British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles(1,280km) north from the United States border. It

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On a recent trip to the Middle East, Vice President Mike Pence visited Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. In his remarks to a special session of the Knesset, Vice President Pence stated that in meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptia

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31 British Columbia British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles(1,280km) north from the United States border. It includes Canadas entire west

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There is low cloud over northeast, New South Wales, and the Queensland coast is causing isolate showers. A trough is causing patchy rain in Western Australia, and hard pressure system means clear skies for the remainder. And look ahead to tomorrow no

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By Erika Celeste Highway 11, Mississippi 06 June 2008 For the past 11 years, there's been a yard sale in the United States like no other. For one weekend each spring, it runs for 808 kilometers 807.71800 to be exact starting in the southern state of

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Unit 12 News (III) A. tapescript: 1. An avalanche is a large amout of ice, snow, earth, rock or other materials sliding down the side of a mountain or falling down a cliff. 2. A mudslide is a slow-mving mudflow that moves down a gradual slope. 3. An

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Cyclone Yasi, a category 5 cyclone, hit the coast of northern Queensland yesterday. Winds up to 290 km per hour caused damage to houses, yachts in harbours, power lines, trees and crops. Heavy rain caused flooding. High waves washed over the land. Th

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HW appearing from nowhere and then disappearing into nothingat hethrow airport visibility was just 150 meters. it meant dozens of flight cancellation and delays here under the air UK airports. but it wasnt just britain . parts of the western erope to

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Tonight heavy rain will spread eastwards to all parts, bringing difficult travelling conditions with surface water and spray, the winds will strengthen behind the rain band with gales developing in many places by dawn, the strongest winds will be dur

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By Jim Malone Washington 04 January 2007 The winds of change blew through Washington Thursday as Democrats took control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. The congressional shift in power following last November's elections brings new oppor

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We have just had the coldest October since 1945, says NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere. The average temperature was 10.6 degrees C, which is about 2 degrees below the usual average. We had more southerly winds than usual. The sout

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Ali: Its just our luck that as soon as we arrive here for our island vacation , theres a hurricane warning! Mariela: Its uncanny , isnt it? On last years vacation, we crossed paths with a tornado and now this. Ali: Yeah, that tornado was something. I

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This is AP News Minute. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the US will now recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a bold move bound to undo decades of US policy in the region. The president says his decision marks the beginning of a ne

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The political atmosphere, obviously, has been toxic and it is very clear that some of the votes that I have cast have added to the toxic environment, said Utah Senator Bob Bennett. 2010 is a congressional election year in the United States, and alrea

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This is the Cimarron National Grassland in western Kansas. You can see that it's not very farmable but is worth preserving. In 1935, during the heart of the Great Depression, whole sections of the American Midwest suffered through a terrible drought

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Kyoto Protocol Winds Down As Delegates Head To Doha As delegates from 190 countries head for Doha to try to forge a new deal on tackling global warming, the Kyoto Protocol - signed in 1997 - is due to expire at the end of the year. That deal sets bin

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As Planet Warms, Intense Winds Keep Antarctic Cool 地球变暖造成强风使南极保持凉爽 Intense winds help Antarctica keep its cool despite climate change, according to a new study. Scientists overwhelmingly agree global warming exists and h

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The winter storm hitting the East Coast today is part of a pattern of weather over a number of days. It had a prologue, and it's going to have an epilogue, too. So let's talk it all through in sequence. What comes before a bomb c

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By Greg Flakus Houston 15 January 2007 Wintry weather conditions are causing widespread disruptions in the Great Plains states and as far south as Texas and Louisiana. Hundreds of thousands of people are without electrical power and icy roads have c

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A trough is triggering widespread heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms about southeast Queensland while a separate trough over New South Wales is causing showers, generally in the states southwest. The monsoon trough is generating thundery showers a

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