High food prices have pushed an estimated 44 million more people into poverty in the past year, according to the World Bank. France says taming food price volatility is one of its major goals as current head of the Group of 20 leading and emerging ec

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今天我们要学的词是catastrophe。 Catastrophe, 是灾难的意思。 Humanitarian catastrophe, 就是人道主义灾难。缅甸发生强热带风暴后,国际慈善机构乐施会警告说,缅甸已经处于一场公共健康灾难的边缘

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克里否认美国与沙特阿拉伯之间关系紧张 RIYADH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denied on Monday reports of tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia amid current crises in the region, such as the Syrian

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DreamWorks CEO among recipients of Governors Awards LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chief executive officer Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks Animation was picked on Wednesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive the Jean Her

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Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died at the age of 93. Boutros-Ghali, a veteran Egyptian diplomat who helped forge his country's peace agreement with Israel, was the U.N.'s sixth secretary-general, serving from 1992

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LIMA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Saturday his country will offer humanitarian asylum for U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden if asked, according to reports reaching here from La Paz. Morales, who was s

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A team of 700 Chinese soldiers from an infantry battalion has been sent to South Sudan, representing the latest deployment. The final 130 members of that group arrived days ago aboard a UN chartered flight. China's peacekeeping missions started back

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MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday criticized the U. S. 2012 report on human rights and accused it of applying double standards, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Russia believed the 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which wa

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is warning the world's humanitarian system is facing potential bankruptcy. With wars raging in Syria, Iraq and other countries, the UN estimates that 50 million people are currently displaced around t

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The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Lea

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The latest sign of deepening crisis in Venezuela? McDonald's has been forced to suspend sales of Big Macs in the country because it can't source one of the burger's key components. 这是委内瑞拉危机日益加重的最新迹象吗?由于委内瑞

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Iran says it has released a retired Canadian-Iranian professor, who had been detained on security charges. 伊朗表示,释放了一名伊朗裔加拿大退休教授。此人先前因安全指控被拘留。 A foreign ministry spokesman, quoted by

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Poverty, sickness and pure survival - just a few reasons why genuinely needy people beg on the streets for money. 贫穷,疾病或仅仅是为了求生真正生活艰难的人来到大街上乞讨钱币的原因不过就这么几个。 But as these

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MOSCOW A Russian military transport helicopter was shot down Monday in the Syrian province of Idlib, killing the three crew members and two officers on board in the deadliest episode for the Russian military since it intervened in the country, Russia

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The removal of Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism is seen as a step toward normalizing relations between the US and Cuba. The change of status follows a 45-day congressional review of the decision and was a prerequisite for opening a U

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MUNICHU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says major powers meeting in Munich to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria have agreed to a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in one weeks time. Kerry told reporters early Friday in Munich that

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ROSKILDE, Denmark, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The 2012 edition of Denmark's Roskilde Festival, one of the biggest in Europe, closed Sunday with music critics and reviewers here saying the event delivered a host of sterling performances and a crop of upcoming

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The EU is warning Greece it faces suspension from the Schengen passport-free travel zone unless it overhauls its migration crisis response by mid-December, as frustration mounts over Athens reluctance to accept outside support. 欧盟警告希腊,该

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BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- China and Germany on Thursday expressed the hope to enhance cooperation so as to push bilateral relations to a new height. The agreement came in a meeting between China's top legislator Wu Bangguo and visiting Chancellor

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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The outbreak of polio in northeast Syria has raised alarm across the region and prompted a major immunization campaign. The childhood disease that causes paralysis and sometimes death can spread

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