South Koreas defence minister has resigned in the wake of North Koreas attack. Hes come under a barrage of criticism for being too weak in his response to the shelling of a South Korean island. And Australias Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is urging Chi

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Former Countdown host Molly Meldrum is in a critical condition after a fall at his Melbourne home. Late last night, Meldrum underwent surgery for suspected brain swelling and broken ribs. He remains in an induced coma. The Indonesian agriculture mini

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Police in Brisbane have detained a 36-year-old man wanted over the embezzlement of $16 million from Queensland Health. Joel Barlow was found overnight at an address in the inner Brisbane suburb of New Farm. He's being questioned by police at the mome

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Senate just confirmed Gina McCarthy the head of Environmental Protection Agency, 59 to 40. Hertisen is the latest in a string of long stalled Obama nomination that were clear in Senate this week as

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必背句型: A:Why he was upset? 他为什么很不安? B:He was prosecuted for embezzlement. 他被指控犯有侵犯财产罪。 He was indicted for murder. 他被指控犯有谋杀罪。 He was accused of murder. 他被指控犯有谋杀罪。

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必背句型: A:I didn't see him these days. 这些天我没见过他。 B:He was sent to prison for six months for embezzlement. 他因侵占财产被监禁6个月。 The suspects were placed in detention. 嫌疑犯被拘留。 She was sent to priso

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BBC News with Jerry Smit. The election of a new president in Somalia has been widely welcomed. There was celebratory gunfire on the streets of the capital Mogadishu when news of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohameds victory was announced. The new president prom

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Perusing the Parthenon 走访帕得嫩神庙 An immense, columned temple built almost entirely of marble, Athens's ancient Parthenon is the consummate example of classical Greek architecture. Its legendary balance was achieved through a number of dev

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By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 27 July 2006 A recent boost in gas prices across Ghana is generating unprecedented criticism from members of the ruling New Patriotic Party, with some fearing that the party could lose the next general elections as a result

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By Trish Anderton 11 January 2008 After a week in a Jakarta hospital, former Indonesian President Suharto remains in critical condition with a weak heart and failing lungs and kidneys. His medical team says he is still not strong enough to undergo su

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The people of Albania are going to the polls in parliamentary elections that are seen as a key test for the Balkan country's ambition to join the European Union. Albania's incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight in the national ele

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Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has pleaded not guilty to a new set of charges that could add 22 years to the sentence he is already serving. Human rights activists say the imprisonment of Khodorkovsky, who was once Russia's wealthies

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 10 October 2006 A special court in the Nigeria Tuesday started a hearing on corruption charges filed against Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the charges flow from a public dispute betwe

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This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary general James Mattis is set to offer testimony at his confirmation hearing Thursday morning. Retired in 2013, Mattis will be the first career military officer to ser

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Released Palestinian prisoners arrive home Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier that has been held by Hamas since 2006, has arrived at his home in the northern Israeli village of Mitzpe Hila. He has been reunited with his family after first meeting with

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The British bank Barclays has announced it's cutting more than 3,500 jobs in an effort to cut costs. Almost half of the jobs will come at its investment bank. The vast majority of cuts are in Asia. Ninety-hundred jobs will come from its European reta

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According to the report published by the National Audit Office, the problematic money constituted more than a quarter of the lottery funds reviewed in the audit. Authorities say irregularities included embezzlement, fraud, illegal subsidies for staff

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 10 December 2007 Liberia's former transitional leader, Gyude Bryant, has appeared in court, after being arrested for missing earlier appearances in his continuing embezzlement trial. The court has given him until Friday to find

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Chinese citizens in Australia warned against telecom fraud An increasing number of Chinese citizens in Australia have fallen victim to a telecom fraud in which phone scammers are impersonating Chinese consulate staff. The fraud has so far caused loss

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Topic1 China's top legislature reviews amendment on crime of corruptionChina's top legislature has started its five-and-half day session this week to consider draft laws and amendments including a draft amendment to the Criminal Law. According to the

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