US Sanctions Bill Goes to Trump, Russia Responds The United States Congress has approved a bill placing new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. The measure passed both houses of Congress this week. The vote in the House was 419-3, while the Se

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(七)月

The authorities on Taiwan have officially lifted all 11-sanctions they had in-place against the Philippines. The sanctions were originally imposed following the fatal shooting of a fisherman from Taiwan by Philippine Coast Guard officers in May. Davi

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

Diplomatic and Economic Sanctions Andy: Well, its happened. Marjorie: Whats happened? Andy: The U.S. has placed diplomatic and economic sanctions on McQuillanland. Its about time! The McQuillanland government has violated international law for the la

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年ESL之日常生活

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Monday threatened sanctions against Pakistan as the South Asian nation pressed ahead with a gas pipeline project with Iran. As I said, if this project actually goes forward, we have serious concer

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Will Sanctions Against Russia Work? 制裁俄罗斯是否会有效? From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law for Russia to officially take con

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(四)月

AS IT IS 2016-08-16 Are UN Sanctions Against North Korea Working? United Nations economic restrictions ordered against North Korea in March have produced mixed results. Prices for goods in North Korea have remained stable. Reports note that business

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(八)月

US lawmakers have criticized Iran's government for continuing its uranium enrichment program as House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation that, if passed by full Congress and signed by President Barack Obama, would expand existing

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak is calling for significant sanctions against Iran, saying it is clear the country wants to be a nuclear weapons power. Barak made the comments during a visit to Washington. Israel sees Iran as an existential threa

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

Sanctions Have Unintended Effect on Iran's Tourism Industry - Part 3 When you're talking about travel and tourism to Iran, you can't overlook the question of U.S. and international sanctions imposed against Tehran as part of the ongoing dispute over

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

European Union sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and most of his colleagues in the ZANU-PF party have been renewed despite requests from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that they be abandoned. The EU has lifted restrictions

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(二月)

The European Union is poised to impose tough sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine. The catalyst for this new resolve-- the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over territory held by anti-Kiev activists. 15 Russians or Ukrainians and 18 companies and o

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(211) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2014年07月

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iran's defiance has convinced nations involved in the issue, including Russia and China, that stronger action is warranted. Al Pessin | Forward Operating Base Warrior, near Kirkuk, Iraq 11 December 2009 US Defen

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

By David Gollust President Bush Monday lifted sanctions barring most U.S. trade with Libya. The move clears the way for compensation payments to families of victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am fligh

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

The United States is lifting some of its sanctions on Myanmar, in a show of support for the country's political reforms. Restrictions have been removed for 10 state-owned companies and banks. It's also been made easier for Americans to live and work

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2016年

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a new resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea. As CRI's Washington correspondent Lv Xiaohong reports, while China has thrown its support behind the new sanctions, it's also calling f

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

The European Union has responded with a shrug to Iran's threat to cut off oil exports to some EU members several months before an EU embargo on Iranian oil takes effect. At the same time, Iran has floated an offer to resume talks on its nuclear progr

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

ISTANBUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Russian foreign minister said here on Thursday that Russian had always been against unilateral(单边的) sanctions against Iran and hopes that they can be lifted in the upcoming Iranian nuclear talks. Russian Fo

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered stricter sanctions on Iran's government and central bank, citing deceptive practices by Iranian banks to conceal transactions. In an executive order released Monday, the president said other factors for imposin

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish' Irans supreme leader has lashed out at European nations for supporting economic sanctions against his country in the latest salvo by an Iranian political leader responding to the countrys

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

China voiced opposition to the new sanctions imposed by the United States on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday. China has always opposed any unilateral sanctions by any country, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at

发表于:2019-03-12 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2016年