By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: July 12, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. President Bush was in Africa this week to discuss the AIDS crisis, trade, African confli

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Several recent studies examined how machine automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will change the future of work. Some estimates predict these technologies could displace up to 30 percent of workers worldwide by 2030. One study was published by

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AS IT IS 2016-04-28 Nepal Quake: Slowly Rebuilding One Year Later 尼泊尔地震一周年 重建进行缓慢 One year after a deadly earthquake struck Nepal, the prime minister announced the country is rebuilding some of the damaged heritage sites.

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AS IT IS 2014-09-28 Land Disputes Lead to Violence in Uganda 乌干达居民因土地纠纷导致暴力行动 More than 700 residents crowd onto a small piece of land in Rwamutonga, a small village outside Hoima. The people say they have been unfairl

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[00:04.52]24) Bush Meat Crisis: [00:11.21]The meat of wild forest animals, called bush meat, [00:16.09]has long been an important part of the diet of people in central and western Africa. [00:22.91]But hunters are killing too many of these animals. [

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ERIC WESTERVELT, HOST: Many people around the world are mourning the death of Sir Nicholas Winton this week at the age of 106. Winton is credited with saving the lives of 669 children, most of them Jews, by organizing their escape from what was then

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马尔蒂阿赫蒂萨里,芬兰前总统,2005年11月11日被任命为联合国科索沃问题谈判特使。因为他的卓越贡献,时常被视为诺贝尔和平奖的候选人。他于2008年获得由瑞典皇家科学院诺贝尔奖委员会

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As Some Iraqis Flee Fighting, Others Long for Home 一些伊拉克人逃离战乱的同时,另一些却渴望回家 QAYYARAH, IRAQ Fleeing fighting, abandoning their villages, and returning to formerly IS controlled areas, Iraqis are on the move. A

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. . . . sing with me. How great is our God. . . This church service in Fort Hood, Texas is more emotional than usual this Sunday. People are mourning the 13 people who died during a shooting rampage thre

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IN THE NEWS - Six Months After the Tsunami: A Progress Report By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, June 25, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Sunday will be six months si

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AS IT IS 2015-06-06 Returning Afghan Refugees Face a Difficult Life 返回阿富汗的难民面临艰难的生活 Many of the tens of thousands of people returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan have no jobs, no support and no home. International aid a

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AS IT IS 2015-03-13 Older Ukrainians Threatened by War with Russia 乌克兰老人受到战争威胁 Old people in eastern Ukraine are suffering from the conflict between government forces and Russian-supported rebels. The United Nations estimates 60

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AS IT IS 2015-10-21 Koreans Weep With Joy At Family Reunions 数百韩国人抵达朝鲜与家人团聚 North and South Korea began long-awaited reunions of separated families on Tuesday. Buses filled with smiling and joyous Koreans from the South cr

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International aid agencies say it is absolutely crucial to provide shelter for hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti made homeless by the earthquake before the rainy and hurricane season begins in April. The International Organization for Migratio

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Easing Displacement through Development Last year there were more than 26-million people displaced within their countries by violence, conflict or natural disasters. A new report says development initiatives may help alleviate or even prevent displac

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Many Congolese Still Need Emergency Aid Humanitarian agencies are still trying to reach thousands of people in the eastern DRC who were displaced by the recent military offensive by M23 rebels. Many of the displaced fear they may have to flee violenc

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英语学习笔记: dislike v/n. 不喜欢 dispassionate adj. 冷静的 displace v. 取代,离开家乡 dispirit vt. 使沮丧 I take a strong dislike to cold weather. 我真的不喜欢这个冷天气。 We all should take a dispassionate look a

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By Noel King Kibaya, DRC 21 November 2007 As fighting continues between dissident general Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army, displaced Congolese have packed into squalid camps that are plagued with growing health problems. Humanitarian workers ar

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The International Committee of the Red Cross reports bitterly cold weather is increasing the misery of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in northern Yemen. At least 150,000 people have been affected by the escalating fighting between the Yemen

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Past country lines and interstate signs We were here to sing, to shadow an endless dream Left the family, backstage we met You were writing your set We talked till the owner swept Outside the big great door But don't look at me this way In the broad

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