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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. An international group has set the limit for next year's catch of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The limit is just under thirteen thousand metric tons. That is six hundr
Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert has been indicted on bank-related charges. A US attorney's officer in Chicago says the 73-year-old Illinois Republican is accused of structuring the withdrawal of more than $950 thousand in case to evade the
He began his career as a Baptist preacher but went on to lead a sweeping grassroots effort to end racial discrimination, known as the Civil Rights Movement. Along the way, Martin Luther King Junior made history and emerged as one of the most influent
Let's just look at a few of these strategies. 让我们来看看其中一些策略吧: First off, it's really interesting to see, 首先,非常有趣地,如果你们回顾下, to actually visually see, how quick the gay rights movement has ma
A protest in Athens has descended into violence leaving three people dead. The bodies were found inside a bank that had been set ablaze by petrol bombs. The clashes erupted during a general strike over spending cuts and tax rises that designed to pre
Good morning. The Federal Government's announced another health funding boost in the hope of winning states support for its hospital reform plan. The Commonwealth is promising an extra 739 million dollars to boost aged care services. It will provide
After Protests, Ferguson Looks for Answers 暴力过后弗格森寻求答案 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Violent protests have ended in Ferguson, Missouri. But blacks in the Midwestern city -- and in other places in the United Sta
Land, sea, air, we're heading all over the breaking new stories for this Thursday's edition of CNN Student News. First up, we have some election results. Over the weekend, people cast their ballots in Pakistan. Before the election, here is what's som
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,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特
1. According to the man, his team lost the first match due to __________. A. bad weather conditions B. injuries C. poor officiating 2. What reason was NOT mentioned about why his team lost their second game? A. The referees made some terrible calls a
Modern Olympic Games Review 1980 Olympics, Moscow Dates: Jul.19 ~ Aug.3 Sports: 21 Events: 203 Participants: 5,179 (4,064 men; 1,115 women; 80 countries) Final Torchbearer: Sergey Belov Four years a
IN THE NEWS - September 14, 2002: Sharia Law in Nigeria This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program In The News. There is a dispute about a major women’s beauty competition to be held i
Palestinian activist groups are calling for a boycott of the 2019 Eurovision song contest, set to be held in Israel. In an open letter, the groups said they are seeking a boycott because of Israels continuing actions against Palestinians. The letter
By Roger Wilkison The European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, was in the Balkans Tuesday, urging Kosovo Serbs to take part in next month's elections and exhorting Slovenia and Croatia to
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 21 June 2006 Leaders of the group of eight industrialized nations, known as the G-8, will meet next month in St. Petersburg, Russia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at whe
ANZAC poppies are made of fabric. They represent the red poppies that were flowering when so many soldiers from Australia and New Zealand were killed at Gallipoli during World War I. Listen to April 24th 2010 for more background to ANZAC day. These p
Angry demonstrations over Arizona's new immigration law have been sweeping across the United States A coalition of U.S. Civil Rights and Labor organizations say they intent to boycott major events in the Southwestern state of Arizona. This developmen
Ask most people in China, and they'll say there's nobody better than Liu Xiao Ling Tong when it comes to playing the fictional superhero - the Monkey King or Sun Wokong. He is a senior actor. In my heart, the Monkey King played by him is irreplaceabl
December 1st, 1955Whats considered the birth of the modern Civil Rights Movement takes place in Montgomery, Alabama. We just like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and have the same rights and privilege as anybody else. Rosa Parks, a
Rosalba: Can you believe these prices? I know were in a recession, but the cost of everyday necessities shouldnt skyrocket overnight. William: I think it has something to do with the shortage of produce. I dont know why Im surprised that stores like