It's an island known for its rich cultural history and environmental treasures but human activities such as tourism and deforestation threaten some of Cubas key habitats, which is why the World Wildlife Funds Julia Langer collaborates with local part

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2008年

Alan Gross, an American development worker who was unfairly jailed for alleged crimes against the Cuban government, marks the beginning of his sixth year in prison there this month. 阿兰 格罗斯(Alan Gross)是一名美国的承包商,他受到了

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古巴将启动马里埃尔开发特区的第一阶段 HAVANA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cuban President Raul Castro said on Saturday that the first stage development of the country's first special development zone will be inaugurated in January. The Marie

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

US, Cuban Embassies to Reopen 美国和古巴大使馆重新开放 The United States and Cuba will reestablish diplomatic relations and later this month will reopen embassies in Washington and Havana. President Barack Obama made the announcement on W

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AS IT IS 2016-01-25 Stranded Cuban Migrants Arrive in US 滞留哥斯达黎加的古巴移民启程前往美国 The first of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica have entered the United States. 首批滞留哥斯达黎加上千名古巴移

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AS IT IS 2016-02-19 Obama to Visit Cuba in March 奥巴马夫妇将访问古巴 President Barack Obama will visit Cuba on March 21 and 22, the White House announced Thursday. 白宫周四宣布巴拉克奥巴马总统将于3月21日到22日期间访问

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古巴将参加美洲峰会 美古互动是看点 The Summit of the Americas normally receives little media attention in the United States. But this year is different because Cuba, unlike previous years, is invited to the gathering in Panama, which w

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古巴国会议员讨论经济,社会议程 HAVANA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Cuban legislators are set to meet Thursday and Friday to debate economic and social issues before parliament holds its first annual session Saturday, state daily Granma reported

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HAVANA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A new air route to connect Cienfuegos, a southern Cuban city, with Miami in the U.S. state of Florida, via Grand Cayman will be launched later this year, a local official said Wednesday. The move is intended to promote tour

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From the bolero to the mambo and from the rumba to the salsa, Cuba has a rich heritage of musical talent looking to take advantage of the renewed ties between Cuba and the United States. Since the 1962 U.S. Trade Embargo, musicians in Cuba have strug

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巴西帮助古巴开创特别开发区 HAVANA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Raul Castro and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Monday inaugurated the first phase of the Cuba's Special Development Zone in the port of Mariel, a project largely fin

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U.S. President Barack Obama has tapped the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Cuba to be the first ambassador to the island in more than 50 years. 美国总统奥巴马提名美国在古巴的最高级别外交官为逾50年来美国驻古巴的第一位

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WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Cubans on Monday raised Cuba's national flag over the country's newly opened embassy in Washington D.C., the U.S. capital, as diplomatic relations between two nations were restored after more than half a century. Cuban

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The removal of Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism is seen as a step toward normalizing relations between the US and Cuba. The change of status follows a 45-day congressional review of the decision and was a prerequisite for opening a U

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WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Cuba have agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday. This is a historic step in our efforts to normalize relations with th

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Russia is considering plans to resume its military presence in Vietnam and Cuba, the country's deputy defence minister says. 俄罗斯国防部副部长日前表示,该国正在考虑计划恢复在越南和古巴的军事驻地。 Nikolai Pankov a

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Donald Trump has threatened to abandon US efforts to restore trade and diplomatic ties with Cuba unless Havana makes new concessions, setting the stage for a clash with a US business community eager to exploit the opening up of the island economy. 唐纳

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Cuba and the outside world 古巴及外围世界 Rekindling old friendships 旧友重拾 Cuba is once again resorting to geopolitics to support a failing economy 古巴再次诉诸地缘政治,以支撑其低迷经济 CARLITO, a wiry man with greyi

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The United States called on Monday for the immediate release of an American contractor jailed for the past four years in Cuba, saying his continued captivity was gravely disappointing. Tomorrow, development worker Alan Gross will begin a fifth year o

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

OK, I'd like to talk about consumerism in capitalist and communist countries. I don't know if anyone has actually noticed but Japan is very, what's the word, consumerized. Everything is built for the consumer. You've got huge adverts, you've got talk

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