In this Business English Pod lesson on business travel, well be looking at how to deal with security checks. In recent years getting through the security check at the airport has become a chore. In some cities, the whole process can take fifteen to t

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Doug Levine Forty-three-year-old jazz vocalist John Pizzarelli is one of today's top interpreters of the Great American Songbook. He's also a gifted composer and guitarist. This year John is celebrati

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The political deadlock in Papua New Guinea has dragged into a third day. The country now has two prime ministers and two governors-general. Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neil also have their own cabinets and police chiefs. A major technical glitch l

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A wreath was layed at U.N. headquarters Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of its peacekeeping operations. The world body has more than 100,000 troops from more than 120 countries working to keep the peace in 20 conflict zones. 星期四,联合国

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Pet turtles can be unsanitary. But Chinese soft-shelled turtles really up the ante on distasteful behavior. They perform a variation on urinationthrough their mouths. Most land-based vertebrates produce urine to get rid of water-soluble toxic waste,

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摘要:2011年3月23日,美国好莱坞传奇影星伊丽莎白泰勒去世,享年79岁,泰勒号称好莱坞常青树和世界头号美人,曾主演《埃及艳后》等数十部影片。 英语听力原文: Legendary Hollywood actress E

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By Lisa Schlein Tripoli, Libya 09 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, 06 Sep 2007 U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon says failure to achieve peace in Sudan's conflict-

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NATO and Russia held their first high-level talks Friday since Moscow invaded Georgia in August, sparking international criticism. Russia's ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, gives a press conference in Brussels, 19 Dec 2008 The lunchtime talks too

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Iraq Taps Its Oil Riches, But Risks Deter Big Investment Iraq's government says recent explorations show the country could be sitting on the world's largest oil reserves at up to 350 billion barrels. The figure is unproven, but many agree that Iraq h

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Women's Rights Activists Encouraged by New French President The easy part of Olivia Cattan's day ends at lunchtime, when she leaves her work as a pre-school assistant and starts her other job as a journalist and founder of the feminist organization P

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Europeans Have Deep Doubts About Euro As Europe grapples with its financial crisis, ambivalence is growing among many Europeans about the region's common currency. After choosing a common anthem - Beethoven's Ode to Joy - the European Union introduce

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US Senators Warn Latin America on Iran Ties Irans increasingly isolated regime retains friends in Latin America, most notably Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. U.S. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez had a stern message for the region. Unfortunately,

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Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders met Tuesday on the sidelines of an international conference in The Hague aimed at re-energizing international commitments for war-torn Afghanistan. Participants agreed to boost security and development in the central A

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Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement Signed The CEPA process got underway in 2003 with the signing of an initial agreement. It came into full force a year later. That agreement has been augmented by a series of supplements, furt

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Powell Mideast Trip Sign Of More Active US Role In Region Paula Wolfson The White House 20 Jun 2001 20:09 UTC President Bush is sending Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Middle East. Mr. Bush is

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The European Union is hosting its first meeting to address the problems of the Roma community, which suffers from discrimination and poverty. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that rights groups hope it will lead to a more inclusive policy for these pe

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By Kane Farabaugh New York 20 September 2007 Government corruption and control of the diamond industry fueled the civil war that erupted in Sierra Leone in 1991. By the end of the decade, fighting had spread throughout the African country and includ

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French banking giant Credit Agricole says it will sell billions of dollars in assets to deal with subprime losses by its investment arm. The new financial blow adds to the economic worries in France, where the center-right government hopes to push th

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Laser Advances That Changed Our Lives: Nobel Prize in Physics This years prize is about tools made from light. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has today decided to award the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics with one half to Arthur Ashkin for the opt

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's tough to be a teenager. It's especially tough for girls, who are more vulnerable to depression than boys. New research shows that's getting even worse. As NPR's Patti Neighmond reports, girls are now three times more likely

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