From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama has plans for a sweeping review of the National Security Agency's surveillance programs and an overhaul of the secret court that monitors and authorizes those programs. NPR's Craig Windh

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by Adam Freedman Last year saw some high profile blackmail cases, including those involving talk show host Dave Letterman and actor John Travolta. The crime of extortion is reportedly on the rise--and you dont have to be famous to be targeted by a bl

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THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o'clock in the morning, preparations for departure began. 第二天,3月22日早晨六点,诺第留斯号准备开走。 The last gleams of twilight were melting into night. 清晨的最后曙光没人黑暗中去了。

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swine flu就是最近颇受关注的猪流感,全称为swine influenza,定义为a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs(一种由A类流感病毒引起并在猪中间传播的呼吸系统疾病),此类病毒一般不会传给人类。但

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 国外媒体新闻

Rich cities around the world are largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study. The study measures emissions based on the use of goods and services, such as food, clothing and electronics, by people living inside cities. It inclu

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Obama vows to make new push on Iranian nuclear stalemate WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to make new diplomatic push aimed to solve the Iranian nuclear stalemate, noting that there is still a window of t

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I don't know how far beyond 39 we'll go. You know, that's going to be left up to the voters tomorrow. The Senate, again, there's always been a tough -- a tougher road for us simply by virtue of the numbers, and that we have in play there and the numb

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1. The first duty of the government is security and safety of all the British people. Britain's security alert level has been raised to critical, the highest possible level, meaning terrorist attacks are considered imminent . The heightened security

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US, Arab Allies Bomb Militant Targets in Syria The United States bombed many Islamic militant positions in Syria for the first time on Tuesday. Officials said the attacks were very successful against two leading terrorist groups in the area. Five Ara

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The European Union is urging Burma to immediately release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. European and Asian foreign ministers are meeting in Hanoi this week to discuss cooperation on a range of issues. EU leaders ar

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Jordan Feels Pressure to Take Sides on Syria With growing political and economic unrest at home, the last thing many Jordanians want is conflict with neighbor Syria. The interests of Jordan dictate that Jordan does not interfere, said political analy

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乌克兰犹太人面临新威胁 The unrest in Ukraine in recent months has put the countrys Jewish community under new pressures, with a surge of anti-Semitic graffiti and at least one attack on a synagogue. Odessa is one of the main centers of Jew

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Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott were attending the campaign trial today. After both claiming victory in the first election debate, the opposition has taken a swop Mr. Rudd claim he cheated by using notes. But the Prime Minister insists he complied with th

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An Iron ore index has now been launched here in China. As CRI's Wei Tong reports, it's designed to give Chinese companies a bigger say over the pricing of the key component in the production of steel in the international market. The index consists of

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BBC News. President Obama has warned Americans that democracy itself is on the ballot in Novembers presidential election. Speaking at rally for Hilary Clinton, he condemned the threat by the Republican candidate Donald Trump to jail Mrs. Clinton if h

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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今天我们要学的词组是pardon。 Pardon的意思是对不起,请原谅。比如,如果没听清楚对方的话,美国人常说,I beg your pardon. 意思是对不起,请你再说一遍。 Pardon在法律上是赦免的意思。 前白宫

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 February 2008 Officials in Israel say they are not responsible for the bombing that killed Imad Mughniyeh, a senior Hezbollah leader involved in terrorist attacks against Israel and the West for three decades. VOA's Jim Tee

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In a decision keenly anticipated in America and around the world, the US Federal Reserve has raised interests rates for the first time since the global financial crisis. The US central bank lifted its key short term rate by a moderate quarter of a pe

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The Afghan government has reacted angrily to a US deal in which five senior Taliban militants from Guantanamo Bay were handed over to Qatar in exchange for the release of an American soldier held captive by the Taliban. Sergeant Berg Dahl is now reco

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