabia with desert life, the region is in fact teeming with marine animals as well,

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来自瑞士的阳光动力2号本周一在阿联酋首都阿布扎比出发,展开为期5个月左右的环球之旅。全程将不使用一滴石油。阳光动力2号将由阳光动力项目的联合发起人贝特兰德皮卡德和安德烈博尔

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Todd: So, Greg you taught in the Middle East. Greg: Yeah, I lived in the United Arab Emirates for awhile. Todd: Wow, that's a lot different than most places. Greg: Ah, it's very different. I'm glad I went to experience another culture, another way of

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ACCRA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ghana moved four places up to rank 26th on the January edition of the overall FIFA world rankings, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here Thursday. Ghana jumped from the 30th position on December's rankings to

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美国出于安全原因关闭一些大使馆 WASHINGTON - US embassies that would normally be open this Sunday - including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo - will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns, the US State Departm

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A solar-powered airplane that landed in Arizona last week after a daylong flight from California is now headed to Oklahoma on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey. The file photo shows the two pilots of the Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 in fro

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Pope Francis Makes Historic Visit to Arabian Peninsula Pope Francis has become the first pope in history to visit the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. Francis opened his official visit Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Em

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