Private Prisons Can Reduce Incarceration Costs, But Worry Some 私营监狱减少监禁成本引发担忧 The southern U.S. state of Louisiana has the world's highest incarceration rate. With about one in 90 adults in the prison system, the state is

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New Solar Cell Minimizes Environmental Risks in Manufacturing Process 新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害 Scientists in England report the development of a new solar cell that minimizes environmental risks in the manufacturing proc

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塞内加尔推行生育间隔 或可减少贫困 On a busy day at the Fith Mith Clinic in a suburb of Gudiawaye, just outside of Dakar, MamyDiop had just given birth to her third child, only one year and three months after the previous.She did not k

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Poverty Shaves Years off Life贫穷是疾病的一大根源 Back in 2011 member countries of the World Health Organization, the WHO, came up with a plan to cut mortality from noncommunicable diseases 25 percent by the year 2025. The program was thus

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英国每日邮报:锻炼能使人们更积极地看待周围的环境,从而减少我们对未知情况的担忧,从而减少焦虑. 运动有助于减少焦虑情绪 The Daily Mail: Regular exercise may help those who see their environments as thre

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India has taken steps to drastically limit rice exports in a bid to cool prices and ensure sufficient food stocks for its more than one billion people. India is battling inflation and a spike in food prices. 印度政府大幅度减少大米出口,以

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U.S. President George Bush says enough progress is being made in Iraq to enable the Pentagon to consider further reductions in force levels and cut troop tours. 美国总统布什说,已经在伊拉克取得足够的进展,使得美国国防部可以

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First subject today is tax reform. Major changes to the U.S. tax code haven`t been made for more than 30 years. But that`s a priority for congressional Republicans and U.S. President Donald Trump. 今日头条新闻,税改。美国税法30多年来都

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Caspian Crisis Cuts Caviar Catch 里海危机致使鱼子酱产量大幅降低 Russian caviar stocks are dwindling fast 俄国鱼子酱库存迅猛减少 Gourmets are going to have to pay a lot more for their black caviar this year if they can find i

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US Central Bank May Cut Economic Stimulus 美央行可能减少经济刺激措施 Investors are watching nervously as the U.S. central bank considers when to reduce its efforts to stimulate the economy. Many economists predict that the cuts will come

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The United States is continuing diplomatic contacts for a Gaza cease-fire despite Israel's rejection of a French-proposed 48-hour truce. President Bush spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is said to have given an assurance Israel is tr

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European environmental ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss ways to significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions - without hurting economies struggling with the current financial crisis. 欧盟各国环境部长在卢森堡开会,商讨采取什么措

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The commander of U.S. forces in Korea says he does not anticipate any reduction in the number of U.S. troops on the peninsula, even as South Korea's army prepares to take responsibility for the country's wartime defense. The commander, General Walter

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Afghanistan's defense minister on Sunday said the Pentagon has pledged to take steps to reduce civilian casualties from aerial attacks against insurgents in the country. A strategic review of the war will also be conducted as Afghanistan gets permiss

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Many in India cheered Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election. But India's technology and outsourcing sector is watching cautiously to see if a new U.S. administration will implement policies that will cut down outsourcing from Ameri

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Although economists say the United States is not technically in a recession, the slowdown in economic activity is having a dramatic impact on the amount of money immigrants are able to send back home. The so-called remittances have fallen off sharply

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