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DIALOG 19 laurance--I haven't the remotest idea where it is! Have you looked upstairs? soony--Yes.And downstairs and in the basement.I've even looked in the car. laurance--Well,the last time I saw it,
The West Bank city of Hebron has long been a flashpoint in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. It is holy to both Muslims and Jews as the site where both traditions say the Biblical Abraham is buried. Plans by Israel to include it in a list of Israeli
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A Brazilian Christian is baptized in the Jordan River last year. Christians, Jews and Muslims all consider the Jordan River holy. Last week, Pope Benedict visited the place where John the Baptist i
Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions Chinese patrols in waters that Vietnam and the Philippines also claim have heightened tensions in the mineral-rich South China Sea. Vietnamese protestors condemn what they call a Chinese invasion o
President Barack Obama, right, and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, left, during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, 12 May 2010 The bottom line is that we are much more strongly related to each other t
The United States on Monday welcomed the peaceful outcome of the week-long political crisis in Pakistan, saying it brought the country back from the brink of broader political upheaval. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made calls to key Pakis
Afghan, US Tensions Threaten Orderly Withdrawal Shouting death to America, hundreds of protestors recently traveled from Wardak province to the Afghan capital Kabul demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered U.S. S
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: What does it mean to be human? In Lidia Yuknavitch's new novel, what's left of the human race is orbiting above the earth. Sexless and ageless prisoners in a technological hell. Their lives preserved through growing limb
China's Defense Minister Chang Wanquan made it very clear in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum that China urges all countries to promote multilateralism instead of unilateralism. It's an urgent task for all of us to abandon th
The recent upsurge in tension between China and its neighbours has sparked concerns over stability in the region. And criticism from the U.S. is also raising tensions. Five trillion dollars of ship-borne trade passes through the South China Sea each
By Scott Bobb Lisbon 07 December 2007 African and European leaders are in Portugal to forge a more balanced relationship between the two continents and one of the major topics of discussion is trade. But the trade talks have been soured by tensions o
India has formally demanded strong action from Pakistan against those behind the terror attacks in Mumbai. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the attacks have heightened tensions between the South Asia nuclear-armed rivals after India accuse
Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia, especially over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Georgia's bid to become part of NATO. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at why
One of the more pervasive and destructive mental tendencies I've seen is that of focusing on what we want instead of what we have. It doesn't seem to make my difference how much we have, we just keep expanding our list of desires, which guarantees we
By Peter Heinlein Mekele, Ethiopia 15 February 2008 The United Nations is halting peacekeeping operations in Eritrea, and closing its mission headquarters in Asmara. The pullout comes two months after the Eritrean government cut off vital fuel suppli
Israel has launched a major civil defense exercise amid fears of war. 在人们广泛担心爆发战争之际,以色列举行了一次大规模的民防演习。 Israel is conducting a five-day home-front security drill to prepare for the possibili
今天我们要学的词是rival。 Rival, 是对头的意思。 President-elect Obama named his one-time chief Democratic rival Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, 美国当选总统奥巴马提名自己原来的民主党对手,联邦参议
Tensions soared last week when Syria's President accused Israel of avoiding peace, foreign minister threatened that Israeli cities would be attacked in event of war Robert Berger | Jerusalem 07 February 2010 Benjamin Netanyahu Israel says it is exten
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 06 November 2009 Tensions between Southeast Asian neighbors Thailand and Cambodia are high after Cambodia's leader appointed a fugitive former Thai prime minister as an advisor. Both countries have withdrawn their ambassado