Obama Administration has signed a deal to sell Saudi Arabia nearly 30 billion dollars in fighter jets.NPR Michelle Kelemen reports it designs to listen part to send signal to Iran now US troops are out of Iraq The white house says US is selling Saudi

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Yet hijras, and their counterparts in other Asian societies, remain on societys margins. 然而,海吉拉斯和其他亚洲国家类似人群都仍处在社会边缘。 As Anjaann Joshii of SPACE puts it: You can sing, dance, bless, cursebut thats

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The blunt truth is that men still run the world. 现实的真相是,世界仍然由男性在掌控。 Of the 195 independent countries in the world, only 17 are led by women. 在195位国家首脑里,只有17位是女性。 Women hold just 20 per

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Broadcast: May 9, 2003 By Caty Weaver This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Seven activists are this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Foundation awards. The winners received t

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing a social media campaign as he prepares to seek re-election next year. The campaign has criticized him for failing to show enough sympathy to Islamic interests and the rising prices of household goods. The mo

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In Egypt today, thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters protested against the military ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. But this time, there was no violence. Crowds massed in several cities after Friday prayers, waving flags and chanting slogan

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IN THE NEWS - Galbraith and Jacobs: Remembering Two Voices of the 20th CenturyBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, May 06, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two influent

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77 保罗·罗伯逊(二) DATE=7-29-01 TITLE=PEOPLE IN AMERICA #1832 - Paul Robeson, Part 2 BYLINE=Shelley Gollust ANNCR: Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Gri

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Violence Continues in Middle East Meredith Buel Jerusalem 15 Aug 2001 12:46 UTC Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian activist in the West Bank city of Hebron. The killing followed an Is

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Yum Brands is selling a stake in its Chinese division to Primavera Capital and Ant Financial as the company prepares to separate the Chinese unit from the main business. 百胜餐饮集团由于想要分离旗下中国业务,于是将其在中国的股

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美同性恋就业保障有望在参议院通过 CAPITOL HILL A bill to protect gay and trans-gendered Americans from workplace discrimination is expected to pass the Senate this week, but stall in the House of Representatives.The Employment Non-Disc

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Not every Silicon Valley company with rich intellectual property bothers to defend it. Altruistic, perhaps, but it is also a recipe for an activist attack. UNPRotected IP is money on the table. 并非每家拥有丰富的知识产权的硅谷公司都会

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COLOMBO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunda

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Protesters took to the streets of Washington on Saturday, urging Congress to reject President Barack Obama's plan of military action against Syria. The protesters gathered around noon at the White House, loudly chantin

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The revival of independent film 独立电影的复兴 Scripts, not effects 剧本才是王道,资金不是问题 Independent films are at last recovering from the slump 独立电影终于起死回生了 Im bored with the radio. Lets go to the cinem

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WASHINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Tuesday U. S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden should be expelled and returned to the United States to face espionage charges at home. White House Spokesman Jay Carney said there are regul

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Carl Icahns latest investment 卡尔伊坎的最新投资 Nice juicy Apple 新鲜多汁的苹果 Activist investors are training their sights on tech firms 积极投资者正在瞄准科技公司 Aug 17th 2013 | SAN FRANCISCO |From the print edition

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Anti-government protesters marched through downtown Seoul on Saturday, demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's apology for cracking down on a protest last month when farm and labor activists clashed with police. 周六,反政府示威人员在

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Young voters 年轻选民 Apathetic fallacy 无情的谬误 Online voting could transform Britain's electorate 网络投票改变英国选民 Fancy a snap election? 喜欢临时选举? ONE-BY-ONE they approach the lectern, explaining why they will

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The town of Goma is in the Democr

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