By Margaret Besheer Washington 10 November 2007 President Bush says Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has taken positive steps by promising to lift the state of emergency, step down as army chief, and hold elections early next year. From

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

My triumph in English class was no trivial matter. I trudged to class everyday, even in the most trying of times, over the tundra that marks the winter here. I had a turbulent time coming up with the tuition for the class as well, once working as a c

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One of Haiti's most well known exports and a symbol of national pride is back in business. Barbancourt's rum was first distilled in Port au Prince in the 1860's by Dupre Barbancourt, a French cognac maker. The company maintained production through Ha

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(六)月

By Aida Akl Washington, D.C. 10 May 2007 Despite signs of progress in resolving some of the Horn of Africa's festering disputes, a range of conflicts extending from Sudan to Somalia and from Eritrea to Uganda threatens to further destabilize the reg

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The U.S. financial crisis continued to dominate the presidential campaign Friday, as both major party candidates for the White House spoke about what they would do to deal with the market turmoil. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 22 January 2008 The chief of Kenya's leading tourism body says post-election chaos has sparked the worst crisis the country's travel industry has ever seen, and that hotels and suppliers are at risk of collapse unless the poli

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China and the United States have agreed to work together to help alleviate the effects of the global financial crisis. The two countries also touted environmental cooperation, at a just-concluded round of high level economic talks. A worker stands i

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Delegates to Zimbabwe's troubled constitutional convention have resumed work, following the violent disruption of events Monday by supporters of President Robert Mugabe. A Zimbabwean policeman tries to stop backer of Pres. Mugabe who disrupted a mee

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Yemeni Rebels Preach Unity But Stifle Opposition 也门叛军宣扬团结却压制反对派 WASHINGTON After months of turmoil and the president's resignation last month, Yemen appears to be collapsing as its various population groups cannot find com

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Bombings, Intimidation Mar Run-up to Pakistan Elections Militants are hitting early election rallies hard in Pakistan. The victims of one blast: supporters of the secular Awami National Party. The Taliban has threatened the largely secular parties of

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索马里难民从也门回国 BOSSASSO, SOMALIA Somali refugees who fled their country for Yemen to escape war and poverty are facing similar turmoil in their adoptive country and now want to return to their homeland. About 30,000 have been able to

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Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence WASHINGTON On April 30, Iraq will hold its first national election since U.S. military forces withdrew from the country in 2011. The voting will take place amid a surge of bloody violence and sectarian st

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Critics Question Obama Doctrine 批评者们质疑奥巴马主义 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's foreign policy has come under criticism, not just from Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits, but also from centrists who accuse the presid

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The forced removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by his country's military on June 28 has left the Central American nation in a state of political turmoil. Already one of the poorest nations in the world, Honduras is now facing an even greater

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The first families of the two countries together attended the closing ceremony of the China-Latin America Year of Cultural Exchange, an exhibition of Chinese cultural relics and a photo exhibit of the history of cultural exchange between China and La

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China's chief trade envoy has urged the United States to, in his words, do all it can to stabilize its economy, amid a global financial crisis. The call came on the first of two days of regular, high-level Sino-American meetings. Stephanie Ho report

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Writing in Britain's Observer newspaper, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for a return to old-fashioned, conservative banking practices. It is a change for Mr. Brown who as Treasury Secretary for a decade was a proponent of the light regulatory

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By Barry Wood Washington 22 October 2007 World Bank President Robert Zoellick says that, three months into the job, he is confident that the lender organization is getting back on track following the turmoil that led to the resignation of his predece

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 September 2007 U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sounded an upbeat note on the world economy Monday, despite the recent turmoil roiling the markets. Paulson's remarks came during a trip to Paris. Lisa Bryant has more from

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Britain Votes to Leave EU, Cameron to Resign 英国脱欧公投成功 卡梅伦辞职 Britains decision to leave the European Union prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and markets to fall around the world. 英国宣布脱离欧盟促使卡梅

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