Photo: AP Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks during a press conference in London, 30 Dec 2009, where he announced the release of hostage Peter Moore A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years i

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1.New York Times reporter Judith Miller testifies before a grand jury, ending her silence in the investigation into whether White House officials leaked the name of a covert CIA operative. 2.Sunni ins

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世界首批试管狗宝宝成功诞生 Scientists at Cornell University have proudly presented the first litter of dogs successfully born through in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The breakthrough may help in combating inherited diseases that affect c

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AS IT IS 2014-10-30 Youth Kidnapped by Islamic State Tells His Story 逃离伊斯兰国 青少年讲述被绑架经历 Last June, Islamic State militants kidnapped more than 150 students from the city of Kobani in northern Syria. Many of those kidnap

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《Green Sleeves》这首歌明显属于传统民歌形式,具有典型的地方特色和风格趣味,反映出一个民族对待爱情的体现和态度。《Green Sleeves》这首歌曲就像我国一些民歌如《渔光曲》和《四季歌》那样旋律优美柔绵、曲调轻婉隽永,表现出地方民族的生活情趣及爱憎喜恶,同时

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Scientists Work to Save Puerto Rican Parrots Scientists are trying to save Puerto Rico's endangered Amazon parrots after Hurricane Maria destroyed the birds' habitats and food sources. El Yunque is a large national forest on the eastern part of Puert

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Half dozen Republicans joining the all voting Senate Democrats this evening to fill a filibuster measure that without law work place discrimination on the basis of sexual identity or orientation. NPRs David Welna explains passage of employments non-d

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罗德曼访朝言行引争议 Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for his fourth visit in recent months. His trip comes at a tense time, with the U.S. calling for the release of an American citizen serving a 15-year priso

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夏威夷濒危鸟类获得二次机会 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 Hawaiian honeycreepers - tiny birds that live in the

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We begin, though, with the breaking news of another disturbing case. Allegations of forced captivity and abuse in Ohio. This time in Ashland. It's about 60 miles southwest of Cleveland. According to the FBI, the victims, a recognitively disabled woma

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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February 11th, 1990Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa after the black activist spends 27 years in captivity under the countrys apartheid rule. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. 4 years later, M

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Paul: Hey, Todd. I saw your pictures with you and some tigers. Where's that from? Todd: That was at a place in Southeast Asia. It was in Thailand, actually. Paul: All right. Todd: Yeah, it was pretty cool. I was a bit dubious of it. I mean, I saw the

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New map of zebra finch DNA could provide keys to stuttering, autism and Parkinson's disease Vronique LaCapra | St. Louis, Missouri 05 April 2010 Photo: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois News Bureau The zebra finch is the first songbird to hav

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U.S has acknowledged that IS militants??recent capture of the city??of Ramadi in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria??represent??a setback??,but President Obama said US and its allies were not losing the war. The BBC North America? ?editor John solo says the a

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November 4th, 1979Start of the Iranian hostage crisis as militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seize its occupants. For many of the dozens of hostages, it is the start of 444 days of captivity, a saga that grips America. 1995Hopes for Mid Ea

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November 4th, 1979Start of the Iranian hostage crisis as militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seize its occupants . For many of the dozens of hostages, it is the start of 444 days of captivity, a saga that grips America. 1995Hopes for Middl

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November 4th, 1979Start of the Iranian hostage crisis as militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seize its occupants . For many of the dozens of hostages, it is the start of 444 days of captivity, a saga that grips America. 1995Hopes for Middl

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There has been a large explosion at an industrial gas plant in southern Nigeria. Media reports say dozens of people have been burnt to death with some reports putting the number of dead at 100. Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar reports from Abuja. It's not cl

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