The meeting took place Monday, just less than two weeks prior to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Trump called the meeting productive and praised Ma as a great entrepreneur. We had a great meeting. And [Ma is] a great, great ent

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

By Mil Arcega Washington 31 May 2007 The State of California is delaying the sale of more than five billion dollars in forgotten and unclaimed assets. A property rights group is suing the state, claiming it has not tried hard enough to find the legal

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To protect celebrities from the photographers who hound them, the mayor of Malibu has made a decision. All professional photographers who want to take photos of celebrities in Malibu must be licensed. The license will cost $2,000 a year, said Mayor E

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In its first formal report on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department says the Taliban is a resilient insurgency and is expected to expand its challenges to the Afghan government. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The repo

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(六月)

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Citrus Crop Problem report California's Department of Food and Agriculture says the deep freeze that has already destroyed much of the state's citrus crop could go down as one of the worst in recent

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 14 June 2007 The U.S. auto industry is based in Detroit, and auto manufacturing is done in the Midwest and elsewhere. But California, with its endless freeways, is the center of car culture. Mike O'Sullivan reports, it

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By Nico Colombant Bamako, Mali 15 May 2007 The incumbent has been declared the winner in recent elections in one of the world's poorest countries, Mali. Saturday, the country's constitutional court declared Amadou Toumani Toure the winner with over

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 14 May 2006 Makai, a 40-year-old Afghan woman, looks at her baby boy a few hours after giving birth at public hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif Families around the world celebrate

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 December 2006 Authorities in South Africa say traffic fatalities on the nation's roads have declined during the December holiday period in comparison with last year. They credit the drop to a program of road checks, dri

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 March 2007 The theme of the 14th annual World Day for Water is water scarcity, a problem that hinders development in many poor countries. In Mali, a near-desert nation where almost 70 percent of the population lives in rura

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Pakistani Taliban militants in the country's troubled Swat valley say they are indefinitely extending a cease-fire with the government. Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is expected to soon announce the terms of the cease-fire. Residents of Swat

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By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 15 January 2007 watch Infant Mortality report Every year, four million newborns die in their first month of life. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest infant mortality rate of any region of the world. Now there is a n

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Beginners. There are some special times in our lives when we come into contact with greatness, with people who have done great things. My husband experienced one of those special moments about a week ago. He had flown down to California with a couple

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 29 February 2008 Iraqi officials say the government has approved the death sentence for Chemical Ali, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, who is widely known for his role in poison gas attacks on the Kurds. As Daniel Schearf reports f

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By Cheng Xiaohong St. Petersburg, Florida 09 January 2007 watch Salvador Dali Museum report Eccentric, iconoclastic, genius -- Salvador Dali was the epitome of all. For producer Cheng Xiaohong, Elaine Lu takes a look at the Salvador Dali Museum and

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Indonesia has denied final appeals for three men on death row convicted for deadly bombings on the island of Bali in October, 2002. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi Nurhasyim at jail in central Java, during de

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 March 2007 Students in California are learning emergency skills to help if a disaster strikes their community. Mike O'Sullivan reports, they are mastering first aid and disaster communications. Tom Baker Tom Baker t

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 03 May 2007 Official results in Mali's presidential election on Sunday give victory to the incumbent, Amadou Toumani Tour. Losers in the poll have alleged wrongdoing, but observers said the poll was well conducted. Naomi Schwar

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 June 2007 A total of 10 people are in custody in California, accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the alleged plotters include a former Laotian general an

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