1. The lawyer for a hotel maid who accused International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual abuse says she is telling the truth. Lawyer Jeffrey Shapiro says the maid is an immigrant from West Africa, who has a 15-year-old daughter.

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(165) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(五月)

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A house for sale in Cleveland, Ohio Investment banks have long played a part in the financial system. But the recent crisis over securities based on risky home loans has brought them new attention. In

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener from Indonesia named Efendy asks why the Federal Reserve is so important and how it works. This week offered a good example. The Federal Reserve System is the United States central bank. I

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International Lender Urges Gains for Poor, Middle Class IMF敦促帮助穷人和中产阶级 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 A new report says income inequality is hurting the

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Obama administration is preparing to arm Syrian rebels, but exactly how remains on certain. This comes a day after the US said it came to the decision after obtaining proof that the Syrian military

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Speaking at the week-long 2016 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Zhu Min said, that policy makers and economists have come to a consensus that structural reform should be put at the top of the agenda. Because mone

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IMF总裁警告复苏风险 DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday said that the recovery of the world economy is a consolidation process and people should be aware of the ris

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The economy 美国经济 Excuses, excuses 全是借口 A litany of special factors exposes the recoverys fragility 一长串的特殊原因暴露出经济恢复十分脆弱 Jun 2nd 2011 | WASHINGTON, DC | from the print edition RECOVERIES from financ

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WASHINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- What's driving the rise of obesity in the United States? A group of economists argued in a recent study that big-box grocers, warehouse clubs and fast-food restaurants are key contributors to the county's obesity epide

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What Constitutes Reparations? Challiss McDonough Durban, South Africa 3 Sep 2001 One of the most 1)contentious issues at the World Conference Against Racism is 2)reparations for slavery and 3)colonial

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LONDON The eurozone has finally emerged from 18 months of recession - posting positive growth after unexpectedly strong consumer spending in the currency blocs core economies. Analysts are warning, however, that this is not the end of the euro crisis

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates to 1.5% from 1.25% in an attempt to cool inflation in the 17-nation eurozone. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said that inflation, now 2.7%, was likely to remain clearly above the ECB's 2% t

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葡萄牙总理表示不会辞职 LISBON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said Tuesday that he will not resign following the departure of Foreign Minister Paulo Portas earlier in the day. In a nationwide address at th

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If You're Unemployed for More Than 6 Months, Getting a Job Becomes Really Hard 倘若你失业长达6个月以上,就很难再就业了 Lately, we tend to talk the fate of the long-term unemployed in terms of extending their unemployment benefits,

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BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank expects the Chinese economy to slow to 6.7 percent in 2016, the bank said in a report on Monday. The projection is on par with its last estimate in January. The bank has kept its projection for 2017 at 6.5

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MOSCOW, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for international consultations on global economic polices, including restructuring the international financial and monetary architecture, so as to ensure sustainable eco

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Stocks in both the Europe and the US market soared after the ECB announced a larger-than-expected bond-buying program. But some analysts express worries that the program may help only temporarily. Robert Halver is head of market research Baader Bank

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(CNN) -- Today's world increasingly challenges us to think differently about value and money. How important is your reputation? Does it have an impact on your finances? What is the currency of reputation and is it transferable or exchangeable? 来源:

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The European Union's top economic official says he expects eurozone finance ministers to sign off on the payout of $17 billion in aid for Greece on Sunday and decide on a new bailout in July. The news comes on the heels of the prime minister of Greec

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The Greek government is moving toward restructuring its debt and could soon win approval for another $85 billion or more in international financing. News agencies reported on Tuesday that a year after Athens arranged a $158 billion bailout, the debt-

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