Alvin was walking down 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could smell the smoke, and it was getting thicker. It was coming out of a storm drain. Alvin used his cell phone to call the fire department. The stor

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International Community Wants 'Concrete Action' from Iran at Nuclear Talks U.S. officials say Iran's installation of more advanced uranium-enrichment centrifuges before these talks is yet another provocative step. But State Department spokeswoman Vic

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New Concrete Recipes Could Cut Cracks能够对抗公路裂化的新型混凝土配方 There's a stretch of highway in Pennsylvania, along U.S. 422. And like every probably 20 feet you see a big pothole or cracking at the joint. Like everywhere. It wa

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 11 January 2006 An Iraqi mason works on a wall surrounding a new school on the outskirts of Basra (file picture) Iraq has been hit with a construction boom - in no small part du

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One, two, three; one, two, three... Well, I left my home on hollow bones While you were curled and sleeping And I wandered far beneath a concrete star And slept along the highways But even though I am lost all the time I've got hooks in my sides that

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Entrepreneurs Find New Ways to Address Housing Shortages 企业家找到新方法来解决住房短缺问题 Housing shortages affect both developed and developing countries, so entrepreneurs are trying to find new ways to solve the problem. They're

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Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Harvey caused the worst flooding in Houston's history. Scientists are looking into why it was so bad. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a lot of it

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And now on to some Hollywood history. Carl and Rob Reiner, father and son, became the first father and son to leave their hand and footprints in front of Hollywood's famous Chinese Theater. NPR arts correspondent Mandalit del Barco

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A solar power farm is seen along a highway in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Wind and solar power generation are a common sight in the dry but sunny region. [Photo: AP/Ng Han Guan] Every morning, thousands of Beijinger

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionSpring Festival celebrations continue in China as well as in Chinese communities around the world. UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says the Syria

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Urban Farms Bloom in Concrete Desert Farms are sprouting up in vacant city lots and abandoned properties across the United States. By tilling the soil in places where people have little access to fresh food, these urban farms have the power to change

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By Kari Barber Dakar 01 November 2007 European Union officials say plans are in place for a joint European Union-African Union summit to be held later this year. However, Senegalese officials said in a meeting with EU leaders in Dakar late Wednesday

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By Anita Elash Paris 10 April 2007 The first round in the campaign for a new French president is in its final phase with candidates broadcasting their official campaign messages. Anita Elash reports from Paris. The 12 candidates in this race have bee

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James Vincent McMorrow,来自爱尔兰的独立民谣歌手,2010年6月发行首专Early In The Morning。他的声音清润柔和,像裹着一层清寒的水雾,纤细的颤音,放佛密林深处传来的歌声。 Artist:James Vincent McMo

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The Satsop nuclear plant in western Washington State never generated a kilowatt of electricity. The cavernous and windowless nuclear reactor building has gone begging for commercial tenants for years. And it finally has one. 位于华盛顿州西部的

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