AZUZ: Fighting has intensified in the eastern European nation of Ukraine. The country got its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Today, Ukraine is a nation divided, between people who want to be aligned with Russia, and those who want to be

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Now, we continue the story of America's fourteenth president, Franklin Pierce. Pierce was elected in eighteen fifty-two. He was a compromise candidate of the Democratic Pa

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A trough is causing showers and storms over Queensland, parts of New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Cool southwesterly winds are causing showers in Tasmania and southern Victoria. Looking around the states. In Queensland, there'll be heavy r

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A trough is triggering rain and storms over parts of New South Wales, Victoria, South and West Australia and the Northern Territory. Meanwhile hot northwesterly winds are moving into Queensland and New South Wales. There is also the odd shower in sou

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary territory: the area owned by a certain nation European Union: an association of 28 nations in Europe that makes social and economic decisions together shoreline: the place where water meets land bordered by: to have something

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - One of the leaders of the Indian resistance, Apache chief Cochise VOICE ONE: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (THEME) During the Eighteenth Century, Indians tried to halt the move of white s

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Polk Sends Troops to Mexican Border 波尔克派军队到墨西哥边境 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember in Washington. James K.

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Top U.S. defense officials say the new strategy for the war in Afghanistan announced by President Barack Obama a year ago is working. Some military and intelligence analysts, however, say the fight is far from over. The comments come as the White Hou

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Rondi Charleston comes from a long line of singers and songwriters, dating back to her great-grandmother toiling on the Great Plains in the 1800s. Rondi's musical influences come together on her latest album, Who Knows Where The Time Goes. Like the r

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And a trough dipping low over WA is triggering rain and storms. Another trough extending over Queensland and the Northern Territory is causing isolated thundery showers. Onshore winds along the Queensland coast will bring light showers. And a high is

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Lets take a look at the satellite image. A slow moving trough in the east is triggering showers and thunderstorms in Queensland. An isolated shower is in northeastern New South Wales. A trough and broad ridge of low pressure in the west is triggering

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Larry James Israeli forces have struck at suspected guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon, after an exchange of rocket and artillery fire with Hezbollah fighters. The attack came after two hours of

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Chile's president says it will take several years to rebuild the country after Saturday's powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami that killed at least 800 people. Even as Chile's government struggles to deliver emergency supplies to an estimated

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By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 20 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds in the Iraqi border town of Zakho protested Saturday against Turkey's threat of possible cross-border military action. Turkey has threatened to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq, which

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Showers and thunderstorms are being triggered by a trough stretching from the southern Northern Territory to northern New South Wales. A monsoon trough over Western Australia, the Territory and Queensland is generating heavy showers and storms. While

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Lets take a look at the satellite image. A pair of troughs and developing Tasman low are maintaining showers over eastern New South Wales extending over southern and inland Queensland. Extension of this trough is linking out with a trough in the west

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A trough over Queensland is generating showers and thunderstorms predominantly over the gulf country and Cape York Peninsula. A second trough over WA and the Northern Territory is also producing thunderstorms. Moist from onshore winds combining with

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Bird Communication Through Song Bird song is lovely to hear, a romantic addition to any landscape, but what exactly does it mean? Just like we must learn to talk, birds learn to sing. They listen to their parents and try to imitate them, often stumbl

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A broad low-pressure system over the north is generating showers and storms over Western Australia and the Northern Territory. A high is striking moist onshore winds and showers over northern Queensland. Troughs over southern Western Australia and ea

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Topics: Famous Americans: Sacagawea; NASCAR racing; to take its toll (on someone); you are/is; whatever versus whatsoever Words: to leave your mark on (something) expedition uncharted territory trapper to negotiate racetrack ratings to sanction serie

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