President Obama is taking aim at an Arizona immigration bill that requires police to question people suspected of being in the country illegally. At a naturalization ceremony in Washington, D.C. today, Mr. Obama seized on the controversial state meas

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TEXT A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way. The Dinner Party I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true -- though any naturalist would know it couldn't be. Later someone told

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1. The death-watch is on for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Officials Wednesday said Mubarak was taken off life support and he's now in a coma. This is mixing on certain political back trial that's the royal of the country following the rec

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WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua)-- The crisis in the euro zone has sent shocks to the United States through trade and financial channels, given the important cross-Atlantic economic linkage, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday. The

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the global economy is improving after a difficult time, but remains fragile. In a Tuesday speech to journalists in Washington, Christine Lagarde warned against complacency or insularity. She said Europ

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BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- China's economy will maintain steady and rapid development momentum this year though facing downward pressures, said a senior official on Friday. The overall economic conditions are good and growth rates are within the exp

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After the two-day G20 economic summit in France was dominated by the debt crisis in Greece, President Barack Obama says he will keep pressing for quick action to solve the crisis. The president also vows to continue his push for legislation that woul

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China aims to rein this year's consumer price growth at around 4 percent, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the annual parliamentary session on Monday. In projecting a CPI increase o

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Finance and economics 财经商业 The Hong Kong dollar 港币 Buy now at 1983 prices 现在入手还是1983年那个价格 After 30 years, Hong Kong's peg to the American dollar is still going strong 三十年后的今天,港币汇率稳定不变将继

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U.S. President Barack Obama says tensions with Russia can be worked out following talks with the Russian president spanning a range of topics, including Syria, Iran and trade. During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico Monday, Mr.

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The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been released from a sexual assault charges, several days after his arrest on sexual assault charges. A New York judge Friday ordered the release of Strauss-Kahn after he

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NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2012, as investors welcomed a batch of upbeat economic data. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 179.82 points, or 1.47 percent, to 12,397.38. The Standard

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Thousands of extra police are on duty in Pittsburgh Trouble has flared as world leaders gather in the US city of Pittsburgh for the G20 summit. Reports said riot police used pepper gas and fired rubber bullets at protesters on a march near the venue

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International financial institutions have promised $38 billion more to four Arab countries trying to transition to democracy, nearly doubling a previous pledge. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin announced the pledge Saturday at the second day o

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BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's four biggest state-owned banks said Thursday they will continue implementing the differentiated housing loan policy. The four state-run lenders, dubbed the Big Four, are Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ch

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China backs EU after new debt-crisis-busting bonds BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to support the European Union's endeavors to cope with the debt crisis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday. Hong made the remark at a dai

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The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will allow investors to trade across the border for the first time and is set to begin on 17 November. 沪港通将于11月17日开始实施,它将首次允许投资者跨境交易。 It means global investors w

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NICOSIA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Cyprus signed an agreement restructuring a 2.5-billion-euro (3.3-billion-U.S. dollar) loan, the Cypriot government said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said the restructuring provides for the repayme

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Chinese leaders meet ROK president, calling for stronger ties Chinese leaders have pledged to push China's strategic relations with South Korea to a new high as they met with visiting South Korean President President Park Geun-hye. Premier Li Keqiang

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European migration 欧洲移民 The great escape 胜利大逃亡 Emigration may not relieve pressure on wages in weak economies 在经济疲软的背景下,欧洲人移民国外也许不能在工资方面缓解压力 Purchasing power on the move 购买

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