A court in the state of Virginia is reviewing a legal case against a congressman who had $90,000 in his freezer. Former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson has been in prison since 2012 after being found guilty of corruption. He is asking a federal co

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The United Nations human rights chief has joined a growing group of international voices condemning the government in Myanmar. The group blames the government for the wave of violence that has forced thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighbori

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As Americans celebrate their national holiday this week, the debate about who belongs in the country continues. Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the government can restrict travel by citizens from five Muslim-majority count

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US Prosecutors Say Russian Woman Has Ties to Spies United States prosecutors have accused a Russian woman of being a Russian agent. The officials say she used sex and deception to make connections with influential Americans. The woman, Maria Butina,

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Afghanistan Peace Talks Stuck on Issue of US Bases A former Afghan Taliban official is reporting little progress in negotiations between the Taliban and the United States. The two sides are attempting to reach a political settlement to end the war in

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Broadcast: Apr 04, 2003 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared on state television Friday, calling on Iraqis to be strong to defeat coalition forces. Mr. Hussein 's speech came a short while after an

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Ukraine Anticipates Final Official Results of Presidential Re-Run Ukraine's Central Election Commission (CEC) has said it expects to announce the final, official results of the December 26 re-run pres

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Many North Koreans Depend on Informal Markets Called injogogi in Korean, man-made meat, is a popular street food in North Korea. The food comes from taking leftovers from making soy bean oil, pressing it and rolling it into a paste. The result is the

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RAMALLAH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- One Palestinian official said Sunday that they are more despaired after U.S. President Barack Obama said that he would not present a new Mideast peace initiative or request Israel to halt settlement activities in the Pa

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By Anjana Pasricha U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce Kenneth Juster says improving cyber security will help increase trade and technology ties between the United States and India. Experts say data prote

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China trade promotion official warns against protectionism BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Trade protectionism bears new tendencies along with the global economic slowdown, Wang Jinzhen, Vice-Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of Internati

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[1]President Barack Obama says Congress needs to stay in town and get the budget talks done, even if it means cancelling other plans back home. Lawmakers are facing an August second deadline to raise the US borrowing limit. [2]An Afghan official says

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AS IT IS 2014-07-12 Hindi or English? The Politics of Language 语言的政治印度语还是英语? Choosing an official national language can be difficult, at times even dangerous. This is especially true for countries that have many languages and

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AS IT IS 2016-07-24 US Investigates Missing Money in Malaysia 美国在马来西亚调查数十亿美元失窃资金 U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch says billions of dollars were stolen from an investment fund run by the government of Malaysia. T

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AS IT IS 2015-12-04 US, South Korea, Japan Plan to Discuss North Korea 美国、韩国和日本举行会谈讨论朝鲜问题 Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan are meeting in Washington Thursday. A senior official in Seoul s

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AS IT IS 2015-10-31 Rain Helps Ease Smoke from Indonesian Fires 雨水有助缓解印尼火灾浓烟 Forest fires continue to burn in several parts of Indonesia. A brief rain storm helped break up smoke from some of the fires on Wednesday. The govern

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AS IT IS 2015-10-09 Russian Missiles Crash Land in Iran 俄罗斯四枚巡航导弹在伊朗境内坠毁 Four Russian cruise missiles fired from a Russian ship crashed in Iran. The cruise missiles were intended to reach Syria. Russia launched its mis

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AS IT IS 2015-01-08 Russia Sees Major Threats from NATO, US 俄罗斯自认面临北约和美国的威胁 Russia is changing the way it deals with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also known as NATO. Last month, Russian President Vladimir Puti

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CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen bodies have been recovered following a rain-triggered mudslide that occurred in southwest China's Sichuan province on June 28, an official from the local rescue command center said Wednesday. As of 6 p.m. Tuesday,

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讲解 Todays key word is Youth. n. 年轻;青年,小伙子;初期. 例句 In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor. 我年轻时的抱负是成为一个发明家。 延伸 Youth---the time of being young, early life. There is a saying in

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