万圣节期间采摘南瓜 A popular American tradition every autumn in the United States is to go to a farm with a pumpkin patch, and pick one of the large orange gourds right off the vine. Many of the pumpkins will be carved into candle-lit jack o

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马肉丑闻让全欧洲恐慌 A horse meat scandal that started in Britain and Ireland is now unnerving consumers around Europe. DNA tests have revealed that beef tainted with horse meat has made it into supermarkets in 13 European Union nations. St

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印度经济放缓 失业形势严峻 With India's economic growth at its lowest point in a decade, some are questioning whether the South Asian nation should still be counted among the world's most influential, emerging economies. 印度经济增长速

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美国经济面临又一财政悬崖 The U.S. may have avoided the fiscal cliff, but analysts say the last minute Congressional agreement at the start of the year to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and avoid massive spending cuts was only a temporar

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奥巴马访欧面临棘手问题 President Barack Obama leaves early Monday for the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland and a visit to Berlin. The conflict in Syria and U.S. surveillance policies will be among the main topics of discussion. 八国

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经合组织:全球经济复苏 欧洲例外 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says the outlook for growth in the world's most developed economies has strengthened. The international economic research group says the U

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石油开采废水变宝 The increased use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, to extract natural gas and oil in many parts of the United States, has dramatically increased the nation's energy supply, but also raised concerns about such

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中国对尼泊尔投资增长 In recent years, Nepal has deepened its already strong ties with China - some say to counter its reliance on India for aid and investment. 近年来,尼泊尔加深了同中国已经牢固的关系。一些人认为,这

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谷歌眼镜与隐私保护 Google has been selling its newest high-tech device, Google Glass, to a select group to test the technology so it can be improved for the mass market. The biggest criticism has been about privacy. 谷歌公司在美国向一

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叙利亚危机中伊朗保持低调 Syrias main ally, Russia, has taken on a central role in the effort to get President Bashar al-Assad to give up his chemical weapons. But his key regional ally, Iran, has kept a lower profile. Experts say the Syri

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哈林区非营利组织为非裔提供服务 New York City is home to hundreds of ethnic and immigrant groups from around the world, including Africans. But until recently, the African diaspora lacked a center dedicated to their needs, especially re

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科学家研究黑巧克力对健康的好处 Dark chocolate is known to help prevent heart disease, but eating too much of it may be not so good for your body weight. But never fear! Scientists are looking for a way to concentrate dark chocolate's h

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奥巴马重新思考对叙利亚内战的政策 The Obama administration appears to be rethinking options regarding the civil war in Syria following a deadlock in peace talks, the rapidly growing death toll, and the expansion of the massive humanita

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网络招聘迅速增长 Applications for unemployment benefits jumped in the United States to a seasonally-adjusted 329,000 last week, up 24,000 from the week before. Unemployment is still high at 6.7 percent. But for job seekers, especially those w

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叙利亚传出再度使用化武 Syria has announced that it will hold presidential elections June 3, despite an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people in the past three years and forced about 1.5 million to flee. The announcemen

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中墨移民的美国梦 More immigrants live in the western state of California than anywhere else in the United States. Among the largest immigrant groups -- either legal or without legal documents -- are Mexicans and Chinese. These two ethnic grou

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虽有未知数,但阿里巴巴IPO或创纪录 The huge Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba is set to offer its stock to the public for the first time later this week, an action that may raise more than $20 billion for the company. This Initial Publ

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叙利亚内战助推中东暴力 An explosion of bloodshed continues in the Middle East as the civil war in Syria spreads violence and extremism to neighboring countries. Sectarian rivalries are fueling instability and radical Islamist militants are

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以色列组织寻找纳粹掠夺艺术品 International efforts are intensifying to recover and identify items stolen by the Nazis during World War II, including paintings, ceramics, books and religious treasures. In Israel, a committee is pressing

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现代科技提升天气预报精准度 Severe storms that cause heavy damage throughout the world are a reminder of how important it is to be able to predict the weather. A meteorological exhibition in Brussels earlier this month featured the latest

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