In a dramatic move aimed at preventing the US auto industry from imminent collapse, President Bush announced that the government will provide about 17.4 billion dollars and low interest loans to General Motors and Chrysler. Bankruptcy by any of the B

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And Julia Gillard has launched a fresh attack on Tony Abbott's industrial relations policy. Speaking at a union function in Melbourne overnight, she said Mr Abbott remained a strong advocate for stripping workers of their rights. But Mr Abbott yester

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Libyas rebel forces claim to have taken control of several cities in the countrys west and are preparing to march on the capital. There are reports theyve now seized Zawiyah, just 30 kilometres from Tripoli. The former justice minister says hes forme

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Italys Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will have to stand trial on charges of paying sex for an underage prostitute. Now under Italian law, sex workers must be aged 18. The prime minister is also accused of abusing the power of his office by interve

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Tens of thousands of protesters have again flooded the streets of Egypts main cities, demanding an end to Hosni Mubaraks rule. The death toll has now passed 100. And the Egyptian military is attempting to assert its authority, but the protesters are

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In a rare rebuke, President Obama's turning down Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation to meet in Moscow next month, though he still plans to attend the G20 summit in St. Petersburg. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports the White House says Russia's dec

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump may take a less extreme approach to rewriting NAFTA than his fiery campaign rhetoric suggested. A Trump administration document is circulating on Capitol Hill, and it suggests the White House wants the trade agreeme

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Financial chiefs of the world's leading economies have wrapped up a gathering in South Korea with wary optimism about the future, and a call for coordinated efforts to sustain growth. 世界主要经济体的财政部长以对未来审慎乐观的态度

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影片对白 Betty: What is that? Katherine: You tell me. Carcass by Soutine. 1925. Susan Delacorte: It's not on the syllabus. Katherine: No; it's not. Is it any good? Come on; ladies. There's no wrong answer. There's also no textbook telling you what t

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Cypriots bear the brunt of a bailout Cyprus faces a tough challenge trying to enforce a controversial levy. CNN's Isa Soares reports. 塞浦路斯征存款税遭民众抗议,并开创先例!拿储户的钱充公将打击对银行业的信心,也冲

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AS IT IS 2014-10-22 US Politicians Target Asian American Voters 美国政界人士将亚裔美国选民设为目标 Asians are the fastest-growing minority in the United States. Political scientists say Asian Americans are starting to have an influen

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the European Union is considering sanctions against Russia following its recognition of independence for the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. France has called an EU meeting Monday in

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The U.S. government is conducting its census this year. The count takes place every 10 years to determine how many seats each state will have in the House of Representatives. But in 72 years, when the 2010 census becomes public, it's very likely that

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's some new information about heart disease in women. Some of the risk factors are well-known - smoking, poor diet and obesity. Now doctors say complications in pregnancy can put women at risk too. Anna Gorman reports from L

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There are times when we can connect surprisingly deeply with someone and then never see them again - a missed connection. Eight years ago, when I was a correspondent in the Middle East, I did a story about two people - an I

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Early returns from the presidential election in Zambia indicate opposition leader Michael Sata is ahead with 44 percent of the vote while Acting President Rupiah Banda trails with 34 percent. But observers say that with results in from nearly one-hal

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A new report has found that introducing a new land tax is the answer to repairing deteriorating state and territory budgets. The Grad Institute says a property levy of just two dollars for every 1000 dollars of unimproved land value would raise seven

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court has convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years in prison, (File). A French court on Wednesday convicted Panama's former military ruler Manuel Noriega

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US Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner holds a press briefing at the close of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Busan, South Korea, 5 Jun 2010 Financial chiefs of the world's leading economies have wrapped up a ga

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For the ABC understands, the axe will be taken to dozens of government agencies in tomorrows budget. This is just the latest number of leaks including a rise in the petrol tax and debt levy. The plan to reduce the size of government is expected to sa

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