Zimbabwe's Opposition: July 30 Vote at Risk The worlds oldest person lives in Zimbabwe and is 141 years old. Not far behind is a 134-year-old, also from Zimbabwe. So says the countrys voters registration list, which has come under sharp criticism bef

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Tunisians Actively Contemplating Democratic Elections in October The North African country of Tunisia was to have held its first ever democratic elections this month. The vote has been delayed until October, as authorities finalize a process that exp

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What Is Next for US-Israeli Relations? 美国与以色列的关系将何去何从? Israelis elected a new parliament this week. The results gave 30 seats in the 120-member parliament to the Likud Party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Zionis

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AS IT IS 2015-03-08 Hindus, Muslims to Share Power in Indian Kashmir 印度教徒与穆斯林在印控克什米尔地区分享权力 Indias ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, and the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, have created a coalition gove

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A sexually provocative singer and actress's campaign for political office in Indonesia has triggered debate over the growing role of celebrities in the young democracy. If Indonesian celebrity Julia Perez is famous for one thing, it is being sexy. He

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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, left, sits with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi during the G8 Summit in Ontario, Canada, 25 Jun 2010 (file photo) Ethiopia's 2010 election all but wiped out the country's once vibrant political opposition. Thi

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Report: Somalis Want Justice, Dignity In Somalia, as in other conflict areas, civilians have suffered the most. Besides being caught in the crossfire, theyve been forced from their homes and faced drought and starvation with little aid available. A n

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Celebrities Support US Presidential Candidates We laugh with them. We shed tears with them. We fall in love with them. Celebrities influence us. But are they influential enough to sway peoples political views and their votes? In the 2008 presidential

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应国家主席习近平邀请,阿根廷共和国总统克里斯蒂娜费尔南德斯德基什内尔将于2月3日至5日对中国进行国事访问。 At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner of the Republ

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ESL Podcast 288 A Business Contract GLOSSARY contract a written agreement between two or more people, businesses, ororganizations* Many cell phone companies make their customers sign a six-month or one-yearservice contract. party a person, business,

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Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott were attending the campaign trial today. After both claiming victory in the first election debate, the opposition has taken a swop Mr. Rudd claim he cheated by using notes. But the Prime Minister insists he complied with th

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Language Points 1.Great Hair Takes Work. Sorry. 2.Surprise! Celebrities Have Hair Just Like You 3.You Want Wash and Go Hair? Me too. 4.You Need to Use Hair Products 5.Change is Good. Embrace Change. 6.If at First You Don't Succeed, Try Try Again

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【NPR边听边练】致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料,致力于通过精听的方式促进听力提高,致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。 精听建议: 先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍,争

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今天我们要学的词是civility, civility is spelled c-i-v-i-l-i-t-y; civility. Civility是名词,有客气,礼貌的意思。有研究显示,工作场所礼貌和谦让的氛围对企业发展和员工士气都有很大好处。 Workplace

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137 对以色列破坏巴勒斯坦家园美国深感懊恼 US 'Deeply Troubled' By Israeli Destruction Of Palestinian Houses David GollustWashington10 Jul 2001 19:18 UTC The United States is calling o

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The Syrian National Coalition held a general assembly at an undisclosed location in Istanbul on Sunday. The meeting comes just weeks ahead of the planned peace conference in Geneva. The Syrian National Coalition has said it will attend, but a major g

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Eric Chu held a press conference after his meeting with Communist Party General Secretary Xi earlier in the day. He has called communication among cross-Strait parties essential to building a stronger bond. The relationship between the Communist Part

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 01 November 2009 Ethiopia's parliament is set to adopt an electoral code agreed on by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's ruling party and three of the opposition groups challenging his rule in elections next May. A coalition

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the Syrian government and opposition should take the Geneva Two peace talks as an opportunity to start political reconciliation. The comments came after Wang Yi carried out separate meetings with represe

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VIENNA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The parties involved in Iran's nuclear talks may consider extension of the negotiation if time is not enough for a deal, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Monday. Wang said there are two possibilities -- one is

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