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Thanks! Britain's Prince Charles awoke on his birthday to find he's become more popular. A new poll finds Charles now leads his son William and the people's choice to succeed Queen Elisabeth on the throne. That's brand new. William was the top pick i

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-26

When Britain's royal baby is born, the annoucement will be made with a bow to both tradition and modern technology. Protocol requires that the Queen be told first, then an annoucement will be posted in front of Buckingham Palace as well as the monarc

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There'd been some mixed messages coming out of Nigeria, after what appears to be another mass kidnapping by the Boko Haram terrorist group. It's been fighting the African country's government for years, with the goal of replacing the federal presiden

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Did a secret police infiltrator inside Fathers for Justice first propose the idea of kidnapping Tony Blair’s son? That's what some members of the organization now suspect. It started as a simple con

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美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-21

The woman accused of kidnapping a week-old baby is now charged with kidnapping and assaults. Shannon Torrez also known as Shannon Beck, is being held on one million dollars bond. Police say she kidnap

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By Greg Flakus Mexico City 17 January 2006 watch Mexico Crime report A lot of attention has been focused on the millions of Mexican workers who are crossing the border illegally to find work in the Un

VOA常速英语2008年-Thousands Kidnapped in Colombia in Last Decade

By Zulima Palacio Colombia 06 February 2008 Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Monday -- at home and abroad -- to demand that the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release those it is holding. The protesters denounced F

VOA常速英语2007-Charges Filed in Chad Over Alleged Child Abducti

By Lisa Bryant Paris 30 October 2007 Chadian authorities are charging 16 Europeans and two Chadians of being complicit or involved with kidnapping in relation to an effort by a French charity to fly more than a hundred children from Chad to France. F

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-19)

1.President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are sounding a theme of cooperation on major issues. The two emphasized cooperation on the economy and climate. However, they did display differences on human rights. 2.Seven years after it be

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-21

President Obama's Affordable Care Act goes to the House of Representatives for a new vote Wednesday. The House is voting on the president's plan to delay a key part of the health care reform law for a year. Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro i

VOA标准英语2009年-Police Implicated in Nigeria Kidnapping

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 24 September 2009 The past three years have seen an upsurge in violence perpetrated by armed groups in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta. And while attacks targeting the oil industry have been halted for now, kidnapping is on

2006年VOA标准英语-Mass Kidnapping Stuns Baghdad

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 14 November 2006 Gunmen in Iraq dressed as police commandos have kidnapped as many as 100 people during a lightning raid on a Baghdad research institute. Authorities say at least three people were later released. It i

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Concerned by Israeli Bombing of Beirut Air

By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 13 July 2006 President Bush says he is concerned that the Israeli bombing of Beirut's airport could weaken the Lebanese government. Mr. Bush supports Israel's right to defend itself, and is calling on Syrian Preside

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117 以色列要求联合国交出有关绑架以色列士兵案的录像带 Israel Demands UN Turn Over Videotape Art Chimes Jerusalem 6 Jul 2001 16:50 UTC Israel is demanding the United Nations 1)tu

VOA常速英语2007-Niger Delta Militants Seize Oil Workers in Attac

By Kari Barber Dakar 26 October 2007 Italian oil giant Eni has confirmed that six workers were taken in an attack on an offshore facility in Nigeria's Niger Delta on Friday morning. Some say a recent upsurge in attacks following a period of ceasefire

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Gunmen Release British Girl

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 July 2007 A three-year-old British toddler who was kidnapped last week in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers state has been released and reunited with her family. Gilbert da Costa reports that Margaret Hill's abduction provoked a

VOA标准英语2009年-Kidnappings Plague Kenyan Capital

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 05 November 2009 Child kidnapping in Kenya. A parent's worse nightmare. Kidnapping has become a serious problem in Kenya's capital, with children being the most common targets. Experts say criminals consider kidnapping to b

VOA标准英语2008年-Mexican President Proposes Life in Prison for K

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has sent a new initiative to his country's Congress that would impose life in prison for those convicted of several categories of kidnapping, including current or former policemen involved in the crime. Mexico has o

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This is AP News Minute. President Trump says resolving the government shutdown should be easy, but he won't back down on a border wall. The shutdown is leading to long lines at airports, as security screeners miss work. Attorney General nominee Willi