Tonight on Frontline. The average American family has eight (0% for life on transfer balances. ) credit cards. Plastic money have become both a necessity and a ticket to a better life. (Hawaii, yeah! ) A credit card is an extraordinary, unbelievably

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

Stanley had just finished brushing his teeth. He noticed water flowing into the toilet bowl. That's strange, he thought. The water continued to seep into the bowl. Stanley lifted the toilet tank top. The tank was half full, but the water was slowly r

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Turkey's Erdogan Threatens Boycott of US Goods Turkeys President threatened Tuesday to boycott U.S. electronic goods because of what he calls an economic war against Turkey by the United States. 土耳其总统周二威胁要抵制美国电子产品,

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By Melinda Smith Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released alarming statistics that show the suicide rate for American children and teenagers was up between 2003 to 2004. That is the most recen

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study examines and compares adult death rates worldwide over the last forty years. For each country, researchers estimated the probability that a fifteen-year-old today will die an early death befo

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The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by the year 2080, one in five Americans will be over age 65. For some time, experts have warned that health care needs of the elderly will be enormous in the years ahead. A study out this week raises concern for

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The housing market is cooling. Sales of both new and existing homes are dropping. What does that mean for homebuyers and the overall economy? NPR's Camila Domonoske explains. CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: This summer, Sara Murawski's r

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And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down. The Dax and Euro were also down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is down five points, while the SP 500 is down three.The Australian

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The Reserve Bank has echoed concerns that record low interest rates are fueling a property price bubble. In the minutes of its September meeting, the Central Bank warned that it was crucial for the banks to maintain prudent lending standards. Now the

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The Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has warned ultralow interest rates globally are putting retirement savings at risk. Speaking in New York, Mr. Stevens said record low interest rates are a big problem for savers, and that many stand to be disap

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Music. It can tug at our hearts, perhaps even literally. Because when people sing together their hearts begin to beat in sync with each other. Researchers monitored the heart rates of 15 teenagers as they produced sounds solo. The participants either

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Scripts: What do we think Ben Bernanke is going to say today and how closely will the market be listening? First of all, the market is going to listen very carefully, and secondly, we have to compare what Bernanke is going to say when compared to th

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We all know about price rises in the last few months. Petrol continues to increase, mostly because of the price of a barrel of oil on the international market. Mortgage interest rates have been increasing for some time although last week there was a

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New Zealand inflation is up by 5% for the year ending September 30th. This is the highest increase for 18 years, but Australia is reporting the same increase. The Governor of the New Zealand Reserve Bank has to keep inflation between 1% and 3% so thi

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Welcome back, you're watching Channel 4 News. Now controlling inflation has been at the very heart of the government's claims of economic competence. But today for the first time in ten years, the rate of inflation rose above Gordon Brown's target. T

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - DOTS Program Helps Reduce Tuberculosis Rates in China By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, August 09, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The Wor

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HEALTH REPORT - Study Says Breast-Cancer Treatments Increase Survival Rates By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. New drugs, di

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 19 March 2008 Markets posted steady gains in Asia following an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Earlier this week most Asian stock exchanges plummeted on fears that the U.S. credit crisis is far from over.

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US Fed to Scale Back Bond Purchases Starting January 2014 美联储1月起减购政府债券 The U.S. Federal Reserve will start scaling back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next month. But the reduction will be gradual. The Federal Reser

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A new study finds racial and ethnic disparities in children's health are pervasive in the United States. Related Links: Full text Policy Statement on Health Equity and Children's Rights Asian, African-American, Hispanic, and Native American children

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