Not the usual sound for a New England fall day, but in many parts of the East, residents are digging out from a rare October snowstorm. National Weather Service forecaster Bruce Sullivan says several areas got heavier accumulations. We've seen snow t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

Broadcast: Jan 20 2003 Australia's budget airline Virgin Blue has placed orders for up to 50 Boeing 737 jets - in a deal worth about $3 billion. Australia's second largest air carrier says it plans to

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(上)-商业论坛

Qantas is promising to cooperate with an investigation into its safety practices. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is stepping up surveillance of Qantas operations and conducting a detailed review of its procedures. It follows two separate inciden

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年

The Australian teenager facing drug charges in Bali will front court for the first time in Denpasar today. The 14-year-old boy was arrested last month for allegedly buying a small amount of marijuana. His lawyers say they expect the case to last for

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has been caught out asking a tobacco company for political donations six years ago. The ABC has obtained letters that Ms Roxon wrote to Philip Morris executives back in 2005, inviting them to a $1,500-a-table fund

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年

Australia's Chef Dimission Greens has laid down a law to Olympians who are grumbling in public.He was speaking after a report that athelete John Anferson and Joe Rosk unhappy with teams selections were considering pulling out.Mr Greens said if athele

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年

Leading the news this morning, the former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser has backed course for a interest rate cut of a half of one percent today, business groups and some analysts have also called for a cut 50 basis points. A 26-year-old man ha

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年

1. New home sales fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months, but the drop was less than expected.That's raising faint hopes that the nation's severe housing recession could be approaching a bottom. 2. A Qantas jumbo jet made an emer

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(七)月

Good afternoon, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Bush is enforcing tougher sanctions against Zimbabwe. He signed an order today, freezing the assets of more Zimbabwean com

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(七)月

The share market has ended the week on a positive note and bounced back from yesterday's losses: The All Ords finished 29 points higher, that's about 0.5%, and the ASX 200 added the same amount. Qantas shares finished the session more than 3.5% highe

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

Primer minister Tony Abott will repair relationship with Indonesia which is damaged by revelation of espion. Warning against short apologies, he promises to respond quickly to Indonesian concerns. Mr. Abott will respond to Indonesian decision on susp

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年

SYDNEY, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Australia's airline Qantas planes will be back in the air some time on Monday afternoon after Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruled to terminate Qantas industrial action, local media reported on Monday. Tens of thousands of pass

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. Qantas's A380 made an emergency landing in Singapore after an engine blew out about 15 minutes after takeoff. Qantas has grounded its fleet of six A380s. One expert says the superjumbo was designed to fly on two of its four engines and would not h

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(十一月)

1. President Barack Obama says he's ready to work with the GOP, and he wants to start with taxes and spending. The president called Tuesday's election a shellacking for Democrats. The president says he hopes to learn from the setback just as other pr

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(149) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(十一月)

Qantas workers are anxiously waiting today's release of the airline's half-year results. Qantas is expected to announce plans to cut thousands of jobs in the wake of heavy losses. The government says it'll wait until today's results are released befo

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

Qantas boss Alan Joyce will meet Unions this morning to begin talks on his massive job cuts. The airline plans to shed 5,000 jobs after announcing its 235-million-dollar loss. The Federal Government is backing away from giving Qantas a debt guarantee

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

Virgin Australia's boss John Borghetti says he will continue to compete with Qantas despite it's hurting his company's bottom line. Virgin lost 84 million dollars in the first half of the year. The result underlines the price the carrier is paying to

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

The federal government is pushing ahead with plans to lift foreign ownership restrictions on Qantas. It'll bring legislation by the end of the week to repeal the part of the Qantas Sale Act, but it faces not-repeal battling in the senate. Labor and t

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

Both Qantas and Virgin have welcomed the announcement that a second Sydney airport will be built at Badgery's Creek, but both have stressed the need for supporting infrastructure. Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce says a second airport is a vital pie

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition A Pentagon spokesman has confirmed that all 13 troops killed in the latest bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul were American. Israeli aircraft strike at Palestini

发表于:2019-02-28 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 2011CRI中国国际广播电台