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The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is this morning poised to announce a deal with the big miners on the super profits tax. It's understood the deal could include lifting the rate which the super profits tax kicks in. The headline rate of 40 percent may
French power and transportation company Alstom SA has agreed to pay 772 million dollars in penalties for bribing foreign countries. The Department of Justice announced the company willplead guilty of violating the foreign corrupt practices act, in wh
AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs [Photo: Beijing Review] This year marks the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN and the 26th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations. Relationship between China and AS
Weekly Address: Everyone Who Works Hard Should Get Ahead 每周电视讲话:努力工作的人应该取得成功 WASHINGTON, DC In this weeks address, President Obama highlighted the progress our economy has made, with more than 3.1 million jobs cr
In Houston, Flight director Kranz is trying to make sense of the barrage of information. I am completely surrounded with reports coming in that I dont fully understand, but frankly, problems are our business, and I thought we are going to solve these
Egypts Election Commission has extended polling for the countrys presidential election by one day. According to the state-run MENA news agency, voting will now enter a third day on Wednesday. The decision followed a lower-than-expected turnout in the
President Barack Obama covers his heart during the National Anthem at the commencement and commissioning ceremony at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY, 22 May 22 2010 President Barack Obama says he is confident the United States will succeed
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 27 June 2007 Egyptian authorities say they have identified the mummy belonging to ancient Egypt's most famous female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. Her remains were long believed to have been lost. VOA correspondent Challiss
This is AP news minute. 1. The senate appears to head for a showdown over president Donald Trump's supreme court nominee. Democrats have secured the votes for filibuster to block the nominee of Neil Gorsuch. But senate majority leader Mitch McConnell
President Barack Obama speaks to members of the National Governors Association at the White House, 22 Feb. 2010 President Barack Obama has invited congressional Republicans to a meeting Thursday on health care reform, his latest effort at cultivating
Libyan NTC Fighters Pause in Battle for Key Town Fighters for Libya's provisional authorities say they have surrounded key areas still held by forces loyal to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. At a checkpoint north of Bani Walid, there appears to be a l
Economists: Second US Recession, If It Hits, Could Hit Hard Some economists are worried that the United States is poised for another recession. They warn that a so-called double-dip, if it comes, could be more painful for average Americans than the 2
By Scott Bobb Maputo 27 October 2009 Supporters attend ruling Frelimo party election rally in Nampula city, Mozambique, 25 Oct 2009 Election officials in Mozambique say they are ready for Wednesday's national elections. Voters are to elect a preside
Long Conversations 1. Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.) Helen: Sarah moved in and for the first month both of us struggled to get used to each other again. Interviewer: You shouldn't have had much trouble because you used
By Jessica Berman Washington 15 October 2007 Astronaut Peggy Whitson is poised to become the first woman to command the International Space Station. Whitson and two new crew members arrived at the orbiting scientific outpost Friday to begin a mission
主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 11 January 2007 watch US Auto Show Hollywood celebrities such as Carmen Elektra are adding glamour and excitement to the event. You know, entertainment merging with automobiles, music, fashion. It's really cool. I think
The U.S. Congress is poised to give final approval to President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, handing the new president a major political victory in his first few weeks in office. Mr. Obama waged a two-front campaign on behalf of the bill. 美
By Mil Arcega Washington 06 July 2007 Mobile phone technology is not just revolutionizing the way we communicate - it's also changing the way we are entertained. Take movies for example: once limited to the big screen, consumers can now watch movies
1. President Obama says the US economy is poised for progress. The president travelled to Texas, urging Americans to back his proposals on jobs, education and the minimal wage. 2. An Ohio prosecutor says he will weigh whether to seek the death penalt