British Oil Firm Accused of Corruption in Somalia Exploration Deal 英国石油公司被指控在索马里勘探协议中存在腐败行为 LONDON A British oil exploration firm has been accused of corrupt payments to government officials in Somalia

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Debt Moratorium Proposed for Asian Countries Devastated by Tsunami 七国集团提议让海啸灾国延期偿付债款 The G7 group of industrialized nations will work out the details of the debt mora

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The Federal Government is tipped to announce a new rescue package for the insulation industry today. It scrapped its scheme last week and is now focusing on helping workers and businesses. A $ 41 million plan to keep installers in work or training ha

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Lee Witt (R) and BP PLC CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley at a news conference to announce Witt's hiring as advisor to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in Biloxi, Miss., 30 Jul 2010 Both U.S. government and BP officials o

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading emergency talks aimed at tackling the growing crisis caused by soaring food prices around the world. Participating in this two-day high-powered meeting in the Swiss capital, Bern, are the President of the

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President Bush Meets with Coalition for Affordable American Energy THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank members of the Coalition for Affordable American Energy for joining me today. We just had a very interesting and informative discussion. I heard from b

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Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots' A human-sized robot joined campaigners outside the British Parliament last month to highlight what they say are the imminent dangers of automated weapons systems - or killer robots. Among them was Americ

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By Bill Gasperini Moscow 17 January 2006 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a diplomatic solution could end the standoff with Iran over its nuclear prog

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Demonstrator John Moore holds a sign during a protest in Berkeley, California on 30 Jul 2010 to mark the 100th day anniversary of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would impose new safety

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Israelis, Palestinians Brace for UN Statehood Debate It is market day in Ramallah, the West Bank. Shoppers are making their daily purchases. And as they shop, the Palestinian proposal to seek recognition at the United Nations is a major topic of disc

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N. Korea to End Nuclear Tests for Food Aid The announcement came just a little more than two months after the death of the secretive communist state's supreme leader Kim Jong Il. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that while there still are

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A showdown is looming in the Middle East with a 10-month freeze on Israeli settlement construction due to expire on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his hawkish coalition partners to resume building in the West

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U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell said late Wednesday he believes progress is being made on the issue of extending an Israeli freeze on settlement building in the West Bank. Mitchell spoke in Jerusalem after a second day of direct Israel-Palesti

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David Gollust | State Department 25 November 2009 The Obama administration says the 10-month moratorium on new settlement construction starts in the West Bank announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday falls short of the com

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Indonesias Papuan forests are under threat according to the environmental activist group Greenpeace. The group has called on the Indonesian government to institute a moratorium on deforestation and industrial logging activities in the country. Most o

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By Shahnawaz Khan Srinigar 29 October 2007 The International Committee to Ban Land Mines has been urging nations around the world to ban land mines. While India has resisted the ban because of security issues on its borders, an alliance of insurgents

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 14 September 2007 The Bush administration is planning to give domestic law enforcement agencies increased access to powerful spy satellite technology. The Department of Homeland Security says the satellites will be use

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By Mil Arcega Washingon 06 August 2007 More than 200 day laborers and advocates from across the United States converged on Capitol Hill Thursday to call for a moratorium on immigration raids. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network or NDLON spons

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More companies in Asia are lining up to tap the stock markets for capital for the first time since the financial crunch late last year. Experts say the recent surge in stock prices is bringing in investors. 越来越多的亚洲公司正准备进入股

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain has unveiled a new economic plan. 美国共和党总统候选人约翰.麦凯恩公布了一项新的经济计划。 Senator John McCain announced a series of steps he would take if elected that are inten

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