Americans are turning away from Europe toward Asia, according to a survey released on Wednesday showing, for the first time, most US citizens thought China and Japan were more important to their national interest. 周三发布的一项调查显示,美

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Mr. President, Dr. Conant, members of the Board of Overseers, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am profoundly grateful, touched by the great distinction and honor and great compliment accorded me by the authorities of Harvard this morning. I am overwhelmed, as

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Fate of the EU 欧盟的命运 The European Union is not on its knees, said Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of the European Council at the recent summit in Washington.

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We answer a question about the Marshall Plan /P Play music from Mary Chapin Carpenter /P And report about a place that helps animals heal. Gent

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Some 300 Holocaust survivors returned to Auschwitz on Tuesday for a memorial event at the former site of the Nazi death camp, joined by world leaders including the presidents of Poland, France, Germany, Austria and Ukraine. They gathered under an eno

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Apple has issued a voluntary recall of millions of its two-prong AC wall plugs after incidents of them breaking and causing electric shocks. 近日,苹果公司主动召回了大批双插交流电源插头转换器,因为这些插头曾出现了破

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Europe's debt crisis 欧洲债务危机 World's worst menu 世上最烂账单 Greece has no good options left 希腊没有好牌可打 May 26th 2011 | Berlin | from the print edition VIENNAS glories are largely faded but its name is being mentioned w

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The battered blue line 破旧的蓝色警戒线 New police powers will only go so far in dealing with rioters 对付暴动者,警方新的权力也只能做这么多 AS HUNDREDS of thousands of people marched peacefully through central London in a

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JUDY WOODRUFF: And now the scandal enveloping Volkswagen. Today, the company said it would recall 11 million diesel cars worldwide, after admitting they had been rigged to cheat emissions tests. The company's stock price continues to plummet. Last we

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Wilson's Presidency Remembered Best for Its Foreign PolicyBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, March 09, 2006 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special Engl

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16 十九世纪末的移民美国潮 Date=4-12-2001 Number=7-22056 Title=the making of a nation #136 - immigration, late 1800s, part 1 Byline=Frank Beardsley Voice one: The making of a nation -- a pro

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LONDON The eurozone has finally emerged from 18 months of recession - posting positive growth after unexpectedly strong consumer spending in the currency blocs core economies. Analysts are warning, however, that this is not the end of the euro crisis

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George C. Marshall: The Marshall Plan 《欧洲复兴计划》的通称。第二次世界大战后美国争夺全球战略的重点—欧洲的扩张计划。1947年6月5日,国务卿G.C.马歇尔

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A new report says that most of the world's major economies are likely to slow further, but that U.S., Japanese and Russian economic fortunes are showing signs of improving. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Th

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PARIS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Heavy-load launcher Ariane 5, carrying two communication satellites GSAT-8 and ST-2, lifted off at around 22:38 p.m. Paris time (GMT 2038) on Friday from Europe' s Spaceport in French Guiana. Built by Japan's Mitsubishi Elec

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Angela Merkel took over Germany's top office from Gerhard Schroeder in 2005. She was the first woman to hold the office as well as the first chancellor to have come from the former communist East Germany. When she took over, Germany was in a very dif

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When the British public votes on staying within or leaving the EU in a referendum on June 23, they will decide on the destiny of Britain for decades, perhaps a lifetime, said Cameron, adding: This is a decision that is bigger than any individual poli

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BRUSSELS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- NATO defense Ministers on Wednesday agreed to enhance military presence in eastern Europe at a ministerial meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference following the first day's meeting. St

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ATHENS, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Greek voters' resounding NO to the international creditors' debt deal offer in Sunday's landmark referendum does not mean a rift with Europe, but a YES to a viable agreement, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a te

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And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE was down around 26 points. Ah, whereas in Germany, the Dax went in the opposite direction. Ah, but across the board, fairly flat in Europe. In the US, and as trading comes to

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