1. President Barack Obama's prime time address tonight is expected to include a pitch for his economic plan. A spokesman says Obama will offer a sober assessment of how things stand. The spokesman also says Obama will tell the country that Americans

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(二)月

A conversation with the WHO on road safety Round Table talks with special guest Dr. Bernarld Schwartlander, World Health Organization Representative in China.

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Michigan Lawmaker Defends Workers' Right to Smoke Off the Job 密歇根立法者保护工人非工作时间吸烟的权利 A state senator in Michigan has taken up the cause of four workers who were f

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(上)--社会新闻点评

By Mil Arcega Washington 18 April 2007 Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is fighting to keep his job after disclosing his involvement in obtaining a substantial pay raise for a female friend. The controversy has provoked demands for Wolfo

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2006 The governor of Kenya's Central Bank has been charged with four counts of abuse of office for allegedly awarding lucrative contracts in violation of procurement

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Spain Denies Seeking Bank Bailout Across Spain, banks gave billions of dollars to property developers trying to cash in. They are left with huge debts. The government is already nationalizing the ailing lender, Bankia, at an estimated cost of more th

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Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished The houses of Ulpana overlook Beit El, an Israeli settlement of 7,000 people not far from the major Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Israeli High Court has ruled that five of Ulpana's 14 bu

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Greek Cabinet Sworn in Amid Bank Run Fears Greece's new caretaker cabinet took office Thursday. Senior judge Panagiotis Pikrammenos, shown here in the center, will head an emergency government of professors, technocrats and politicians through a turb

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Israeli Settlement Expansion Raises West Bank Tensions After the United Nations' cultural organization UNESCO voted to grant membership to the Palestinians, Israel announced it would accelerate construction of Jewish settlements on the outskirts of J

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Urbanization Helps Curb Poverty, Says World Bank It says countries and regions with a high rate of urbanization lead in the effort to reach their Millennium Development Goals (or MDGs). For example, countries with large population centers in East Asi

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I decided to switch banks recently, and after looking at my options, I went for Mar Vista National Bank. I drove over to the bank, parked next to the drive-through teller lanes, and walked inside. I made my way to the new accounts desk, and was greet

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主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

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The World Bank is predicting growth rates in Africa in 2009 could fall to half what they have been in the past few years. World Bank Vice President for Africa Obi Ezekwesili, attending the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa,

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The U.S. Senate has approved Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve, to replace the outgoing Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, whose term ends at the end of this month. It is official. Janet Yellen will be the next Fed Chairman - and the first

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 06 April 2006 The World Bank and Britain will send a team of investigators to Vietnam next month to look into possible fraud in aid projects worth tens of millions of dollars.

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 08 January 2006 Chadian workers guide a pipe down a well in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad where a $3.7 billion project was officially inaugurated (File photo - Oct. 10, 20

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今天我们要学的词是drag。 Drag, 做为名词,有累赘,拖累的意思。美国联邦储备委员会主席伯南克认为,房屋市场的不景气会继续成为美国经济成长的绊脚石。Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sai

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By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch World Bank Aid Malaria and HIV/AIDS still afflict Africans disproportionately When he became World Bank president 14 months ago, Paul Wolfowitz said it was clear that Africa had to be at the top

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1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is issuing a gloomy warning about the nation's economy. Bernanke says the recent financial turmoil means economic activity will be subdued through the rest of this year and into next year. 2. There are new de

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the sharp government spending cuts set to take effect Friday will create a significant headwind for the economic recovery. Bernanke has delivered the Fed semi-

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