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Apple opened its first shop in China in 2008. This year, sales in China are expected to account for about 10 percent of Apple's total revenue. 美国苹果公司2008年在中国开设了首家零售店。预计今年该公司在中国的销售收入将
Driving into Tripoli is to drive into a ghost city. It looks like a set for a Hollywood apocalypse film. 开车到的黎波里,犹如进入一座死城。看来就像好莱坞拍摄世界末日影片的场景一样。 Instead of a bustling seaside
The African Union has finally recognized Libya's National Transitional Council, dealing another blow to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. Some African leaders say the delay in acting on Libya shows the African Union is out of touch. 非洲联盟最终承认
In confirming the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, the terrorist group al-Qaida is threatening more attacks against the United States and its allies. And top U.S. security officials say they are on alert for possible terrorist retaliation attack
Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, is being tipped as a likely successor to the slain al-Qaida chief. Whoever might lead the network would be hard pressed to fill bin Laden's role. 本拉登的副指挥官扎瓦赫里被指可能成
New York City is increasing already tight security as a precaution against possible terrorist reprisals for the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Additional safeguards are in place ahead of President Barack Obamas visit Thursday to Ground Z
The labor market in the United States is starting to show signs of recovery, but for many young workers the recovery is not happening fast enough. Although the national unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been in two years, one study suggests
The death of a senior al-Qaida figure by a U.S. air strike in Yemen leaves a gap in the senior ranks of what counterterrorism officials say is the most lethal of the group's franchises, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). But how significant a
Some of the most polluted places in the world are ports, resulting in health problems that some experts say can lead not only to respiratory problems, but cancer. 海港往往是世界上污染最严重的地方。专家说,这些污染的情况导致
As lawmakers in the United States argue over the nation's debt ceiling and spar over who is responsible for the nation's 9.2 percent unemployment rate, many business owners look on in disbelief. They are uncertain about the state of the economy, and
Last year, China replaced Germany as Russias largest trading partner. Now, as Russian gas and oil pipelines increasingly point East, the Kremlin wants to convert a backwater city on the Trans-Siberian Railway into Asias door to Russia. 去年,中国取
War's effects are often hardest on children, and the conflict in Libya is proving no exception. In this rebel stronghold, efforts are being made to help children cope. 战争对于孩子来说,从来都是残酷的,眼下利比亚的冲突也不例
Four Kenyans, three men and one woman, plan to take legal action against the British government over alleged colonial-era atrocities. Britain's High Court ruled Thursday that the elderly Kenyans can sue over alleged torture by British authorities com
Zaw Wins journey from Burma to Buffalo, New York was not a matter of just buying an airline ticket. 梭温从缅甸来到美国,不仅是需要买一张机票而已。 He spent five years as a political prisoner in his native country where Win says
As a major outbreak of a highly toxic strain of E. coli bacteria continues to sicken residents of Europe, medical experts are racing to find the source. 一种具高度毒性的大肠杆菌造成重大疫情,陆续使欧洲民众染病,现在医学
In recent months, crude oil prices have experienced their sharpest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, and now stand at around $80 a barrel. 近几个月,原油价格经历了2008年金融危机以来最深的跌幅,现在保持在每桶80美元左
When one thinks of the sports in which China excels, swimming, gymnastics or track and field usually come to mind. But ice hockey? While the sport may not have as big a following as soccer or basketball, there are an increasing number of youngsters w
Independent news media are beginning to emerge in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, two weeks after the fall of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. They are pledging to help build democratic institutions that were never allowed to develop under his 42-year rul
Ties between the intelligence agencies of Pakistan and the United States have been severely strained since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a covert U.S. raid in Pakistan in May. 自从美国今年5月秘密派人前往巴基斯坦打死基地组织头
Reports that a large convoy of Moammar Gadhafi's supporters has fled Libya for Niger have angered many in the Libyan capital. Citizens want to see their former leader and those around him facing justice at home. 有关卡扎菲支持者的一大批车队