16. the war between Britain and France In the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West Indies, and Latin America. In reality, however, there was only one major war

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California Economy Sees Improvement, Continuing Trouble The economic recession hit California hard in 2008 and 2009, and parts of its economy remain dismal. The state's unemployment rate, at almost 12 percent, is nearly three points higher than the n

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US Small Businesses Applaud Bipartisan Budget Deal 美国小企业欢迎两党预算达成协议 WASHINGTON An advocacy group representing small businesses in the United States has applauded the bipartisan budget agreement crafted by congressional le

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Mars Lander Will Peer Inside Planet Absolutely spectacular missionand its not a rover, its a lander. Its designed to land and deploy several instruments. 这是一个绝对壮观的使命......它不是漫游者,而是着陆器。旨在登陆和部署

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As you've probably experienced firsthand, some mosquito species have a real taste for warm, human blood. So much so that if you raise them on it the lab, they'll accept no substitute. Fortunately, I don't get major reactions at all. Brad Main is a mo

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《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit73:“Sex”这个词怎么了?

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first meetings with senior foreign officials in her new post. Plans are also being made for her first overseas trip as Secretary -

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sparked a debate over race relations this week with a speech in which he said the United States was a nation of cowards because most Americans prefer to avoid candid talk about race. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder makes

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By Robert Raffaele Washington, DC 08 February 2008 American medical researchers say they are stunned by the results of a major government study on diabetes and heart disease. They hoped to prove that a long-trusted form of treatment for lowering blo

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 March 2008 An Indonesian court has acquitted the late dictator Suharto in a civil case but found his charity foundation guilty of graft and ordered it to repay the government more than $100 million in state funds. V

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The State Department said a critical round of talks in Beijing on ending North Korea's nuclear program is not trending in the right direction. U.S. officials said Pyongyang risks losing promised benefits if talks on verifying its nuclear activities

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Undocumented Immigrants Face Perilous Journey to US, No Guarantees RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS Every day, hundreds of undocumented immigrants from Central America attempt the arduous journey through Mexico and turn themselves over to U.S. border patrol

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马来西亚罗辛亚穆斯林面临不确定未来 The United Nations has called the Rohingya Muslims the world's most persecuted minority groups. 联合国称罗辛亚穆斯林是世界上最受迫害的少数民族。 Fleeing persecution in Myanma

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here's one reason many Republicans may be very careful about criticizing President Trump - most Republican voters approve of him, and Republican lawmakers are going through primaries. Tomorrow's South Carolina primary is a test f

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M:But most of the population leaves, of... will you stay during this... or you do leave during August. F: I actually (yeah, you'll leave) actually during August. yeah, but...but yesterday, it was...er.... a couple of days ago, actually I was so, oh,

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US Government Shutdown Casts Shadow Over Promising Harvest 美国政府关闭阴影投下承诺收获 Just one year after a catastrophic drought damaged vast areas of farmland in the Midwestern United States, farmers heading to the fields to harvest

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East London Still Waiting for Olympics Legacy 伦敦人期待看到奥运收益的到来 LONDON London is marking the first anniversary of what were widely hailed as very successful Olympic Games. Officials say the promised long-term benefits from th

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By Scott Stearns White House 01 February 2008 President Bush says U.S. Senators must move quickly to approve a $146 billion economic stimulus plan already passed by the House of Representatives. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, th

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By Jason Strother Seoul 01 October 2009 S. Korean Kwon Dae-gi, left, bids farewell by kissing his North Korean cousin Kwon Si Jung before leaving for home during the reunion meeting at the Diamond Mountain in North Korea, 01 Oct 2009 Families from S

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By Carolyn Weaver New York 01 October 2009 A U.S. federal judge has ruled that hundreds of documents detailing the Central Intelligence Agency's now-shuttered overseas secret detention program of suspected terrorists, including extreme interrogation

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