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Today, New Zealanders celebrated Waitangi Day in many places but the main events were held at the Treaty grounds in Waitangi. This is in Northland, about 3 hours drive north of Auckland. The day before, on Tuesday 5th February, leaders held a meeting
After a tense night, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have defied a deadline to leave their camp. Since Thursday last clashes have led 36 people dead and more than 200 injured. Troops have used live ammunition to quell about 5,000 protesters in
Police are investigating whether a faulty accelerator is to blame for a crash that injured seven servicemen during Melbourne's Anzac Day parade. The men in their 70s, 80s, and 90s were all part of a Sri Lankan ex-servicemen's association. The driver
Protesters have gathered in Melbourne to rally against a controversial child beauty pageant. Girls as young as two months old took part in the US-run show. Organisers say the participants are judged on facial beauty, overall appearance, personality a
It's been a grim night for the residents of Christchurch. An overnight curfew has been in place in the central city as rescue teams continue searching for survivors. Two Australian women were pulled alive from the rubble yesterday. And the Department
Tens of thousands of protesters have again flooded the streets of Egypts main cities, demanding an end to Hosni Mubaraks rule. The death toll has now passed 100. And the Egyptian military is attempting to assert its authority, but the protesters are
Australia will sit on the United Nations Security Council again after nearly 30 years. Members of the UN Genearal Assembly have voted to give Australia a temporary seat. A delighted Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr has thanked the African and Pacifi
US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a d
THIS IS AMERICA - Occupy Demonstrators Share a Common Message Although Demands May STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we look at the inc
抗议民众在共和党大会外表达不满 More than three years after the U.S. economy fell into deep recession, protesters outside the Republican National Convention point to what they call a continuing crisis of unemployment and homelessness. A
Young people in a tent city at the center of Cairo's Tahrir Square chanted a song from the 1950s, with words updated to refer to their revolution, saying they want to return Egypt to what they see as its former glory. Tension rose in Egypt Tuesday wi
Two anti-whaling protesters who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean have been released. The transfer defuses a tense situation on the Antarctic seas, but activists say they will continue to harass the Japanese fleet. 两名登上日本
By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 June 2008 South Koreans have turned out in massive numbers for a rally to criticize their president and to oppose the resumed import of American beef. Some are comparing the rallies to ones held on the same date more than 20 y
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 May 2006 Egyptian riot police have broken up demonstrations around a Cairo courthouse where two pro-reform judges were to face a disciplinary hearing following their all
Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban told thousands of supporters Monday night they would continue their campaign until they win or lose, placing no time limit upon the shutdown. This Shutdown Bangkok will go on until we know whether we have won or lost.
今天我们要学的词是at the expense of。At the expense of, 意思是以某件事或者某个人为代价。沸沸扬扬的占领华尔街运动继续在美国各大城市上演。 Protesters accused the richest 1 % of accumulating their wealth
Tens of thousands of people and world leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa to remember Nelson Mandela. President Obama praised Mandela as the man who changed the world and inspired him to run for president. South Africa shows we can change,
Thousands of people have gathered at candle-lit vigils around the country for the asylum seeker who was killed on Manus Island last week. Twenty-three-year-old Iranian man Reza Berati died during a violence at a detention centre last Monday. Immigrat
Last week there were protests outside the Auckland womens tennis tournament. A small group of people were protesting against a 22-year old tennis player, Shahar Peer. She is from Israel and the protesters were supporters of Palestine. They wanted her
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Pakistani government disassociates itself from a cabinet minister's offering of a reward of 100,000 U.S. dollars to kill the maker of an American anti-Islam film. Spa