As the world marks UN Refugee Day on June 20, the number of people escaping violence across the Arab world is on the rise. Pro-democracy uprisings are being brutally suppressed in places like Libya and Syria, forcing tens of thousands of people to fl

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年6月

A short visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has allowed New Delhi and Moscow to strengthen their strategic partnership, which has had its ups and downs since the end of the Cold War era. Indian and Russian officials say the two pr

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The chairman of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic, was re-arrested February 1st, less than one day after a court had ordered his conditional release from pre-trial detention. Following an overnight appeal by the prosecutor, the original court

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World markets have fallen, despite the fact that a U.S. financial rescue package cleared its first hurdle, passing by an overwhelming margin in the U.S. Senate. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. World markets might have been expected to

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A senior U.N. official says heavy trafficking of narcotics through West Africa into Europe is threatening the lives, livelihoods and stability of the region. The official says the problem of drug trafficking is competing with humanitarian and develo

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Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first

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Following big losses in Asia, Europe is faring little better on equity markets. Persistent recession fears and new layoff announcements are contributing to the gloom as VOA's Tom Rivers reports from London. Current bad economic news seems to be echo

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U.S. markets posted early gains after modestly encouraging signs concerning employment and retail sales. People line up at the Anaheim Orange County Job Fair and Expo in Anaheim, CA, 03 Jun 2009 The U.S. Labor Department says 24,000 fewer Americans

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 September 2009 Protection and the human rights of refugees are expected to top the agenda of this year's UN refugee conference, which opens on Monday. Over five days, members of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu

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Greek Leftists Seek Coalition, Reject EU Austerity The leader of Greeks leftist Syriza party is beginning talks with other parties on forming a coalition government to reject what he calls barbaric austerity measures imposed by the European Union. Vo

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IMF Lowers Its Global Economic Prospects 国际货币基金组织下调全球经济增长预期 国际货币基金组织下调全球经济增长预期 。在 国际货币基金组织 最新的季度报告中,经济放缓在一部分原因是因为 发展

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Former Palestinian Prisoner Teaches Hebrew 巴勒斯坦前囚教授希伯来语 WASHINGTON The protracted Middle East peace process is in danger of stalling yet again, as Israel reneged on the planned release of another batch of Palestinian prisoners

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Hi, everybody. Over the past year, as I traveled across the country campaigning for this office, I told you that if I was fortunate enough to be re-elected, I'd work to change a tax code that too often benefited the wealthy at the expense of the midd

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In theory telephone triage was a good idea, in practice at times it was anything but. -Realistically on the weekends we still are unsafe, we don't have the staff to deal with the calls that are coming in. This investigation by two undercover reporter

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By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 20 April 2008 All eyes in the U.S. presidential election campaign are on Pennsylvania, where voters will cast ballots Tuesday in the race for the Democratic Party nomination. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from southwestern P

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The U.N. refugee agency's annual conference opens in Geneva on Monday. Representatives from the UNHCR's 76-nation governing body will attend the week-long meeting to set the work agenda for the coming year. They will focus on the needs and actions t

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By Nathan Morley Nicosia 11 November 2009 Britain has offered to give up half of the land occupied by its sovereign military bases in Cyprus if the divided island's leaders can seal a reunification deal. In an attempt to show they are serious about

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 May 2007 Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he does not expect a swift pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq regardless of the conclusions of a planned September evaluation of the ongoing build-up of U.S. forces in the cou

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The U.N. refugee agency's annual conference opens in Geneva on Monday. Representatives from the UNHCR's 76-nation governing body will attend the week-long meeting to set the work agenda for the coming year. They will focus on the needs and actions to

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World markets have fallen, despite the fact that a U.S. financial rescue package cleared its first hurdle, passing by an overwhelming margin in the U.S. Senate. 美国国会参议院以压倒性多数投票通过了布什政府提出的金融机构拯救

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