U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Francis held a 30-minute meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday. 周三,美国总统唐纳德特朗普(Donald Trump)在梵蒂冈与教皇弗朗西斯进行了30多分钟的会晤。 The two men shook hands at t

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Yemen on Brink of Disaster as Medical Shortages Soar LONDON Aid agencies warn Yemen is on the brink of humanitarian disaster with up to half a million children facing severe malnutrition, and hospitals running out of basic medicines. There are fears

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A US general was killed today when a man believed to be an Afghan soldier opened fire at a military base there.The victim's been identified as Major General Harold Greene described as a top US trainer.His family has been notified.Pentagon spokesman R

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I thought I would start with a very brief history of cities. 我觉得我得从城市的历史简单说起。 Settlements typically began with people clustered around a well, and the size of that settlement was roughly the distance you could walk wit

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Kerry's China visit was his first as the US Secretary of State and came amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In his talks with Kerry, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will stick to denuclearization and peace on the peninsula a

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 15 October 2007 Officials in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia are warning that a full-scale war could break out within days between Puntland and its neighboring breakaway republic of Somaliland. The warning foll

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hurricane,Rita,Texas,1.Hurricane Rita pummels Coastal Texas and Louisiana with fierce winds and torrential rains but raise far less damage than Katrina, largely sparing flood from Huston and Galveston. 2.Defense in the Ga

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CAIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Both the security and governorate's headquarters in Egypt's Port Said were set on fire on Monday as protesters hurled Molotov cocktail at the buildings, state-run Ahram online reported. The protesters also blocked fire engi

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 May 2008 As Zimbabwe braces itself for a runoff in the presidential election, violence against people loyal to the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, has reached unprecedented levels. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sa

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AS IT IS 2015-04-08 Amnesty Raises Warnings on Afghan Womens Rights 大赦国际警告阿富汗妇女权利问题 A human rights group is urging the Afghan government to protect defenders of womens rights in the country. Amnesty International says th

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A spokesman for the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab on Friday denied issuing a new threat against Kenya, saying that a recording posted online is a fake. Tensions in Kenya has increased. Kenya is reported to have detained as many as 2000 peo

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if there is sufficient political will within the organ, the African Union can have significant impact on the continent and can have significant impact in ending conflict and ensuring that human rights are respected. - Amnesty International's Noel Kut

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Former US Diplomat Criticizes Japan's Nuclear Response 外交官批评日本核事故后反应 A former high-level U.S. diplomat, who was posted in Japan for many years, is speaking out about Tokyo's initial response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. More than 20,000 people have petitioned the White House to pardon Edward Snowden for leaking secret documents. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the former national security agency contractor admits to be the

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LINDSEY SMITH, HOST: Hey, it's Lindsey. Everything in this series will make a lot more sense if you start with Episode 1. Also, a warning, we're going to talk about sexual assault in explicit terms. And there's some swearing. KATE WELLS, HOST: Dr. Su

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乌克兰危机使奥巴马在华盛顿受到批评 As tensions and turmoil escalate in Ukraine, Americas response to the crisis is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in Washington. 随着乌克兰紧张和动乱局势升级,美国如何应对

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Foreign Ministers from the European Union are divided over whether to lift an arms embargo on Syria in order to help the Syrian rebels. Britain and France want the embargo eased to aide rebels fighting against President Assad's government forces. But

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The Pope has held a private meeting with the embattled president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, after which it was announced that the government and opposition would meet next Sunday. Tensions are rising high in Venezuela over the suspension of a reca

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