斯林斋月来临 城市为穆斯林延长营业时间 An estimated 200,000 Muslims live in Minnesota. When you walk into the businesses and the neighborhoods where Somalis reside, you would assume you are in a Muslim country. At night, houses of wo

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The international community came together Saturday at the United Nations to find ways to mitigate the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, but also to prevent future ones from happening. At the meeting, the World Bank chief announced nearly $2 billi

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Two suicide bombings have rocked the headquarters of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, killing the second-in-command and injuring the head general. The UN says at least 30 personnel were injured and being evalcuated for treatment. An I

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UNHCR reports at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, leaving them adrift with no food or water for 18 days. The UNHCR says this latest tragedy coincides with a recent upsurge in people smugg

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Somalia Hosts IGAD Foreign Ministers 索马里主持东非政府间发展组织外长会议 MOGADISHU Foreign Ministers from seven countries in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, have met in the Somali capital for the first time in

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Prolonged Droughts Threaten Renewed Famine in Somalia WASHINGTON Droughts and heavy fighting have brought Somalia close to another bout of famine, just three years after food shortages killed 260,000 people in the troubled Horn of Africa country. The

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Flood of Foreign Workers Leave Young Somalis Out of Work 外国劳工大量涌入导致索马里青年就业压力大 MOGADISHU Romans Onyango is the site engineer at one of Mogadishus luxury apartment buildings under construction. While there are no

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Security Gaps Leave Room for al-Shabab Resurgence 安全漏洞为青年党死灰复燃提供了平台 NAIROBI The al-Qaida linked militant group al-Shabab has struck at the heart of the Somali government with a string of suicide attacks in Mogadishu.

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U.S. President Barack Obama says he is determined to halt piracy in the shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia. Mr. Obama spoke one day after the dramatic rescue of an American cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali pirates for five days.

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NATO warships have launched an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia by escorting one ship to port with plans for a similar operation on Tuesday. 北约军舰在索马里沿海开展一项反海盗的行动,他们护送了一艘船进港,另

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The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing member states to fight pirates in Somali territory by land, sea and air. 联合国安理会一致通过决议,授权各成员国在陆地、海上和空中打击索马里海盗

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A newly-released list that ranks the effectiveness of governments in sub-Saharan Africa shows small island nations such as Mauritius, the Seychelles and Cape Verde at the top, and conflict-ridden countries such as Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Co

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今天我们要学的词是restore。Restore, 意思是恢复。索马里正在集中力量打击恐怖组织青年党。 The fight against al-Shabab militants presents a historic opportunity to restore peace in Somalia, 对青年党的打击为恢复索

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