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The number of people putting in for unemployment for the first time is still hovering near two-year lows, first reported over the winter holidays, raising hopes of job growth this year. Last week, the Labor Department found applications dropped by 37
Labor reforms in Colombia have cleared the way for the US-Colombia free trade agreement. NPR's Scott Horsley tells us the announcement came at the end of the Summit of the Americas. The free trade agreement was passed by Congress last fall, but its e
A United Nations plan to stop the fighting in Syria fell apart today. The Syrian government had agreed to withdraw its troops from rebel-held areas Tuesday. Both sides had agreed to a ceasefire to begin Thursday. Now the Syrian government is demandin
Texas Congressman Ron Paul is the winner of the non-binding GOP presidential straw poll taken at this weekend's Values Voters Summit of social conservatives. He pulled in 37% of the votes. NPR's Don Gonyea reports Paul's strong showing is not a surpr
伊拉克教派暴力激增 Skyrocketing sectarian violence and escalating political conflict in Iraq have some Middle East analysts concerned that Iraq may be on the brink of civil war. The latest upsurge in violence is the worst since the withdrawa
Good morning, happy Monday to you, from the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here's what's happening right NOW IN THE NEWS. The search is on for survivors of Italy's devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake. Rescuers with
From NPR News in Washington. Im Paul Brown. European stock markets opened lower today, and that performance mirrors whats been happening elsewhere. Worries about the US economy have sent the dollar tumbling to a 12-year low against the Japanese yen
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says in order for the nation to have a sustained economic recovery, the administration will have to reduce the massive federal budget deficit. NPR's Audie Cornish has the story. The federal deficit is now more tha
Four days after being shot in the head, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is said to be making progress. One of her doctors says the Democrat is less sedated and making small movements. Giffords was among 14 people injured Saturday, when polic
1.(Setting an artificial deadline to withdraw)President Bush facing doubts of the war tries to bolster support for his Iraq policy by offering a clear map of his strategy. 2. The outlook is unpred
1. The spiritual leader of Nigeria’s Muslims is among the victims of a plane crash in Nigeria. The ADC flight crashed just after takeoff in Abuja carrying more than 100 people. Six people survived;
1. People in northwest Ohio are returning to their homes, seeing what heavy floods've left behind. In Findlay, Ohio, hundreds remain in a shelter. Streets are still impassable , but the water has started to recede. 2. A scaffold near Ground Zero coll
Solana Boosts Macedonia Peace Talks Jeff Bieley Ohrid, Macedonia 5 Aug 2001 18:43 UTC Macedonia ' s peace talks have gotten a 1)boost by the arrival of EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. A final d
1. The Pentagon has released five silent videos it says it seized from Osama Bin Laden's compound. Most show him giving statements into a camera, but another shows him sitting on the floor watching TV, flipping to different channels that were showing
A major federal report on last year Golf oil spill could come out today. The spill was the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The report follows a year hearing in the investigation by the Coast Guard and the government agency in charge of offsho
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American forces in Afghanistan have launched their first offensive since President Obama announced more troops for the war. On Friday, military officials said more than one thousand NATO troops, mostly Amer
At least three lawmakers have been assassinated in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland in recent months, increasing fears that radical Islamist insurgents in the south may be expanding their effort to weaken the government in Puntland. One r
NATO Condemns Albanian Insurgents Attack in MacedoniaRoger Wilkison8 Aug 2001 18:01 UTC NATO has condemned an attack on Wednesday by ethnic Albanian 1)insurgents that killed 10 Macedonian soldiers, sa
今天我们要学的词是crack down。 Crack down, 是镇压的意思,一般是针对非法行为。Police are cracking down on drug dealers, 意思是警方打击毒品贩子。The troops cracked down on insurgents, 意思是军队镇压反叛分子
UN chief slams deadly terrorist attack in Kenya 联合国秘书长潘基文16日通过其发言人发表声明,强烈谴责肯尼亚拉穆地区发生的武装袭击事件。 声明说,潘基文向遇害者家属以及肯尼亚政府表示慰问,