Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Austerity Measures Greek politicians have voted in favor of $40 billion worth of austerity measures that were a precondition for Greece to receive international loans and stave off financial disaster. But as strike

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By Michael Drudge London 25 January 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told parliament the international community is failing to support the people of Sudan's war-ravaged western Darfur region

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By Brian Wagner Miami 13 July 2007 The governor of the southern U.S. state of Florida has signed some of the nation's toughest laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that environmentalists are urging Florida and

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By David Gollust United Nations 23 September 2006 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller (left) and Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is warning Sudan the international community could take punitive action against Khartoum if

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 02 May 2006 The World Health Organization says it may be possible to prevent or delay a human bird-flu pandemic if countries immediately act to contain outbreaks. -----

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The 24 nations that comprise the International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee agreed Saturday to an immediate $250 billion increase in the lending agency's resources. The decision is in line with the recommendation made by world leaders at

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Wednesday a multi-pronged U.S. effort to curb Somali-based maritime piracy. Among other things, the United States will move to track and freeze assets of pirate gangs, and press Somali authorities to s

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Obama Connects ISIL, Terror Threats at Home 奥巴马警惕ISIL对美国国内的威胁 WASHINGTON U.S. President Barack Obama says terrorist-fueled militancy in Iraq and Syria is boosting an already-omnipresent threat to Americas security at home. I

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By Carol Pearson Washington 14 August 2007 Aspirin A new study shows that five simple health measures could help you and many others live a longer life. VOA's Carol Pearson reports on the simple and cost effective steps recommended in this study. A n

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Indonesia kept its stock market closed for a third consecutive day Friday to stem panic selling as global markets continued to fall over concerns about the U.S. financial crisis. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. The Jakart

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The Telegraph: Chinese authorities will keep records of uncivilised behaviour by its tourists, that's what the country's tourism bureau announced on Tuesday. That comes in the latest measure aimed at reigning in the unruly behaviour of citizens trave

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By Kane Farabaugh New York City 11 May 2007 watch Container Security report Security at container ports in the United States has been a major concern since the terrorist attacks in 2001. Bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress increased funding for

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 19 December 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has returned from an emotional visit to Algiers where a car bomb ripped through the U.N. compound December 11, demolishing the offices of the U.N. Refugee Agency and it

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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she would not resign ahead of national elections set for Feb. 2nd. This comes after opposition demanded she step down as the caretaker head of government. In a statement made after a special cabinet meeting

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By Tom Rivers London 06 November 2007 In time-honored British tradition, Queen Elizabeth presided over the state opening of parliament, and unveiled several government proposed pieces of legislation, including new anti-terrorist measures the governme

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By Barry Wood Washington 12 April 2008 The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losse

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 March 2006 The Islamic militant group Hamas moved quickly on Monday to take control of the Palestinian parliament - voting to revoke a series of legislative measures passed

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今天我们要学的词是spark。 Spark, 作为动词,意思是导致,引起。纽约市和罗德岛最近先后通过了允许同性恋结婚的法律。 The trend of legalizing gay marriage sparked an intensive debate over the meaning of marr

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今天我们要学的词是restore。Restore, 意思是恢复。索马里正在集中力量打击恐怖组织青年党。 The fight against al-Shabab militants presents a historic opportunity to restore peace in Somalia, 对青年党的打击为恢复索

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By Scott Stearns Dar Es Salaam 18 February 2008 President Bush is in Tanzania where he has announced a new initiative to fight malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the program aims to provide insecticide-treated bed nets to

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