CNN 2012-03-24

First up, results from Tuesdays Republican primary in Illinois, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney came in first place there, and he picked up at least 41 of the states 54 delegates. That added to his lead among Republican candidates. What you

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-25

The pressure is growing on the Gillard Government over the Craig Thompson credit card scandal. Mr Thompson's former union has referred the matter to the New South Wales police. The Health Services Union is demanding an explanation and wants to know w

Olympics Construction Projects Push Athens Archaeologists to

By Rebecca Ward Bringing Athens' transportation up to speed ahead of the summer games proved more difficult than what most modern cities usually endure, as massive construction projects turned into ex

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-10-29

This is AP news minute. 1. Armed soldiers and military Humvees moved in Tuesday to remove protesters who are campaigning on private lands to block the construction of the Dakota access pipeline in North Dakota. Protesters set a small fire and built b

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-10-30

This is AP News Minute. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence says he'll be back on the campaign trail on Friday. Pence's campaign plane slipped off a runway while landing in New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday night. Nobody was hurt

British Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Pollution Lawsuit Against Shell Nigeria

British Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Pollution Lawsuit Against Shell Nigeria LONDON Two Nigerian communities were given the go-ahead Wednesday to pursue compensation claims against oil giant Shell through the British courts. They claim leaks from pipelin

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So a little unknown secret is -- 那么, 一个不为人知秘密是 -- did you see the one with the guy, he's got the Web cam? 你有没有看到一个带着网络摄像机的家伙? The poor PC guy. They're duct taping his head. They're just wrappi

Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/15

Missing pilot confirmed dead after plane plummets at China air show A pilot who went missing after his plane crashed during an air show in northwest China has been confirmed dead. The announcement was made by an official from the Yanliang National Av

中英双语新闻 天文学家发现多颗行星或存在液态水

BBC News with David Austin. Astronomers say they've made a major discovery of planets orbiting a distant star which may hold the right conditions to support life. They say they've found seven earth-sized planets orbiting a star called Trappist-1. The

CCTV9英语新闻11月：青岛正在努力清理漏油

Two days after the explosion in Qingdao, the oil spill in Jiaozhou Bay is worse than previously reported. The city's Maritime Safety Administration says the oil spill has spread across an area of 10,000 square meters in the Jiaozhou Bay and remains d

U.S. Congress passes short-term payroll tax deal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The two chambers of U.S. Congress on Friday passed a short-term payroll tax and jobless benefits bill, which is now on its way to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan deal was approved by

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-03-13

This is AP news minute. 1. President Donald Trump met Friday with the house representative committee leaders for aiding the drive to repeal and replace the affordable care act. Trump reiterated that action is needed now to save consumers from what he

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-11

1. Authorities say a woman snatched off the street of Philadelphia was rescued with the help of a GPS tracking device that had been installed on the suspects vehicle by the used car dealership that sold to him. 2. House Speaker John Boehner sketched

Hourly News updated 08:00 2011/10/15

Chinese president congratulates PLA Academy of Military Medical Sciences on 60th anniversary President Hu Jintao has extended congratulations to the People's Liberation Army(PLA) Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS) on its 60th anniversary. In

英闻天下——83 Tap Water Safe to Drink: Beijing Waterworks

The Beijing Waterworks Group, the company responsible for tap water supply in the capital, says starting from next week, the data on tap water quality will be available on the company's website. Major indexes, including degrees of color, turbidity an

英闻天下——317 500 Million Benefit from Natural Gas in Central Asia

China's first transnational natural gas pipeline, which runs from Central Asia into China, is reported to have benefited nearly 500-million Chinese people. The pipeline, which is constructed by China National Petroleum Corporation, has so far transmi

2018年CRI SCO contributes to the Economic Cooperation and Trade in Asia

Economic cooperation has become one of the major components of Shanghai Cooperation Organization system, with observers suggesting significant headway has been made in economic and trade cooperation among SCO countries in the 17 years since the group

Hourly News updated 14:00 2011/11/10

At least 43 trapped in coal mine gas leak in SW China A coal mine gas leak has left at least 43 people trapped underground in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The accident occurred early this morning at the Sizhuang Coal Mine in in the city if Quji

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At least 120 Kenyans have been killed in a fire at a fuel pipeline in a Nairobi slum. Witnesses said residents had been collecting fuel as it leaked from the pipeline into nearby open sewers. The Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga told the BBC the le

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-02-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Obama is urging congress to compromise to avoid the upcoming across the board spending cuts known as the sequester. In his weekly media address, Obama says if the sequester takes effect, hundr