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布莱尔召开议会紧急会议 Blair Calls Britain's Parliament into Session Michael Drudge London 12 Sep 2001 British Prime Minister Tony Blair is recalling parliament to debate counter-terrorism
Anyone who wishes to truly get away from life on Earth may want to consider becoming a citizen of Asgardia. The nation hopes to build a permanent settlement on the moon. Asgardia was founded in 2016. Its organizers say it has about 200,000 citizens.
Last year, the Electoral Commission reviewed MMP and reported to Parliament. The Commission recommended two small changes to MMP: to reduce the party threshold from 5% to 4% and to take away the electoral seat threshold. When we vote for Members of P
IN THE NEWS - Politics and Bullets: Facing Maoist Rebels in Nepal and IndiaBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, April 29, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Mao Zedong le
1.Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says liberals and moderates have reached a broad agreement on the government-run option in the Senate's Health Care Plan. Officials say it would be dropped in favor of a private insurance arrangement supervised b
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Governments are always judged by how they use power. But they differ by how they divide power. Some have strong presidents or prime ministers. Others have military control. But political scientist
French voters cast ballots Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections. Polls show that leftist parties will gain the majority of 577 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament. This means that the Socialist President Fran
Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has joined a demonstration in Tokyo, protesting a series of security bills currently being pushed through parliament by the current Japanese government. Murayama has taken time to address the crowd of
乌克兰宣布克里米亚为暂时被占领领土 KIEV, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday passed a bill declaring southern Crimea peninsula as a territory temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, the parliament's press
俄罗斯议会要求普京稳定克里米亚 MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian legislators have asked President Vladimir Putin to stabilize the situation in Crimea, an autonomous region that is the new epicenter of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. S
ROME, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday charged 10 authoritative experts and political figures with the task to help solve the political impasse stemmed from last month's inconclusive general elections. The figures
BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in its public health committee on Wednesday backed a draft proposal to discourage youth smoking by banning the use of strawberry and other flavors in tobacco products. MEPs also
Italy's parliament意大利议会High-class errand boys高级服务生Parliamentary workers are facing a cut in their generous pay议会的工作人员们面临着丰厚薪水削减的窘境。 Gold braid and a golden job金色穗带与金饭碗TO EA
Politics 英国政治 Winding down 时钟停摆 Over a year before the general election, Parliament is already clocking off 大选后一年多,议会已像时钟一样停摆 PARLIAMENT feels different from usual. The lobbies and corridors are quiet
A referendum is a vote for a policy or idea, not a vote for a person. When we vote for an MP on 26th November, we will also vote in a referendum about the voting system. Part A asks you to vote for one of these: Do you want to keep MMP? Do you want t
As was expected, National won the most seats in the election and will form the government for the next three years. National won 48% of the party vote and 60 seats. The Prime Minister, John Key, plans to form a coalition with ACT party MP John Banks
China and the EU are celebrating the 40th anniversary of official diplomatic relations. Visiting European Parliament President Martin Schulz says that a healthy relationship between China and EU would not only be good to China and EU, but also to the
The Indian government is promising to increase efforts against corruption(腐败), which has emerged as a major challenge for the country. India's president made the commitment(承诺,保证) during an address to parliament, which was stalled
Oh, hey, little friend. You must be homeless, too. You want in on our dreams? Here, just dream about it. 嘿,小兄弟。你一定也无家可归吧。你想跟我们一起吗?给,你也发个梦吧。 Hey! Where are you going? ! You can't have
Ukraine is holding ceremonies to mark the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear accident. Siren sounded at the exact moment of the first explosion in the plant's reactor in April 1986, from Ukraine, Tom Burridge. Candles were lit a