Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has applied for full membership of the United Nations, winning broad applause in the halls of the General Assembly today. Israel's prime minister, though, says that's not the way to peace, as NPR's Michel

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 April 2006 U.N. security council meeting (file photo) Iran has once again rejected cooperation with the United Nations in curtailing its nuclear weapons ambitions. So

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Babies Now Permitted on US Senate Floor Lawmakers in the United States Senate may now bring their young babies with them to work. The Senate voted Wednesday to permit children under the age of one in the chamber while their parents cast votes. The Se

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One person, one vote - to decide who will be Hong Kong's new Chief Executive. But the reform plan must first be endorsed by two-thirds of the members in the 70-seat Legislative Council. When introducing the plan on Wednesday, Carrie Lam told council

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160 印尼面临最关键的时刻 Showdown Looms in Indonesia Patricia Nunan Jakarta 13 Jul 2001 11:58 UTC Indonesian leaders appear ready for a 1)showdown next week. President Abdurrahman Wahid has

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阿根廷国会批准司法改革 BUENOS AIRES, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Argentine lawmakers on Thursday passed a reform bill that paved the way for a controversial judicial reform, local media reported. After an overnight debate lasting nearly 19 hours,

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Obama Asks Congress for Military Force Authorization against IS In a letter to Congress, President Obama contends that if left unchecked, ISIL will pose a threat beyond the Middle East, including the United States. But in making the symbolic request

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WASHINGTONFormer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a letter by 47 Republican senators sent directly to Iran's government was out of step with the best traditions of American leadership and undermined sensitive, international talks with the

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AS IT IS 2016-01-11 Parliament to Debate Banning Trump from UK 英国议会辩论是否禁止特朗普 British lawmakers have scheduled a debate about whether to ban U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from Britain. The lawmakers resp

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By Gary Thomas Washingotn 23 February 2007 Before the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq had been something of a counterweight to Iranian power in the Middle East. Now with Saddam gone, Iranian political influence has been expanding, not just in Iraq,

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国会通过1.1万亿美元支出法案 With that vote, congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill. 国会通过1.1万亿美元支出法案。 As we end the year, I think by any objective standard, it's been a year of significant accomplishment. 年

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192 印尼总统可能迫于威胁放弃主张 Indonesia Leader Could Back Off Threat Patricia Nunan Jakarta 18 Jul 2001 11:50 UTC Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid may be 1)backing down from a 2

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President Barack Obama says congressional leaders from both political parties need to do the right thing and work with him to achieve the largest possible compromise to cut deficit spending and raise the national debt limit. Mr. Obama used a news con

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Tens of thousands of European Union supporters sang, danced and marched their way down the streets of London on Saturday to protest the United Kingdom's vote to leave the EU. 周六,成千上万的欧盟支持者又唱又跳,一路向着伦敦大街

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今天我们要学的词是net worth。 Net worth, 意思是净价值。The investment bank targets only high net worth individuals, 这家投资银行只针对有钱人。最新调查发现,美国国会里44%议员的净资产都在百万美元以上

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WASHINGTON This week will bring a renewed focus on the flawed U.S. government website where Americans are supposed to sign up for private health care insurance. The so-called Obamacare website is apparently functioning better, but far from perfectly,

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Monday started to review nine draft laws, law amendments and revisions, including a new draft decision on Internet management. At a bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Stan

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WHITE HOUSEHe stood at the same university where more than 50 years ago, then-President John F. Kennedy used a commencement address to first call for nuclear disarmament and a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. Kennedys historic call for

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says U.S. economic policies amount to hooliganism.Putin, in his annual address to the Russian parliament, said Wednesday that everything is not so good for our friends in the States. He told the lawmakers to look

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本期内容: A former member of a death squad in the Philippines told lawmakers that the squad had killed about 1,000 people over 25 years on the orders of Rodrigo Duterte, then a mayor, now president. Edgar Matobato said targets were chiefly crim

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