AS IT IS 2014-11-30 Pro-Russian Separatists Face Health Crisis The government in Ukraine is threatening to stop financial support for hospitals and medical services in areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists. The announcement comes as some people

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Apple has acknowledged that the design of its standalone desktop computer, the Mac Pro, restricted its ability to update the model. 近日,苹果公司承认,其独立式桌面电脑Mac Pro的设计限制了该产品的更新换代。 The firm ha

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Doing Pro Bono Work Claire: Welcome to the firm. Are you getting the hang of things here? Jack: I am. I worked in another firm for two years before coming here, so I have some experience under my belt. But let me ask you one thing: Is the firm seriou

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Play VideoHuawei's latest smartphone, boasting a three lens, AI-powered camera has been officially launched in France. The new P20 Pro device follows in the footsteps of competitors Apple and Samsung's latest releases by focusing on the camera's capa

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1. proponent /prəˈpəʊnənt/ -- person who puts forth a proposal or argues in favor of something; advocate; supporter At the budget hearing, both the proponents and the opponents of the tax increase will be able to present their views. 预算听证会

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Broadcast: Jan 26, 2003 The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2003, with former Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen and former Kansas City Coach Hank Stram leading the class. The cla

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Broadcast: Apr 03, 2003 The Internet has been hailed as a great tool for democracy and public debate, both from pro-war and anti-war groups. The two sides have found the World Wide Web useful in helpi

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Miral, a new film by acclaimed director Julian Schnabel, is based on a book by Palestinian author Rula Jebreal. It chronicles the lives of four Palestinian women - from 1948 when the state of Israel was created to the 1990s. Through the four women, a

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THIS IS AMERICA - In the United States, Some Companies Provide After-School Programs for Children of Employees By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Monday, April 04, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to This is A

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歌词: Hey little Porsche, I wanna try ya Crazy baby girl, there ain't nothing like you Hey little Porsche, so right I had to get ya B-b-back it up, let's roll, roll, roll Girl lets go You sexy thing, you turn me on, I need a private show, here on

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Amnesty International: Many Bahraini Protesters Shot, Some at Close Range The global rights group Amnesty International has a fact-finding team in Bahrain this week. Members have been meeting with government officials, human rights advocates and oppo

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Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway Metro officials had raised concerns that this ad could incite violence especially after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. The ad reads: In any war between the civilized man and the sava

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Defense attorneys for former Liberian president Charles Taylor say testimony from prosecution witnesses is tainted by cash payments from a special fund provided by the United States. Mr. Taylor's war crimes trial is drawing to a close after more than

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: William Shakespeare And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one of the most influential and skillful writers in the world. For more than four hundred years, people al

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By David Gollust Top Brazilian officials told U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday that country has nothing to hide on its nuclear program, despite a conflict over access by U.N. inspectors to

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Angelina Jolie's directorial debut has reportedly come across a major road bump: She's been prohibited from filming in Bosnia. The movie is slated to tell the story of a couple who meet each other just as the Bosnian war begins in 1992 and has run in

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By Barry Wood Belgrade 03 February 2008 Serbian pro-Western President Boris Tadic has claimed victory over his ultra-nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic in a closely contested runoff vote. VOA's Barry Wood in Belgrade reports that amid mild and s

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Five U.S. boxing Olympians will make their professional debuts Friday at a casino outside Palm Springs, California. Among the five London Olympic boxers is three-time Olympian Rau'shee Warren. The group returned from Lo

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Women in China who don't get married after a certain age are often called 'leftover women'. By telling what many of these single women are really thinking, a cosmetics ad has gone viral. Be independent and lead a wonderful life, that's what I want. I

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1. procrustean /prəʊˈkrʌstɪən/ -- cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity Procrustes 是一个强盗,抓到受害者后会拉长他们的身体或砍掉腿以适合他床铺的长度。普洛克路斯忒斯(Procrustes)是希腊神话中

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