Middle East Turmoil Sparks Unease in Israel 中东动乱令以色列不安 JERUSALEM The year 2013 saw more upheaval in the Middle East as the effects continued from popular uprisings in a half-dozen countries. For Israel this brought a mixed reactio

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沙特和美国关系受重伤 Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States are causing a severe strain on what has been a rock-solid relationship. Saudi officials are expressing anger and concern over Americas evolving policies in the Middle

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NOEL KING, HOST: For years now, war refugees from places like Syria have been fleeing to the European Union by crossing through Turkey into Greece. Now, as Turkey's government is becoming increasingly authoritarian, some Turkish citizens are also cro

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Guinea could miss a proposed October 10th poll date for its presidential run-off, thanks to candidate disputes. As Guineans remember the more than 150 people killed one year ago in a military attack on an opposition protest in Conakry, the country co

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One Year Ago, Mosul was Liberated One year ago July 10, the city of Mosul, ISIS's self-declared capital in Iraq, was liberated from ISIS by Iraqi Security Forces. The loss of its capital in Iraq cannot be overstated. The group's capture of the city o

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A senior official in South Sudan says government troops will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar if the offer of a ceasefire is rejected. Information Minister Michael Makuei says government troops are

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The Federal Government has won praise for its handling of the economy. The Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens says stimulus measures have helped keep Australia out of a recession and hes rejected calls to wind back the stimulus, saying the level of

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Burmese officials say democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from detention next month as scheduled. Her lawyers say she is yet to be told. And they remain skeptical that this will actually happen. The Nobel Peace laureate won the country

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The Federal Government's confirmed that four detainees have escaped Sydney's Villawood detention centre in the last month. All four have since been recaptured and the Government says security is now tighter. Another 90 asylum seekers will move to Vil

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1. The House passed legislation to end the National Security Agencys bulk collection of American phone records Thursday. This is the first legislative response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden. Though some are saying the co

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Many Thai Voters Uncertain as Elections Draw Near Thailand is readying for general elections Sunday seen as marking a further test of country's democratic institutions. Opinion polls indicate a tight race, with about one third of voters still undecid

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Egyptians filled Cairo's Tahrir square are about tens of thousands, some setting off fireworks in an atmosphere where pro- and anti-government activists risking at explosive confrontation. The military

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There's been a major change in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe. Its former president, Robert Mugabe, resigned last week. He'd been in power since 1980, and held on as president despite instituting policies that ruined the nation's economy. Ex

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to extend his rule and take on new powers after his victory in elections on Sunday. His ruling AK party and their allies won a majority in Turkeys parliament in the voting. Electoral officials decla

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The United States has for the first time charged five foreign military officials with economic cyber espionage.From Washington,here's Barbara Plett Usher. US justice and security officials said the hackers targeted industries such as nuclear power,me

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The United States has welcomed a new beginning in its ties with Cuba after Havana opened an embassy in Washington for the first time in more than half a century. The US Secretary of State John Kerry said restoring full ties would be a complex process

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The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing growing opposition in Athens to sweeping the austerity measures he agreed to introduce in exchange for a new bailout. Mark Mardell reports from Athens. 希腊首相齐普拉斯由于同意在国内实行

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A new stusy study has found the Ebola virus can linger in male survivors for at least ninemonths, much longer than previously thought. As our Global Health correspondent TulipMazumdar explains. 93 men gave semen samples in Sierra Leone. The virus was

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Eurozone treasury officials have begun assessing the latest Greek proposals for a way out of the debt crisis. The package that Athens submitted on Thursday to its international creditors includes the kind of austerity measures that Greek voters rejec

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今天我们要学的词是 arrest warrant. Arrest warrant 名词,逮捕证,逮捕令。Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 42 journalists after the failed coup. 未遂政变后,土耳其有关当局对42名记者颁发了逮捕令

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