Mombasa in Holiday Tourism Slump Due to Security Fears 蒙巴萨假日旅游业因为安全问题造成经济衰退 MOMBASA Kenya's usually popular beachside tourist destination of Mombasa is seeing a much slower holiday season this year due to fears

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A meeting between the French and German leaders to discuss Europes debt crisis has failed to calm nerves on world markets. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are pushing for closer economic coordination in the eurozo

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A slump in tourism is aggravating Egypt's economic woes and affecting the lives of those who depend on the industry for a living. About 20 percent of Egypt's foreign currency earnings come from tourism. In 2008, almost 13 million foreign tourists vi

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European shares extend their rally into a third day Thursday. 欧洲股市星期四连续第三天上扬。 Encouraged by the U.S. Federal Reserve half a percentage point interest rate cut, European markets, as in Asia, have picked up some lost groun

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By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 04 February 2008 It is winter in Washington, people bundled in heavy coats to shield themselves from the cold weather. Many seek refuge at indoor events. The recently held Washington Auto Show - where visitors got an up

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By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 24 July 2006 watch Google profit report Google Inc., the U.S.-based web search firm, announced last week its profits have more than doubled in the most recent quarter. The company has managed to avoid the seasonal sl

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 February 2007 The Dixie Chicks were the big winners at Grammy Awards, Sunday. The singers earned five Grammys -- the highest American music industry honors. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the evening mark

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U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus is surrounded by staff after appearing to pass out while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, 15 Jun 2010 The head of the U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, bri

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America's battered housing industry is showing signs of life, according to new U.S. government statistics. Home sales rising, but prices still slumping U.S. home sales recorded the largest monthly increase in more than eight years, rising 11 percent

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Ghana's Currency Slump Spurs Increase in Cocoa Smuggling 加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动 Cocoa beans have been smuggled between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for years. Until recently, Ivorian growers most often illegally sent their co

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 April 2007 Clementine Roux, 19, of France shows a handbill pasted on her chest as she participates in a demonstration by tourists to express their solidarity for the restoration of democracy in Nepal in Katmandu, 18 Ap

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By Barry Wood Washington 24 October 2007 Financial experts addressing a home builders conference in Washington Wednesday issued grim forecasts, suggesting that the U.S. housing slump is likely to get worse and continue for at least another year. VOA'

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By Brian Wagner Miami 21 November 2007 Cuba has set January 20 as the date for national elections that will determine whether ailing leader Fidel Castro will remain the island's president. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote may confirm the

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Two US automakers say they need billions more of government money in order to survive. 美国两家汽车制造商表示,他们需要政府再提供数十亿美元的帮助,才能生存下去。 General Motors and Chrysler say they need billions

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Airline Profit report The financial picture for some of the nation's major air carriers appears to be improving. United Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says it i

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From the bright and joyful displays on Red Square, its hard to tell that anyone is worried about possible economic troubles ahead. Its clear in Moscows retail districts that some people are doing well. I dont plan to economize. This is a planned holi

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今天我们要学的词是throes。 Throes, 意思是阵痛、动荡。 Greece is in the throes of an economic recession, 希腊目前正处于痛苦的经济衰退期。 The book is about a couple who went through the throes of a messy divorce, 这本

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The U.S. housing sector remains weak, two years into an unprecedented decline. House prices, house sales, and house construction are all continuing to fall. 美国的房屋市场依然疲软,房价已经史无前例地连续两年下跌。美国的房

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The heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Wednesday briefed members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on global economic crisis and the just concluded meeting of world finance ministers that they attended in Britain. 国际

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As world stock prices continue falling, U.S. President George Bush is trying to reassure Americans and people around the world that his government is doing everything in its power to address the economic crisis. 全球股市继续下跌,美国总统布

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