Death, devastation and deprivation prevail in Haiti's capital, as the full extent of the country's humanitarian crisis is being revealed to the world. The international community is rushing aid to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in the face of logi

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

The UN refugee agency announced that actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie will take on a new and expanded role for UNHCR as Special Envoy of High Commissioner Antnio Guterres. During a decade of service as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Jolie has co

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A 2,000-strong unit of U.S. Marines began moving ashore west of Port-au-Prince at dawn on Tuesday to help deliver relief to victims of last week's earthquake. Some U.S. troops landed by helicopter at the presidential palace, where crowds of Haitians

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

A flurry of diplomatic efforts between China, the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have raised hopes for the release of US citizen Kenneth Bae and the resumption of stalled Six-Party Talks. The US State Department announced

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WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday authorized up to 50 million dollars in fresh humanitarian aid to the conflict-ridden South Sudan. In a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry, the president said it is important to t

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

You will find Haitian-American communities throughout the United States, from New York, to California to Florida. One of the most prominent is what's known as Little Haiti in Miami, Florida. With so many people missing in Haiti following Tuesday's de

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

North Korean state media initially praised Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, but following Trump's victory a senior official expressed indifference about the incoming president. 在唐纳德特朗普先前的总统竞选活动中,朝鲜官

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Japan accepted just 28 refugees in last year, one more than it took in 2015, underscoring its ultra-strict approach to asylum at a time when other nations are increasingly reluctant to take in people fleeing war or persecution. 去年日本仅接受了

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拜登重申美国致力于到亚洲再平衡 WASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on Thursday reaffirmed the Obama administration's commitment to its rebalance toward Asia and the Pacific, saying the strategy reflects the

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

U.S. troops patrolled the streets of Port-au-Prince on Monday in an attempt to drive away looters who were breaking into shops and buildings to grab whatever they could find. Some people have begun fleeing the capital for the countryside in search of

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

1. Aid is starting to flow into Myanmar a week after a cyclone left at least 60,000 dead or missing. The countrys military regime is taking over distribution of humanitarian supplies but keeping foreign disaster experts out of the country. 2. Hezboll

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The UN security council's calling for impartial investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The statement condomned the acts that have resulted in the loss of at least 9 lives. President Barack O

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Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the earthquake struck about 10 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, Tuesday afternoon. The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one

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Representatives of World and Middle East power has begun new talks aimed at putting the Syrian peace process back on track. Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said diplomats have to find way to return to the political negotiation. Our

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

There has been chaos in the US congress where Democratic party politicians have been staging a sitting to demand tighter gun laws. They occupied the floor of the House of Representatives taking in sleeping bags and pillows as their protests continued

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The spread of Ebola 埃博拉的扩展 Bridges or walls 疏通还是围堵 A panicky response in the West may worsen conditions in west Africa 西方国家担心西非的疫情会进一步恶化 THE death toll from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra

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WILLIAM BRANGHAM, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: The most severe damage from Hurricane Matthew has occurred in the Caribbean, particularly on the island nation of Haiti, which is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Authorities there say they

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The true humanitarian in the Merlyn family was my wife Rebecca. 我家真正的慈善家,是我的妻子丽贝卡 Many of you here knew her. 在座许多人都知道她 She tirelessly devoted herself to helping those less fortunate in the glades. 她

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The Israeli military announced a seven-hour unilateral ceasefire Monday in parts of the Gaza Strip, as Palestinian and Egyptian delegations are meeting in Cairo in hopes of brokering a more durable truce. The temporary ceasefire began from 0700 GMT o

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BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday voiced the hope that it will steadily advance cooperation with the United States in the Asia-Pacific region on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the

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