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Ferguson is in flames Tuesday as protesters took to the streets after the annoucement that a grand jury declined to indict white officer Darren Wilson in the death of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Police say at least 12 buildings were bur
Greeces conservative New Democracy Party has claimed victory in the countrys crucial general election. New Democracy appears to have won 30% of the vote, 4 points ahead of the left wing Syriza Party. Party leader,Antonis Samaras says the Greek people
Before I was born, I went on the road. The road was highway 17. It went from the city of Jacksonville to the city of Whelmington in North Carolina, that is where the hospital was. My father back the car out of his place in the barn. He helped my moth
Each lightning bolt heats the air to 44,000 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the surface of the Sun. 每一道闪电都能把空气。加热到44,000华氏度比太阳表面还热。 What if we could use these electromagnetic pulses as beacons,beacons
英语学习笔记: coffee fanatic [f?'n?t?k] 咖啡狂热者 barista [b?'ri?st?] n. 咖啡师 cynical ['s?n?kl] adj.愤世嫉俗的 Short 最小/tall 小杯/grande 中杯/venti 大杯 decaf ['di?k?f] n. 脱咖啡因咖啡 single espresso [e'
今天我们要学的词组是take issue。 Take issue的意思是争论,持不同意见。 比如美国前总统福特12月26日逝世后, 媒体公开了他2004年7月的采访谈话。 福特反对伊拉克战争,也不认为美国应以推广
That's not telling it like it is. It's just wrong. It diminishes us in the eyes of the world. 我们美国人不应该是这样的人。这种做法大错特错。它贬低了我们在世界眼中的形象。 It makes it harder to achieve our goals.
Mark Malloch-Brown has been involved in international affairs for more than three decades. The former journalist-turned-economist served as vice president of the World Bank before being named Deputy Secretary General and U.N. Chief of Staff under Kof
Iranians fleeing the Tehran government's crackdown on its opponents are increasingly seeking refuge in Turkey. Months of continuing political instability in Iran and the lack of visa requirements in Turkey are turning the country into a sanctuary for
Russia Seeks Democracy After Soviet Collapse In the two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has made enormous economic progress. Incomes have increased 10 times. But bookending these changes are demonstrations - in 1991 against com
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
Report finds US often puts security interests ahead of Mideast democracy Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 19 May 2010 A soldier and citizen at a security checkpoint in Yemen, one of the countries the study's authors believe should be urged to inst
Maya Enista's millennial generation utilizes social media to build a stronger democracy Rosanne Skirble | Washington DC 22 March 2010 Maya Enista launching a new Mobilize.org initiative on Nov. 11, 2009, with Sway from MTV. Maya Enista is living an A
'Birthplace' of Arab Spring Suffering Growing Pains STATE DEPARTMENT Tunisia is under tremendous pressure from terrorist attacks as it works to build and enact democratic reforms, according to Tom Malinowski, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, H
Burma has defended its prosecution of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an Asian security summit in Singapore. Delegates to the summit have urged her release along with 2,000 other political prisoners in the military-ruled country. Sri Lanka and P
BBC News. President Obama has warned Americans that democracy itself is on the ballot in Novembers presidential election. Speaking at rally for Hilary Clinton, he condemned the threat by the Republican candidate Donald Trump to jail Mrs. Clinton if h
Wk 23 (4 June 1989) Chinese Troops Kill ProtestersThis Week in HistoryChinese troops kill thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. In 1989, the Chinese government used military force to suppress a pro-democracy demonstratio
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 03 March 2008 The Gallup World Pollrecently released details of a massive survey of more than 50,000 Muslims, reflecting the views of more than one billion Muslims in more than 35 countries. It is said to be the large
By Ravi Khanna Washington, D.C. 12 November 2007 It has been more than a week since President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule in Pakistan, a move accompanied by daily protests throughout the country. A former state department official who wa
本期内容: AtthestartofChineseNewYear,acrowdedmarketdistrictinHongKongeruptedwhenpolicetriedtoshutdownpopularfoodhawkers.Bottleswerethrown;morethan90peoplewerereportedlyinjured,includingpoliceofficers;warningshotswerefired;and61werearrested.Thed