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Aid Agencies Reassess Somali Operations Sixteen aid agencies say they face new challenges in Somalia, after the al Shabab militant group banned their activities in the southern and central parts of the country. Al Shabab accuses the agencies of bias
Ebola Vaccine Trials Underway in West Africa 埃博拉疫苗试验在西非进行 Ebola has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people in West Africa. Since last summer, researchers have rushed to get anti-Ebola vaccines into clinical trials. While
Sixteen aid agencies say they face new challenges in Somalia, after the al Shabab militant group banned their activities in the southern and central parts of the country. Al Shabab accuses the agencies of bias and misconduct. 16家援助机构表示,
We're starting in a nation that's been described as a bridge between East and West, Turkey, between Europe and the Middle East, between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, has a population of more than 80 million. It's a parliamentary republic and a
Over the past 4 years, our first passed the poll system has tended to produce single-party goernments swinging between the Labour and Conservatives. But they are losing their shared the boats as samller parties gain in popularity. Whoever wisn the ne
影片对白 Joan: Sunflowers. Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Katherine: He painted what he felt, not what he saw. People didn't understand. To them, it seemed childlike and crude. It took years for them to recognize his actual technique to see the way his bru
Mark: So, Todd, you run and operate this site, elllo.org, yeah? Todd: Yes. Mark: How long have you been doing that? Todd: I've been doing it now for about two years. Mark: Two years. OK, and I've been on the site and there's a place where I can send
Otelo Vizcaino got this surprise of his life when every penny to his name and every bit of credit he had was suddenly frozen. On the way to work, I stopped to put gas in my car and my card didn't work. Vizcaino was the webmaster for Ripley's Believe
By Paige Kollock Washington 30 August 2007 For many people around the world, religion and music are inextricably tied. The Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley became famous for singing about faith, God and the Bible. He also sang songs about freedom an
Locusts are threatening to inflict more pain on some of the most drought-ravaged parts of eastern Australia. Hundreds of farmers have found beds of locust eggs and officials fear that many more have not been reported. Officials have said that recent
By Dan Robinson Washington 25 September 2009 The revelation that Iran has been constructing a second uranium enrichment facility has reinforced the determination of the U.S. Congress to move forward with sanctions legislation. With Iran now facing i
US Media, Historians Mark 40th Anniversary of Watergate Scandal Start of a scandal It began in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972. Five men working for President Richard Nixons re-election campaign were arrested trying to break in to Democratic
Civil War Songs Reset for 21st Century The U.S. Civil War may be a century and a half behind us, but American emotions about the conflict can still be raw. Director Peter Sellars has taken music by Pulitzer-prize winning composer George Crumb and upd
President Barack Obama has again criticized Iran's government for its crackdown on opposition protesters. The president used a news conference to address ramifications for the Middle East following what happened in Egypt and Tunisia, and also respond
U.S. health officials are warning about a possible resurgence of the Swine Flu virus in North America as the cold weather approaches, and schools prepare to reopen. Health experts say the illness poses a special risk to schools, which are set to re-
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 June 2008 North Korea's official news media have recently been praising South Korean anti-U.S. beef protests, describing them as a popular struggle against a traitor president. But as VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the p
Dialogue 1 Mark: Hi Jingjing, do you like my new shirt? 马克: 嗨,京晶,你喜欢我的新衬衫吗? Jingjing: Oh, I see you're jumping on the Champion bandwagon. 京晶: 哦,看来你也赶上冠军这个牌子的潮流了。 Mark: Huh? I j
A tough immigration enforcement law scheduled to take effect in Arizona at the end of July is touching off debate and controversy far beyond the southwestern state. As a consequence, immigration reform is moving higher on the list of issues Americans
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 12 July 2007 New York has joined the growing list of cities urging Americans to stop buying bottled water.The city recently launched an advertising campaign asking people to trade their bottled water for ordinary tap w
Twenty minutes later we boarded ship. The hatches were open. After mooring the skiff, we reentered the Nautilus's interior. 二十分钟后,我们上了船。嵌板是开着的。把小艇放好后,我们又回到了诺第留斯号的里面来了。