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Napoleon 'tried to learn English' 拿破仑流放期间曾热衷于学习英语 Napoleon Bonaparte was keen to learn English while in exile, documents shown in Britain for the first time reveal. The deposed French emperor apparently wanted to learn t
Thered been some mixed messages coming out of Nigeria, after what appears to be another mass kidnapping by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Its been fighting the African countrys government for years, with the goal of replacing the federal presidentia
This is AP News Minute. President Barack Obama defended his decision to grant clemency to convicted leaker Chelsea Manning. Mr. Obama made the comments at the White House Wednesday during his last press conference as president. The president said he
试管狗崽挽救濒危品种 These playful puppies are part of litter of seven, born July 10, out of 19 embryos implanted in the same female dog. Five are beagles and two are beagle-cocker spaniel mixes. 7月10日,一窝狗崽出生,研究人员将
Endangered Hawaiian Birds Get Second Chance 夏威夷濒危鸟类得到第二次机会 Of the world's nearly 9,900 bird species, 13 percent - one in eight - are threatened with extinction, according to BirdLife International. Among them are two Hawai
The Flight Of The Condors, And Their Audience LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: With a wingspan of up to 10 feet, the California condor is one of the largest birds in North America and also one of the rarest. After the population plunged in 1982, all of the
我们来看第一题。中文句子是我曾经在五年前做过监狱,释放后我已经改过自新了,可是人们还是处处找我的茬儿,挑我的刺。 英文句子是 one time, I really prison I turned a new leaf, from jail. However
By Kari Barber Dakar 21 April 2007 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a park ranger is home safe after escaping from a rebel group that held him captive for two years. Kari Barber has more from our West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar. Jean-Mari
US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film Although The Lady, a feature film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, opened as scheduled, no one anticipated its release would coincide with the democracy leaders election to a seat in Burmas parlia
Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, 15 months after they were kidnapped by gunmen on a road outside of Mogadishu. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 26 November 200
Somali kidnappers have released six foreign hostages. The four European aid workers and their two Kenyan pilots were released Tuesday after eight months of captivity. A car carrying people alleged to be former hostages in Somalia leaves Nairobi's Wi
One of two French military advisors kidnapped last month in the Somali capital Mogadishu is free and in the hands of the Somali government. But there are conflicting reports about how he gained his freedom. In initial reports, senior Somali military
Escaped Yazidi Women Recount Ordeal of Islamic State Captivity 逃脱雅兹迪的女性诉说被伊斯兰国圈养的经历 BA'ADRA, IRAQ When militants of the Islamic State seized parts of northern Iraq six months ago, one the areas hardest hit was
Test Tube Pups May Help Rescue Endangered Species 试管小狗的成功可拯救濒临灭绝动物 Scientists at Cornell University have proudly presented the first litter of dogs successfully born through in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The breakthr
DR Congo Nun Seeks to Expand Efforts to Help Victims WASHINGTON Sister Angelique Namaika, a nun who has dedicated her life to helping people brutalized by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has announced that she will use the $100,000 pri
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 14 March 2008 Iraq's Christian minority has been mourning the death of the Catholic Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul. The Christian leader's body was found Thursday, more than two weeks after he was abducted by gunmen in the north
Somali Pirates Take Hostages 索马里海盗扣押人质 You might have been forgiven for thinking that piracy on the high seas was the stuff of Hollywood movies or historical novels, but Somali pirates have made 92 attacks this year, resulting in 36
Eight pandas that survived China's deadly earthquake went on display at the Beijing Zoo earlier this month, with officials expecting the bears to attract millions of Olympic visitors. After a special welcoming ceremony, a steady stream of mainly Chin
By Cindy Saine Washington 05 November 2007 President Bush has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, imprisoned Cuban dissident Oscar Elias Biscet, and six others. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports
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