Farm Ministers Call for Commodity Market Regulation Wild swings Woody Barth has been farming and raising cattle in North Dakota for about 30 years. He says he always looked to the commodity markets for stability. But that's changed in recent years. W

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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Reflect US Diversity Zuccotti Park, located in downtown New York City, is usually where bankers and traders from Wall Street would enjoy a quiet lunch. Recently, though, it has been taken over by people who are protestin

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Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has made his first official trip to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During his visit, Smith made clear that the new Australian government will go ahead with its plan to withdraw i

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Lannister studied his face. Yes, he said. I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers. 嗯,兰尼斯特端详着他的脸,看得出来。跟你那些兄弟相比,你还比较有北方人的味道。 Half brothers, Jon cor

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Le galize Drugs, Says Former British Spy Chief Ciudad Juarez on the U.S.-Mexico border - a frontline in the global war on drugs. Mexican authorities recently intercepted this haul of weapons and ammunition, destined for the drug gangs that make this

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Minister: Zambia Losing Too Many Lions and Leopards Zambias tourism minister has announced a partial ban on the hunting of lions and leopards. She warns their numbers may be too low to allow safari hunting to continue for now. Whats more, therell be

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用3D打印技术生产复古跑车 Cars with parts made by 3D printers are already on the road, but engineers are still learning about this new technology. While testing the possibility of printing an entire car, researchers at the U.S. Department o

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This weekend marks five years since Superstorm Sandy slammed into the Northeast, causing billions of dollars in damage. Since then, New York City has rewritten its building codes to make low-lying neighborhoods more flood-proof.

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A former NBC News correspondent is accusing Tom Brokaw. She says Brokaw groped and forcibly tried to kiss her in the 1990s. NPR's Scott Neuman has more. SCOTT NEUMAN, BYLINE: Linda Vester, who worked for NBC for a decade before m

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Ah yes.The ol' fluoride rinse at the dentist. Not pleasant. But hey, good for your teeth, right? 没错,这是牙医洗牙用的含氟漱口水。确实够闹心的。但毕竟对你的牙齿有益不是吗? Well now materials scientists have been

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New York's Twin Towers Appear in Many Hollywood Films For almost 30 years, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center graced the New York skyline. They were 110 stories high and symbolized strength and optimism. The monumental complex in Lower Manhatt

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 December 2007 The Nepalese parliament has ordered the properties of its disgraced royal family nationalized. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government is making little headway in finding the fabulou

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By Kari Barber Dakar 14 April 2007 Hundreds of demonstrators in the restive Casamance region of southern Senegal filled the streets Saturday protesting what they are calling police brutality. Angry mobs in Kolda burned tires and razed houses to the g

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The British prime minister has wrapped up a two-day visit to India with a call for sweeping reform of international institutions such as the United Nations and World Bank. The British leader's visit to India is part of efforts to build closer economi

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Nikki Webster 妮基韦伯斯特 澳洲人。曾受邀于2000年悉尼奥运会开幕式与闭幕式演唱,时年13岁。14岁出版唱片《follow your heart》(《跟随你的心》),跃身欧美乐坛首张勇夺白金销售大碟,被称为澳洲的小布兰妮。 There is a peace in our hearts 在我们心中有一个和

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The Prime Minister, John Key, has chosen Hekia Parata to replace Pansy Wong. Ms Parata has also been given three Associate Minister positions: Associate Minister of ACC, Energy and Resources, and Community and Voluntary Sector. She has only been an M

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A Sri Lankan government minister has been killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest attack follows the government's decision to formally abandon a tattered tru

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Tony Abbott's leadership will come under the spotlight again today when Federal Cabinet meets in Canberra. Sydney ministers have been defending the Prime Minister but that hasn't stopped talk of a leadership change. Reports have emerged this morning

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On Thursday morning, Australians were surprised to find they had a new Prime Minister. She is Julia Gillard, Australias first woman Prime Minister. On Wednesday, Kevin Rudd was still PM of the Australian Labour government, a position he has held for

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The direwolf heard the voice, glanced at Bran, and again at Lannister. He crept backward, away from the little man, and settled down below Bran's dangling feet. 冰原狼听到声音,瞟了布兰一眼,又转头看看兰尼斯特。他从小矮子身

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