Since the mid-1990's when limited self-rule was established in the West Bank and Gaza, the United States has contributed more than $5 billion in economic and non-lethal security assistance to the Palestinians. Under President Donald Trump, that assis

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The conflict in Syria, which started when peaceful protestors urging reform were met with brutal military force by Bashar al-Assad, has entered its eighth year. The carnage has been unspeakable: hundreds of thousands dead; millions displaced; untold

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俄国支持叛军发誓要解放乌克兰更多地区 The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says both sides are building up tanks,firing lines,and moving weapons in violation of a February agreement. 欧洲安全与合作组织表示

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世界最大淡水湖乍得湖或将消失 Lake Chad, which is bordered by four African nations: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad, was once one of the world's largest. But a combination of climate change, drought and bad use of resources, have shrun

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伊朗恐有违人道主义条约 Rights monitors report that an ailing Christian woman held in Iran's Evin prison for three yearshas been denied medical leave. Maryam Zargaran was arrested in 2012 and sentenced becauseof her Christian faith to four

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国际社会为伊拉克募集援助资金 More than 2 billion dollars in new money was raised for the people of Iraq at a recent donors'conference jointly hosted by Canada, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, and theUnited States. The funds wil

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Thank you, thank you very much. Thank you very much for this honor you are awarding me tonight. I've always believed that real measures of celebrity success was not just how famous he becomes, but what he does with that fame and fortune. Especially i

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United Nations aid agencies say millions of survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake are in urgent need of tents and food. The United Nations also is appealing to donors to convert their pledges of money into cash, which is desperately needed to

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今天我们要学的词是 tribute. Tribute 的意思是致敬,表达敬意。Music fans from different genres and generations are paying tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin across the globe,全球各地不同流派、不同世代的音乐爱好

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人道主义组织警告中非暴力 Humanitarian groups say the situation in the Central African Republic is worsening daily, with the violence in some areas reaching unprecedented levels. France says it is sending additional troops to help restore

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1. In Chicago, investigators study the site where a jet slid off the runway at Midway Airport amid heavy snow killing a 6-year-old boy. 2. A snowstorm that's moved across the middle of the US, hits th

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Aid Workers Struggle to Cope with Syrian Refugee Influx Early afternoon at the Bab al-Salama Camp on the Syrian side of the Turkish border. Aid workers are distributing food to people waiting to become refugees in Turkey. The Turkish government is al

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大批索马里难民亟待返乡 A quarter century of civil war, exacerbated by the rise of the violent al Shabaab terror group and cyclical droughts of historic proportions has seen wave after wave of Somalis leaving their home country. Today, some

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US Engagement in Iraq Continues美国继续参与伊拉克事务 Western engagement continues to intensify in Iraq, where the United States and Britain are delivering humanitarian supplies while U.S. air strikes target radical Sunni militants. Airdro

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全世界难民数量创新纪录 WASHINGTON The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of people worldwide have been displaced by war, violence and persecution and the number of people forced to flee their homes is rapidly growing. In a

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对世卫组织埃博拉应对的评估 A panel of experts released its assessment Tuesday on the World Health Organizations response to the West Africa Ebola outbreak. It said the crisis not only exposed organizational failings in the WHO, but short

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应对气候变化以消除极端贫困 Next an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government. 下面的社论反映了美国政府的观点。 Climate change is the defining issue of our time, because it affects nearly every aspect

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Oxfam Warns of South Sudan Hunger Crisis 乐施会警告南苏丹会出现饥荒 Oxfam International says a massive and rapid surge in aid is needed for South Sudan. Otherwise, it says, millions of people are at risk of what it calls catastrophic lev

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The United States said it is pressing Israel to expand the terms of its temporary cease-fires in Gaza to allow greater access for humanitarian aid to the besieged area. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is continuing to lead U.S. cease-fire diploma

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U.S. President Barack Obama is warning of an even greater humanitarian crisis in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The fate of the people of Darfur dominated his talks at the White House with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. 美国总统奥巴

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