Pachyrhynchus weevils are found on most islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. If these weevils could fly, that would not be surprising. But they cannot. 在东太平洋的大部分岛屿中都发现了球背象鼻虫。如果这些象鼻虫会飞的话

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古巴看到2013年经济改革的初步结果 HAVANA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cuba has seen initial results of economic reforms in 2013 under the leadership of President Raul Castro. We are beginning to see the first encouraging results, Castro said in

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This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, This will just take a minute. Scientists are looking for Earth-like planets around other stars. But one way to limit the search can be to figure out where an Earth-like planet canno

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AS IT IS 2015-09-22 US, Germany Deal with the Wave of Syrian Refugees 美国、德国应对叙利亚难民潮 The global migration crisis has put pressure on Europe and other countries to deal with huge numbers of refugees safely and fairly. On Sunda

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AS IT IS 2015-09-15 A Story of Refugees Arriving in Greece 难民抵达希腊的故事 The following story is based on a web blog from VOAs Heather Murdock in Greece. The first picture message was sent on social media at 3:51 in the morning. It appea

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Issues Collide Over Europes Migrant Crisis 欧洲移民危机引发问题 Europes migrant crisis has brought the situation of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflict or seeking a better life to the worlds attention. The migration has put pre

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AS IT IS 2016-04-22 EU Proposed Visa-Free Travel for Ukrainians 欧盟考虑向乌克兰人提供免签证旅行 The European Union is considering a proposal to offer visa-free travel to Ukrainians. If approved, the plan would permit Ukrainians to tr

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AS IT IS 2015-12-11 Rise in Immigrant Population Affecting US Elections 移民人口增长影响美国大选 Between 1990 and 2000, immigration to the United States increased greatly. The immigrant population increased by 11.3 million to 31.1 million

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AS IT IS 2015-11-08 Airliner Crash Complicates Migration Wave to Europe 俄罗斯飞机坠毁原因复杂 Intelligence officials are questioning the security at the Sharm el-Sheikh airport in Egypt. And investigators say they suspect the crash of an

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AS IT IS 2015-11-08 Going West for Decades on Route 66 一路向西的66号公路 Americas tallest monument dominates the skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, the largest city on Route 66 between Chicago and Los Angeles. The Gateway Arch represents the be

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AS IT IS 2015-11-17 Is Europe a Fortress? 将欧洲变成一个堡垒? The terrorist attacks that killed more than 100 people in Paris on Friday night complicate the refugee situation. Europe is overwhelmed with how to register and integrate hundreds

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移民危机为欧洲带来前所未有挑战 The flood of migrants into Europe is making it obvious that dialogue and agreement are necessary, to better protect the EU's external borders and substantially alleviate the pressure on affected countries

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Hungary Has A Xenophobia Problem RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Take A Number is our series that uses a numerical figure to explore problems around the world. And today's number is 10, which is the percentage of Hungarians who, according to a new EU survey, ar

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Economics focus经济聚焦 Drain or gain? 人才外流,是得还是失? Poor countries can end up benefiting when their brightest citizens emigrate 穷国最终会从人才外流中获益 WHEN people in rich countries worry about migration, they

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Finance and Economics;New rivers of gold;Remittances from unlikely places are helping poor countries in the downturn; 财经;新的资金流向;意外的汇款在经济低迷时帮助贫困国家; In tapachula, a furnace of a city in southern

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Britain's economy 英国经济 Spurious George 虚伪的乔治 The chancellor is poised to put forward a long-term plan for Britainabout the wrong thing 英国财政大臣信誓旦旦的准备在错误的事上为英国提出一个长期计划。 THE

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The U.N. refugee agency reports that 33 unaccompanied children, mostly from East Africa, have left Tunisia's Shousha refugee camp for resettlement in Norway. The children are among 90 who arrived unaccompanied from Libya during the conflict in 2011.

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MOSCOW, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States does not ask Russia to extradite Edward Snowden but just wants him returned, U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Thursday. The U.S. doesn't ask to 'extradite' but simply to return Mr. Snowden, h

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TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran and Britain agreed on Sunday to enhance cooperation as their embassies reopened in each other's capital after nearly four years of closure. The embassies in Tehran and London are reopened at the level of charge de aff

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Chinese head home in world's biggest annual human migration 中国人回家,世界上最大的年度人类迁徙 BEIJING (AP) Hundreds of thousands of Chinese travelers were packing airports, train and bus stations Friday as they headed home for Lu

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