The West Bank is littered with landmines and unexploded ordnance, due to decades of conflict beginning as far back as 1948. A survey conducted in 2012 identified 90 minefields. Of these, 13 were laid by the Jordanian military between 1948 and 1967. T

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(11月)

It is perhaps the offer they cannot afford to refuse. High speed rail for the ambitious northern cities like Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and H. The government said this is a fast track to a better life. I think its a real opportunity here as the cha

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Arabs Brace for Possible US Strike on Syria 阿拉伯人支持美国可能对叙利亚的打击 CAIRO The threat of a U.S. military strike on Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapon attack by the Assad government has set an already tense Midd

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Hong Kong's anti-Occupy Central movement has met the press and announced that over one million signatures have been collected in support of the Hong Kong police. Among the signatures nearly 270 thousand were collected online and 830 thousand gathered

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This is AP News Minute. There is new video of the twelve boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. Video shows the group interacting with Thai navy seals and getting medical treatment. Officials are deciding how to get them out. Sen

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US Asks Europeans for More Support for Ukraine Amid Russian Aggression Russia is accusing Ukrainian sailors of illegally crossing Russian waters and ignoring warnings from border guards, and sentenced them to two months of detention. 俄罗斯指责乌

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World Reacts with Suspicion to Putin's Endorsement of Ukraine's Election 全世界怀疑普京对乌克兰选举的支持 WASHINGTON The world has welcomed, but also expressed suspicion about the Russian president's endorsement of Ukraine's upcoming

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America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule. 美军高级领导人说,他们支持

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South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike and

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Hi, everybody.This week, I spent some time traveling across Iowa talking with folks about rebuilding an economy where if you work hard, you and your family can get ahead. 嗨,大家好。在这个星期,我花时间走访了爱荷华州,与大家

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In her public words:It's being an unemotional and beautifully inspiring few months. Brad Pitt pay tribute to Angelina Julie for the decisions she took and for makeing her private struggle public. It's such a wonderful relief to come through this he s

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Website Supports Donations for Philippines Relief Efforts 支持菲律宾援助捐款的网站 RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY Web surfers around the world have an authoritative source for information about Filipino expatriates in the New York area - and their ef

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Groups Rally Support for ICC 团体集会支持国际刑事法院 Some 130 groups from across Africa are calling on governments to reaffirm their support for the International Criminal Court based in The Hague. Theyve released an open letter in advan

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Former US Presidential Candidate Supports Limited Strike in Syria 前美国总统候选人支持叙利亚有节制的罢工 As the U.S. Congress and the American public debate what ought to be done with Syria, President Obama said a red line has been

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Sunday is the 70th anniversary of the release of the Cairo Declaration. The document, which was signed in 1943 by China, the US and the UK, called for the unconditional surrender of Japan, and the return of all its occupied territories. China says th

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今天我们要学的词是bolster。 Bolster, 是加强,支持的意思。 The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which marked its independence on July 9th, 为支持7月9日新独立的南苏丹

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U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing his campaign to reform the American health care system. He is urging the nation's doctors to put aside their skepticism and back changes that he says are needed to bring skyrocketing medical costs under contr

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The heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Wednesday briefed members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on global economic crisis and the just concluded meeting of world finance ministers that they attended in Britain. 国际

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he is backing Democrat Barack Obama for president. Powell made the announcement during a nationally broadcast television interview. 美国前国务卿鲍威尔说,他支持民主党总统候选人奥巴

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New figures show China's economic growth slowed to just 7.4 percent last year, the weakest rate in over two decades. The rate is within market expectations though, and comes amid the government's efforts to rebalance the economy, weaning itself off o

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