July 18th, 1936. Start of the Spanish Civil War as General Francisco Franco leads the military uprising throughout the country. Franco becomes Spain's dictator 3 years later when his Nationalist forces topple Madrid's Republican government. 1969. Sen

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New Wave Tattooists Dedicate Themselves to Skin Art The muscular man with shaved head grimaces at the needle dancing across his broad chest, the machine buzzing maniacally as the inky, Gothic letters of a Latin phrase begin to form on his skin: Amor

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And in fact, the gay rights movement asks us to support justice and equality from a space of love. 事实上,婚姻平权运动需要我们,以爱之名支持公平正义。 That may be the biggest, greatest gift that the movement has given us. 这

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1. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians are on the streets, calling for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to leave office on the one year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence are high as Morsis supporters vow to defend him. 2. President O

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North Korea is saying it has deported an elderly U.S. tourist and war veteran, the countrys held for more than a month. According to North Koreas news agency, U.S. citizen Merrill Newman has been deported from the country. The 85-year-old Newman spen

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Remembering Nelson Mandela Around the World 记住全世界纳尔逊曼德拉 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是时事新闻。 People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela, South A

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Demonstrations are planned in cities across the nation today to protest George Zimmerman's acquittal on murder charges in the shooting death of an unarmed teenage last year. The former neighborhood w

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As the new week begins, many people around the world are paying tribute to Nelson Mandela.He helped end the apartheid, South Africa's practice of racial segregation. He became the country's first democratically elected President. Mandela died last Th

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Labor's primary vote has slumped to 33 per cent in the latest Newspoll as the federal election campaign enters the final crucial week. Tony Abbott has overtaken Kevin Rudd as preferred prime minister for the first time. The prime minister says Labor

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February 11th 1990 Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here beofore you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you ,the people.Four years later

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionChina's lunar probe Chang'e-3, with the country's first moon rover onboard, successfully lands on the moon. The state funeral service for former South African Presiden

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Indonesia has come to Australia's aid to try to stem the flood of asylum-seeker boats to Australia. It's restricting the entry of Iranians to the country in response to a direct request by Kevin Rudd. The prime minister is said to unveil his revamp t

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Egypt remains deeply divided. The country's Top Judge has been sworn in to replace ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Mr Morsi remains under house arrest and the army is rounding up hundreds of his supporters. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologised fo

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South African Tourism held a trade show this week in Beijing, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, in a bid to promote the latest travel destinations and exotic travel experiences that are on offer to Chinese tourists. South Africa should be an increasingly attr

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Madiba The African Opera will debut at the State Theater in South Africa today. It's a dramatic musical retelling of the early life and times of Nelson Mandela. Little is known about his early childhood and the opera is going to focus on his later ye

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