Veteran U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania stunned the Washington establishment by announcing he is leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat. The move will bring Democrats closer to the 60-vote majority they need to overcome potenti

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(四月)

This is All Things Considered from NPR news. I am Elizabeth Broad .And I am Rabbit Seagol. Hospitals across the country have instituted computer programs in an effort to reduce mistakes in prescribing medication. Many large employers say they'll cont

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Can you learn happiness? Some students in India are finding out. Children at about a thousand schools in Delhi returned to class this month to find a new course - happiness class. India has one of the highest student suicide rates

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克里指责俄无视关于乌克兰的日内瓦协议 The United States has accused Russia of orchestrating armed resistance in eastern Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday warned Moscow of crippling economic sanctions if it fails to

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend, millions of Americans will celebrate Labor Day. This holiday marks the traditional end of the summer season. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of hardworking Americans all across our

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Hurricane Gustav, which killed at least 22 people in Haiti, is now headed south of Cuba, but forecasters believe the storm will move north into the Gulf of Mexico by early next week and threaten a coastal area that stretches from Texas to the Florid

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 22 July 2007 Iraq's deputy prime minister Barham Salih is calling on U.S. officials and the American people to be patient with the pace of political reforms in his country. VOA's Stephanie Ho has more on the story from Wash

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World markets were mixed Tuesday amid confirmation that the U.S. economy shrank in the third quarter of the year. The Bush administration says it believes fourth quarter numbers will be even worse. The U.S. Commerce Department says the U.S. economy

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In Somalia's capital, the radical Islamist al-Shabab militia amputated a hand and a foot each from four young men accused of stealing guns and mobile phones. The militia has imposed a harsh brand of Islamic law in areas of Somalia under its control.

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Supporters of imprisoned Ethiopian political leader Birtukan Mideksa have marched in the streets of Addis Ababa to demand her release. The march was the first officially sanctioned political demonstration since the violent protests of 2005. A carefu

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Numerous undemocratic regimes now enjoy solid American backing Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 11 May 2010 Mideast scholars believe President Obama should recognize that many of the Islamist groups whose policies and tactics the US opposes are of

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Many African Men Fail to Get HIV Treatment A new study says men in sub-Saharan Africa are not accessing HIV/AIDS treatment nearly as often as women. That means many are dying prematurely. Researchers are calling for a more balanced approach to gender

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Circumcision Does Not Promote Risky Behavior 包皮环切术不会增大潜在风险 A new study that could boost HIV prevention efforts says African men do not engage in riskier sexual behavior after being circumcised. Research has shown that circum

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中国股市首现熔断 Stock markets in the cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen were suspended Monday after falling more than 7 percent on the opening trading day of 2016. 在2016首个交易日,上证和深沪股市跌幅超7%,A股熔断停市。

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A colonial area treaty drawn up by the British awarded Egypt the rights to 66 percent of the river's entire flow. Ethiopia, where the majority of the water in the Nile originates got none. -We are hugely remote part of the plan here, but make no mist

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Some of the most polluted places in the world are ports, resulting in health problems that some experts say can lead not only to respiratory problems, but cancer. 海港往往是世界上污染最严重的地方。专家说,这些污染的情况导致

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Thousands gather to greet Abbas on his return after UN statehood bid Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a hero's welcome in the West Bank after submitting his bid for statehood at the U.N. Thousands of people have crowded around his Wes

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The 11th Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting between Japan, China and South Korea has seen the three sides agree to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between them. Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng attended the meeting with his Japanese

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This year marks 20 years since the food stamps system was abolished, which was a product of Chinas planned economy decades ago. For most people, it is a fixture in their memory of the hungry days in the 1960s, when there were food shortages. When peo

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 September 2007 An official U.S. warning that Western interests in Nigeria are at risk of a terrorist attack has provoked a strong reaction from the Nigerian government. A government spokesman rejected the report as an unf

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