Mount Everest looms in the distance. Its snow and ice-capped peak gleams in the sunshine. The Himalayan glacier is a fragile ecosystem, which environmentalists warn could soon disappear. Greenpeace says that as global warning increases temperatures a

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

剧作家伊芙?恩斯勒探讨现代社会中人们对安全的渴望,以及伴随而来不安全加剧的原因。让我们一起来听听那些致力于改变此现状的女性们抑或令人振奋,抑或令人悲伤的故事吧。

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Stopping Debt Payments Could Worsen Venezuela's Crisis Venezuela is struggling to pay back an estimated $150 billion in debt. 委内瑞拉正在竭力偿还大约1500亿美元的债务。 The countrys financial crisis only makes life worse for people

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There has been a spike in violence in one of Africa's poorest and most war-torn countries, the Central African Republic, known as CAR. 非洲最贫穷、受战争蹂躏最深重的国家中非共和国(CAR)出现了前所未有的暴力形势高峰。

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GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight: the collection of information online and its economic consequences. The recent revelations about surveillance have raised numerous questions about the use of data by the government and service providers. We close with a lo

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The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to developed countries is worsening water shortages in the developing world, a report says. The report, focusing on the UK, says two-thirds of the water used to make UK imports is used outsi

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Zimbabwe Problems Lead to Poaching Challiss McDonough Dubamanzi Conservancy, South Africa 29 Aug 2001 The unrest in Zimbabwe during the past year has led to a 1)shortage of food in some areas. Many co

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210 八国首脑会议第二日暴力冲突加剧 G-8 Summit Day Two - More Violence Paula Wolfson Genoa 21 Jul 2001 16:25 UTC Demonstrators are back on the streets of Genoa, Italy, for a second day,

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The United States has joined China and South Korea in criticizing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for visiting the Yasukuni Shrine. In an email interview, a US State Department spokesperson told CCTV that although Japan is a valued ally and friend

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The bi-annual Global Mobile Internet Conference, also known as GMIC, has kicked off at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. Mobilizing The Next 5 Billion is this years theme. For the highlights of the conference, earlier we spoke to our r

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In Miami, there was jubilant celebration over Fidel Castros death; in Havana, shock and disbelief. 在迈阿密,人们热烈庆祝菲德尔.卡斯特罗(Fidel Castro)的去世;在哈瓦那,人们的情绪是震惊和不相信。 In La Tropical

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras' Argentine striker Hernan Barcos warned Wednesday that violent threats from fans could force him to leave Brazil. His comments follow a series of security concerns for the Brazilian top-flight outfit, incl

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Jordan has extended air strikes against the Islamic State group to Iraq. The move comes after Jordanian foreign minister Nasser Judeh said the country is stepping up its air campaign against the IS. We have to increase and step up this, not just air

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Greek banks are to remain closed and capital controls will be imposed, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says. 希腊总理阿莱克斯齐普拉斯宣布,该国的银行将继续停业,并实施资本管制。 Speaking after the European Central Bank

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2019新年前夕,大家好!岁月不居,时节如流。2019年马上就要到了,我在北京向大家致以新年的美好祝福! Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen, Greetings to you all! Time stops for no one, and the seasons keep ch

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TESS VIGELAND, HOST: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR West. I'm Tess Vigeland. The war in Syria has created a massive humanitarian crisis, rippling out from the conflict zones inside Syria to the refugee camps across the country's borders. Now, an

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You thought the eurozone crisis was bad. Today, Europe faces no greater challenge than the mass exodus of refugees seeking a haven from the carnage in Syria and the turmoil in north Africa and the Sahel. It is equally clear that both the EUs response

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China and the US clashed over the South China Sea at a defence forum this weekend, with a Chinese admiral warning Washington that we have no fear of trouble. 中国和美国周末围绕南中国海问题在一个防务论坛上针锋相对。中国一名

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Why do some governments persist in spending billionsof dollars on space exploration when starvation and poverty continue to gripmany countries throughout the world ? This particular question is being raisedby an ever increasing number of people 。 既

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本期内容: PhilipHammond,Britainschancelloroftheexchequer,gavethegovernmentsfirstdetailedbudgetannouncementsincetheBrexitvoteinJune.HeconfirmedforecastsofreducedGDPgrowthoverthenexttwoyears.Netgovernmentborrowing,whichintheMarchbudgetwasexpected

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