Next up, a new world leader has been chosen in South Korea, and changes could be ahead for how it deals with rival country North Korea. Moon Jae-in is a former special forces soldier and human rights lawyer. He's also the son of North Korean refugees

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年6月

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Monday that she would not try to get re-elected when her term expires in the year 2021. Not only the leader of Germany, she served as a powerful leader in European politics for the past 13 years. So her an

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 25 September 2007 Veteran lawmaker, Yasuo Fukuda, has been elected Japan's new prime minister. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong. Japan's powerful lower house of Parliament, dominated by the Lib

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

South Africa's parliament has elected African National Congress leader, Jacob Zuma, to be the country's next president. The vote came two weeks after the ANC swept national elections. South Africa's President-Elect Jacob Zuma African National Congre

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 June 2007 Shimon Peres has been elected Israel's ninth president in a second round of parliamentary voting for the largely ceremonial post. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Mr. Peres has held virtually all of Israel

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By Jim Malone Washington 07 April 2008 The war in Iraq is once again center-stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign. All three major contenders will be in Washington Tuesday for the congressional testimony of the top U.S. commander in Iraq,

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In U.S. politics, there is no issue that divides Democrats and Republicans more than their vastly different views on the role and size of the central government. That political divide is at the heart of the intensifying debate over the federal budget

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The widower of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has won elections to become the country's next president. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad, where Asif Ali Zardari won an estimated 482 of the 702 votes from lawm

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 27 February 2008 The political parties in what is expected to become the new ruling coalition in Pakistan's national assembly have held their first joint meeting, calling on President Pervez Musharraf to convene the assemb

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Voters Unsure Madagascar Election Will End Crisis 马达加斯加选民不确定选举能结束危机 WASHINGTON Voters in Madagascar are returning to the polls Friday to elect a new president and parliament. Hopes are high that the new leadership wi

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Tribal Elders Play Pivotal Role in Afghan Politics 部落长老在阿富汗政治发挥关键作用 KABUL When it comes to difficult national policy issues, political decision making in Afghanistan is a complex mix of parliamentary democracy and trib

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今天我们要学的词是reception。 Reception, 有宴会,招待会的意思。 The couple celebrated their 50th anniversary with a dinner reception, 这对夫妇开晚宴,庆祝自己金婚五十周年。 President Obama will hold a White Hou

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Thailand has an elected parliament this week for the first time since 2006, the year former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was deposed in a military coup. The new parliament includes many Thaksin allies, indicating the exiled leader could be poise

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The Prime Ministers office has declared three days of national mourning over one of the countys worst industrial disasters. The death toll of the accident has soared to 201, and is expected to rise as the rescue operation continues. More than 100 peo

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By Barry Wood Belgrade 04 February 2008 Incumbent president of Serbia Boris Tadic won Sunday's presidential election, defeating by a narrow margin a pro-Russian nationalist candidate. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Belgrade. Boris Tadic (l), 03 Feb 20

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By Deborah Tate Washington 17 March 2008 Five years after the start of the Iraq war, many Americans believe the invasion was a mistake and favor bringing U.S. troops home. Those attitudes are playing out daily in the U.S. presidential campaign. VOA's

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 15 October 2009 U.N. Security Council (file photo) Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were elected Thursday to non-permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. They will serve two-year terms starting Janua

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People in America - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about t

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We start today by remembering America's 41st president. George Herbert Walker Bush served as U.S. leader from 1989 to 1993. Before he passed away on Friday, he was the nation's oldest living president. In fact, he was the longest living president in

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十九大两周大盘点,中国好也为世界发展注入强心剂 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Suyi. Coming up:The Communist Party of China has wrapped up its 19th national congres

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