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Hello and welcome to Trend UK, your shortcut to popular culture from the British Council. In the next few minutes were going to be asking whether youre after value for money when youre shopping for fashion; or fashion thats made with values. Were all

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Think of crafts and perhaps corn dollies and threaded baskets come to mind. But now the annual COLLECT craft fair has opened at London's Victoria and Albert Museum and it's a very classy affair. On of

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By Michael Drudge London 01 February 2006 Britain's PM Tony Blair leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers questions in The House of Commons, 1 February, 2006 Britain has told Iran i

2006年VOA标准英语-Europeans to Call Emergency IAEA Meeting o

标准英语,VOA,European,erergency,IAEA,meetingBy Michael Drudge London 16 January 2006 The major European powers are calling for an emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency early next month on Iran. The British Foreign Office says th

英国极地科考船将命名为Boaty McBoatface

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VOA标准英语2011--Militants Storm British Council in Afgha

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The British Council is suspending its cultural activities in two Russian cities, citing intimidation and harassment of its local employees by Russia's Federal Security Service. But a top Russian lawmaker is hinting at a possibility of resolving the d

The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2011/10/05

Paul James with you on this Wednesday, October 5th, 2011. - China and Russia have used their vetoes to stop a UN Security Council resolution on Syria. - Afganistan and India have signed a new strategic partnership amid the growing tensions between Ka

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On a typically rainy Irish afternoon, I boarded an express train at Ireland's capital Dublin. Here we are, about an hour now out of Dublin and we've just crossed over the border from Ireland into the British north. But there has been and there will b

VOA标准英语2009年-British Cultural Body Suspends Operations in Ir

The British Council, the United Kingdom's worldwide cultural body, said it is suspending operations in Iran after its staff members were unable to gain entry visas. The organization also said its local employees have been singled out for intimidatio

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionG20 Finance officials agree on 2 percent growth above the current trajectory for the next five years. The UN Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution on UN hum

Britain Defends Legality of Iraq Invasion

By Michael Drudge Britain says it disagrees with the assessment of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that the invasion of Iraq was illegal. Fresh controversy has erupted over the legality of the U.S.-

CCTV9英语新闻：British PM signs letter notifying EU of UK’s intention to leave

British Prime Minister Theresa May has signed a letter on Tuesday to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 to leave the bloc. The letter is due to be delivered by hand to Tusk in Brussels on Wednesday by Tim Barrow, Britain's per

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When a pod of dolphins swam up a river near Falmouth in Cornwall on Monday, it became one of the worst cases of mass stranding in the U.K. It's thought something may have panicked them into their fatal journey. Having first denied it, the Ministry of

莎士比亚逝世400周年

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, which is marked with celebrations, performances, lectures and discussions all around the globe. An event organized by the British Council, China Radio International NewsPlusRadio Foreign L

Obama Speaks to Jobs Council

President Obama on Thursday presided over the first meeting of his new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. During a more than hour long session（会议,开庭）, Mr. Obama told its members they have an important mission to help build American's co

VOA常速英语2008年-Russian-British Relations Reach Low Point

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 07 April 2008 Relations between Russia and Britain have reached their lowest point since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Tensions between the two countries began after the murder of Russian security service defector Alexande

VOA常速英语2007-UN Security Council Says Terrorists, Drugs Still

By Mona Ghuneim New York 15 October 2007 The United Nations Security Council says terrorism and the drug trade in Afghanistan continue to undermine peace and stability. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports. Head of the U.N. mission in Afg

US Calls Arctic Council Meeting 'Historic'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to join fellow foreign ministers from the eight-nation Arctic Council on Thursday in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, for a meeting on polar region issues, including the receding Arctic ice cap. The meeti