For much of its brief existence, South Sudan has been has been mired in a civil war, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced some 4 million to flee their homes, creating Africa's worst refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan g

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1. The Senate has cleared the way for gays to serve openly in the military. A bill to repeal Dont Ask, Dont Tell was approved today in what is being seen as a landmark vote for gay rights. However, it could take up to a year to implement the law. 2.

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Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining last Monday said that Chinese cities reported more good air days in 2016. 环保部部长陈吉宁上周一表示,2016年,全国城市空气优良天数有所增加。 Last year, the 338 cities mon

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Last Tuesday, President Xi Jinping met with Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the newly appointed chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound. 国家主席习近平于上周四在中南海瀛台会见

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends, As the clock counts down the few remaining hours to the Year 2008, through China Radio International, China National Radio and China Central Television, I am very delighted to extend New Year greetings to C

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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared here Monday a state of emergency for New York City and its suburban areas as the region braces for a potentially historic storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow. Cuomo wa

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BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Given the changes to its economy and financial market, China's monetary policy will maintain a certain degree of looseness in the coming months, but prudence will feature more prominently than last year. Positive signs a

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黄怒波帮助中国流失文物回家 Chinese entrepreneur Huang Nubo has helped to return seven marble columns from a Norwegian museum back to China. The marble columns were taken about 150 years ago from western Beijing's Imperial Yuanmingyuan Ga

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Four Chinese regulatory agencies have issued a joint statement encouraging listed companies to hand out more dividends, buy back their own shares and carry out more mergers and corporate restructurings to boost slumping share prices. 中国四家监管

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China's State post bureau announced on Monday that it will start a nationwide campaign to crack down on illegal activities by enforcing real-name registration for senders. 中国国家邮政局在周一宣布将在全国范围内启动快递寄件人实

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The UN Security Council has unanimously endorsed the historic agreement reached between Iran and major world powers on Iranian nuclear issues, paving the way to lift the sanctions imposed by the US, EU and UN on Iran. It marks the formal UN approval

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On the sidelines of CES in Las Vegas, Ceasars Entertainment partnered up with WeChat to give tours of new smart hotel rooms at The LINQ, a local hotel and casino. Visitors could use an app inside WeChat to control lighting, thermostats, and curtains.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States urged South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar to end hostilities and begin mediated political talks, according to a statement issued by State Department on Tuesday. U

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China's Ministry of Finance said last Wednesday it has earmarked a special fund of 100 billion yuan (15.33 billion U.S. dollars) to subsidize local governments and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in reducing steel and coal overcapacity. 我国财政部上

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BBC News Imagine watching a film or TV show featuring breathtaking scenery. You don't know where the place is but you'd love to visit it one day. BBC新闻 想象一下在看一部电影或一档电视节目,里面出现了绝美风景。你并不知

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DAMASCUS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The captors of the UN peacekeepers have been divided on whether to release the group before setting them free on Saturday, the head of office of the UN- Arab League (AL) joint special representative to Syria told Xinhua

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世博会正式开园,园内有不少独立展馆。顾名思义,独立展馆即单独设管的意思。比如说古巴,以往都是与其他拉美国家合用一个展馆,而在此次的上海世博会上,首次设立独立的展馆。那么

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中国雾霾,近几年不仅仅成为国人议论的热点话题,更是成为了国际议论的热点话题。在托福阅读中,我们可以将中国雾霾的一些知识作为托福阅读背景知识来了解。小编搜集了一些关于中国

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Hello, I'm Jerry Smit with the BBC news. The five largest European economies have agreed to work together to combat tax evasions and have urged other members of the G20 to follow their example. Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain will share inf

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cake // apple pie dessert can hardly wait to do look forward to doing // can't wait to do // be anxious to do can't fit it in too busy can't get away with that will get into trouble can't put the book down the book is interesting can't recognize look

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