1. GOP candidates for president are ramping up their campaigns in Iowa just days before the caucuses there. Several candidates are running to the state for advancing speeches. Mitt Romney however appeared in New Hampshire. 2. Police say neighbor has

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(十二月)

For the first time in 46 years, Penn State is playing football without Joe Paterno coaching from the sidelines. The sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky cost Paterno his job. At the start of today's game against Nebraska,

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

The United States and its coalition partners continue to make gains in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. 美国及其盟友继续在对抗伊拉克和叙利亚IS(伊斯兰国)的战斗中再传捷报。 Iraqi forces have

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(二月)

President Obama is delivering a stern warning to Congress to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at year's end, saying failure to do so would mean average families will see their taxes increased by $1,000. At the White House today Mr. Obama

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PARISFrench fighter jets have launched massive airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa, reportedly destroying a command post and a training camp. A French military statement said 10 fighter jets were used to drop 20 bombs on IS

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The son of the heir to the Saudi Arabian throne has personally put the royal seal of approval on the attacks against ISIS, by taking part in bombing runs. 沙特王储之子参与了对ISIS的轰炸,以个人身份表示了沙特王室对此的支持

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The outbreak of polio in northeast Syria has raised alarm across the region and prompted a major immunization campaign. The childhood disease that causes paralysis and sometimes death can spread

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon now warns that a very small window of opportunity for talks between the Syrian government and the opposition may soon close. Ban was referring to an offer of dialogue by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem days a

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

JUDY WOODRUFF: New tensions between the United States and Russia dominated this day. America's top diplomat carried U.S. grievances over Syria and other issues to Moscow, while President Trump spoke out in Washington. Our chief foreign affairs corres

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It was the most highly anticipated meeting yet of the Trump presidency. For the first time since he took office, Mr. Trump was face-to-face with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. On the agenda? Syria, North Korea, and Moscow's meddling in the

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BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday met with visiting President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling for closer cooperation on coping with refugee crisis. The situation where hundreds of thousands of peopl

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Opposition leader Khaled Khoja is scheduled to stay in China from Tuesday to Friday, during which he is expected to discuss the Syrian peace process with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. He is the second key political player inside Syria

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罗马尼亚支持协商解决叙利亚问题 BUCHAREST, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Romania is a supporter of a negotiated settlement of the Syria issue and a military decision in this case should not be adopted before the submission of the UN report on the

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The majority of Americans still oppose launching military strikes against Syria while the Obama administration is trying hard to secure lawmakers' support, according to an ABC News-Washington Post poll released Tuesday

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Leaders 社论 Syria's civil war 叙利亚内战 Desperate times 艰难时刻 A conference on Syria is not enough. The West should also arm the rebels 叙利亚问题远非一项会议可以解决,西方国家还应该为反对派提供武装援助

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

U.S. and Russian defense officials have concluded a third round of talks on rules for conduct in the air over Syria and are finalizing a memorandum of understanding that will establish basic safety rules and avoid inadvertent collisions. The U.S. Dep

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JUDY WOODRUFF: But first, we take a closer look at what's driving many Syrian refugees to risk their lives by attempting the journey to Europe. Syria's neighbor, Jordan, has taken in more than 600,000 refugees over the past four years, and has quite

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President Putin of Russia says he has ordered his military to start withdrawing most of its forces from Syria. The Russia Defense Ministry said the air campaign had helped Syrian government forces recapture more than 400 towns and villages. Sara Rain

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Middle East and Africa 中东及非洲 Syria's Peace Talk: Time for someone else to have a go. 叙利亚和谈:该有人做出尝试了 Russia and Turkey take over from America. 俄罗斯和土耳其代替美国挑起大梁 Kazakhstan is an odd pla

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JOHN LARSON: Joining me now by Skype from Paris is Andrew Callus of Reuters. Andrew, thanks so much for joining us. First of all, you know, we are just hearing that, you know, the first gun jammed, the second one wasn't fully loaded. It sounds like a

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列