Protesters and police continue to clash in Egypt despite a nighttime curfew. It's the fourth and largest day of anti-government protests. Black smoke and tear gas fill the air but they aren't quieting demands that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak end

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When most people think of strikes, they think of factory workers asking for better pay and conditions, or perhaps refusing to work to support a colleague who has been unfairly sacked. It is not often that people associate strikes with school students

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released after thousands turned out to protest the upcoming March presidential elections. I'm free, Navalny wrote on Twitter late Sunday. He added, Today has been an important day. We have shown that

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(一)月

ANNOUNCER: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shep O'Neal and Warren Scheer finish the story of civil right's leader Martin Luther King, Junior. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Martin Luther King was born in A

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World Bank-IMF Protesters State Demands For Next Month ' s Meetings Barry Wood Washington 28 Aug 2001 21:41 UTC Organizers of anti-globalization protests planned in Washington during a meeting of the

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Earlier this week, Hosni Mubarak promised to leave office, but not until elections in September. President Obama spoke twice with the Egyptian leader by phon

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The popular revolts roiling Egypt and other Arab countries are being driven by young people clamoring to oust autocratic governments they have known all their lives. The hardscrabble Tunis neighborhood of Ettadhamen provides a representative look at

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IN THE NEWS - Exercise in Free Expression: How It Led to Deadly CostsBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, February 11, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Protesters in Ku

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China has protested against the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, saying the US action has created severe obstacles for the two countries' normal military-to-military exchanges. Military experts are warning the deal would deteriorate security ties betwe

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Cheryl: So, who are some of the people who are fighting to protect these trees besides you as an environmental scientist? Nick: Well, in Tasmania, the first green political party was developed, so yeah, they obviously want to protect the forests a lo

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Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands

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今天我们要学的词组是 take part in。 Take part in指参加会议,游行,抗议等等。成千上万的美国人在华盛顿,纽约等大城市游行,抗议美国卷入伊拉克战争, Thousands of Americans took part in the protes

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美国对泰国选举动乱深感不安 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States was deeply troubled by efforts in Thailand to disrupt early voting, the state department said Sunday, calling on all sides to refrain from violence. The United

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CAIRO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- In his televised speech on early Saturday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak(穆巴拉克) said that he has asked his current government to resign, vowing that the new government will bring more democracy and reform, in resp

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. There may be a curfew in Egypt to quell protests. But that has not kept demonstrators off the streets. Internet and cell phone service appears cut off, as the government tries to prevent people from organizing. 2. The white house says legitimate g

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Nigeria's main unions have called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations beginning next Monday, unless the government restores a popular consumer fuel subsidy. The Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress made the announcement Wednesday aft

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Thousands of Belgian students stayed away from school the past two Thursdays to join protests in Brussels. The protesters have been demanding action to fight climate change. The first demonstration took place on January 10. Organizers have announced

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Clashes between police and supporters of the Maldives' former president, Mohamed Nasheed, have spread beyond the capital of Male to several outlying islands, a day after an alleged coup forced his resignation. Residents of the islands told media outl

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Spaniards angered about the economic situation have been staging regular protests in Madrid since May 15. Thousands of Spaniards have marched in Madrid to protest high unemployment and the government's handling of an economic crisis. They converged o

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Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square early Saturday to dismantle a protest camp erected a day earlier, killing one person and injuring more than 650 others. Witnesses said the clashes erupted afte

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