This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, we look back at a few of the year's biggest economic stories. A house for sale in September in New York In recent years, home building and

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(400) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年慢速英语(十二)月

News Spotlight (3) NEWS 1 政治 1) NATO Ambassadors are 2) due to resume talks later today to try to resolve a damaging dispute over its preparations in the event of a war with Bagdad. On Tuesday, me

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The US says it's not ruling anything out in how it'll respond to the Libyan government's crackdown on demonstrators, hundreds of whom reportedly have been killed since the start of the uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi. The White House says it

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A third student is confirmed dead from yesterday's shooting rampage at Chardon High School in Ohio. The Metro Health System says Demetrius Hewlin was declared dead this morning. Fellow Classmates Daniel Parmertor and Russell King also died from injur

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Police in New York and the Manhattan District Attorney's officer looking into the story of a man who they say has implicated himself in the death of six-year-old Etan Patz whose disappearance 33 years ago. Forever changed the way people looked at iss

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In the wake of yet another short-range missile firing by North Korea, US officials now say there are scenes what appears to be increased activity at a long-range missile site. North Korea test-fired its sixth missile this week over strong objections

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The president, the vice president and Congresss top lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are sparring over health care overhaul in the glare of TV lights. The White House says it is really hoping for c

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. There is no sign that the political gridlock between the White House and Congressional Republicans were clear after today's meeting in Baltimore. That's where President Obama addressed a conference of G

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President Obama is expected to speak shortly about suspicious packages out of Yemen that have prompted international security alerts. The packages were found at an airport north of London and a cargo side in Dubai. Sweeps were conducted at airports i

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The latest jobs report reveals an unexpected decline in new unemployment claims last week, but economist Hugh Johnson says the better measure on labor trends, the four-week average, tells a different story. The truth is that the jobless claims have b

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ECONOMICS REPORT - For a Country, a Lot of Debt Is Not Always a Bad ThingBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 03, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Listener Adamu Onakpa at

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study shows that unhappiness in middle age, also known as midlife crisis, is a universal experience. Two economists did the study: Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England and David B

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Alice: Hello! Im Alice and this is 6 Minute English. Im joined today by Abdu. Hi Abdu. Abdu: Hi Alice. Alice: Today were talking about ageing populations, pensions and retirement. Im going to start by asking you Abdu what age do you expect to retire?

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恐怖袭击可能会削弱投资者信心 Terror Attack Could Weaken Investor Confidence Elaine Johanson New York 12 Sep 2001 20:45 UTC Wall Street remains 1)shrouded in uncertainty, one day after th

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The Obama administration has confirmed plans to bring an end to the popular Cash for Clunkers program. In a statement, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says there's enough money to continue accepting submissions until the deadline this Monday eve

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As she prepares to head to the annual UN General Assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning Iran that she will push for more sanctions soon if the country continues to defy the international community on the nuclear issue. NPR's Michele

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President Obama's taking his domestic agenda to voters in the western US. His latest stop is Reno, Nevada, where he pledged to protect consumers from price gouging in the wake of higher oil and gas costs. The Attorney General's putting together a tea

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The debt-ceiling agreement President Obama reached with congressional leaders over the weekend is coming under debate in the US House. Speaker John Boehner says he remains opposed to any tax hikes to help balance the federal budget. We've worked with

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President Obama is calling his jobs proposal and insurance policy against the threat of a double-dip recession. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the president used a White House news conference today to press Congress to pass his bill. President Obama say

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IMF预测今年世界经济平均增长3.3% The International Monetary Fund has cut its outlook for global economic growth, saying the recovery is likely to be uneven. The global lending organization predicts overall growth will average 3.3 percent t

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