But the 1) incredulous Stuart was not convinced, “It must be confessed, Mr. Ralph, that you’ve found a funny way of saying that the world has grown smaller! Because the tour of it is now made in t

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 29 August 2007 Sixteen teams are preparing to compete next month in the FIFA Women's World Cup football [soccer] tournament in China. One of them is the United States, which has been playing on home soil in a so-called Se

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By Brian Padden Washington 15 April 2008 The rising cost of food has triggered riots in a number of countries in recent weeks. Economic policy makers warn that the inflationary effect could push millions back into poverty. And aid organizations are c

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By Scott Stearns White House 27 September 2007 The Bush administration has brought together most of the world's largest polluters for talks on confronting global climate change. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. U.S. Secretar

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By Jim Stevenson Tainjin, China 24 September 2007 Defending champion Germany and 1995 winner Norway are about to battle for the right to play in the Women's World Cup football (soccer) final. VOA's Jim Stevenson has this preview of the first semifina

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I will laugh at the world. Henceforth will l shed only tears of sweat, for those of sadness or remorse or frustration are of no value in the market place whilst each smile can be exchanged for gold and each kind word, spoken from my heart, can build

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SAO PAULO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Tuesday said that the Brazilian national league, the Campeonato Brasileiro, was the second strongest in 2012. The Brazilian tournament climbed to se

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小天后Rihanna的全新单曲Only Girl In The World换成了令人惊艳的电子舞曲风,在排行榜上一路上 升,本周已经位居Billboard榜的第三位,看看下周是不是能拿下冠军吧。不过这单曲封面还是更 喜欢她

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By Parke Brewer Chicago 02 November 2007 All 80 Beijing Olympics berths available have been determined with the completion of the quarterfinals at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is covering the tournament in

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The World Cup has opened amid jubilant scenes in South Africa, but Nelson Mandela missed the event after a car crash killed his great-granddaughter(曾孙女). Zenani Mandela, 13, died when the car taking her home from a pre-competition concert i

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GENEVA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set the world fastest result in men's 100 meters of the year as he won in 9.78 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday. Powell's sprint was 0.01 of a second faster than

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The sixth FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Germany in June, with the team from the host nation as the two-time defending champion. The United States women's soccer team won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is ranked number-one in th

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NAIROBI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- It is not everyday that you will find sibling battling each other in professional sports. But again, competition between brothers or sisters sometimes does not augur well for team cohesion. The national cross country squa

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2005年一首Bad Day让辛苦打拼乐坛多年的Daniel Powter惊艳地闯进了公众的视线,2008年Daniel Powter发行的专辑Under the Radar中,这首旋律婉转的Whole World Around也是福特New Mondeo的广告曲,非常动人。 Who

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BOGOTA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- FIFA president Joseph Blatter said on Friday that Colombia could be capable of holding the 2026 World Cup finals after successfully hosting the under-20 event, which ends Saturday with the final game between Brazil and Por

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By Barry Wood Washington 10 July 2007 The World Bank, in a report released Tuesday, says some African countries have made significant improvements in the way they govern themselves. But the survey, covering 200 rich and poor countries, says progress

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In 1999, I was about ten year old, at that time, there was the rumor that this was the last year of human being, because the end of the world would come and people would not live anymore. I was so afraid, I was so young and I wanted to see more. The

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Wang Shixian of China burst into tears after being stunned by Thai teenager Inthanon Ratchanok in the women's singles second round of the China Open on Thursday. Wang, last year's BWF (World Badminton Federat

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Italy beat Armenia 3-1 in World Cup qualifier YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Andrea Pirlo scored one goal and set up another as Italy labored to a 3-1 win over Armenia in European zone World Cup 2014 qualifying Friday. The match took place in

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简单清爽的民谣,歌中唱到no rich man's worth his weight in dust. They'll bury them down same as they do us. God wants us busy, never giving up. He wants nothing but the whole wide world for us. 我们手中,都有一个世界的重量,要

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