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Referee cries foul THU 6 AUG 2015 Cypriot referee Marios Panayi explains how he was approached to fix matches.

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It is often said that cats have nine lives, that they are lucky enough to escape from danger again and again. Here is a science fiction tale about how one such lucky escape by a cat led to a discovery that was able to change the course of people's l

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Broadcast: Feb 14, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk and Nancy Steinbach Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC -- VOA's radio magazine in Special English. This is Doug Johnson. On our program today, We play some music for Va

British republicans

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: You're listening to 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Stephen has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Stephen! Stephen: Hi Yvonne! Yvonne: This year, there's a special British bank ho

2007年VOA标准英语-Indian Companies Become Major Players in Overse

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 February 2007 Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, right, reacts as Managing Director of Hindalco Industries Ltd. Debu Bhattacharya replies to a question at a press conference in Mumbai, India, 11 F

VOA标准英语2012--Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished

Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished The houses of Ulpana overlook Beit El, an Israeli settlement of 7,000 people not far from the major Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Israeli High Court has ruled that five of Ulpana's 14 bu

VOA标准英语2013--Rising Food Prices Harm India’s Poor, Middle Class

Rising Food Prices Harm Indias Poor, Middle Class Its 5 p.m. and customers are crowding this vegetable market in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. Annamma Rajput listens closely to the vendors and then haggles to bring prices down. She focuses on

英语情景对话：Taking the Written Test(1)

A: Have you taken the written test yet? B: No, I haven't. A: You should study before you take it. B: I have been studying. A: Why don't you take the test? B: Do you know if it costs any money to take it? A: Since you already paid for your permit, you

美国国家公共电台 NPR 100 Years Ago, A U.S. Pilot Saw An 'End To The Sorrow' On Armistice Day

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: On this day 100 years ago, Allies of World War I and Germany laid down their arms. In this audio recording from 1975 of Army Air Corps pilot Fenton Caldwell, he remembers the exact moment. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

VOA双语新闻 UN Reports on World's 'Invisible' Children

A new U.N. report says hundreds of millions of children are excluded from essential services and denied protection around the world, leaving them open to exploitation and discrimination. 一份刚刚在伦敦公布的联合国报告指出，全世界有

研究表明穿高跟鞋跟关节炎无关

Arthritis all－clear for high heels Fears that wearing high－heeled shoes could lead to knee arthritis are unfounded，say researchers． But being overweight，smoking，and having a previous knee injury does increase the risk，the team from Oxfo

British Lt. Gen. Nick Parker to lead foreign forces

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The White House announced Wednesday that British Lieutenant General Nick Parker would serve as acting Commander of NATO's International Security Assistance（援助） Force in Afghanistan until a new U.S. Commander is

British government ready to underwrite infrastructure projects

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Sunday said the government would underwrite altogether 50 billion pounds (79.3 billion U.S. dollars) of infrastructure and house building projects, in a bid to boost th

British singer finalizes formalities for space trip

MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- British singer Sarah Brightman has finalized all formalities for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS), said head of the Russian Cosmonauts Training Center on Wednesday. Moscow's office of the U.S. Space Adventure

Iranian Family Drama Wins at Berlin Film Festival

The Iranian drama Nader and Simin: A Separation（分开） won the Golden Bear award for the best picture and also picked up the best actor and actress prizes at the Berlin film festival Saturday. The movie directed by Ashghar Farhadi portrays a mar

British Swimming appoints Maurice Watkins as new chairman

LONDON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Manchester United club director Maurice Watkins has been named as the new chairman of British Swimming, the BBC said on Wednesday. Watkins will lead the British team through to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

British singer Amy Winehouse found dead

LONDON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her flat in London on Saturday. The police said the reason for the 27-year-old singer's death is still unexplained and are now treating her flat as a crime scene. Sky News quo

British actress Mirren compliments Hungarian film

BUDAPEST, March 7 (Xinhua) -- British actress Helen Mirren said in Budapest on Wednesday that her role in The Door, the latest film from Academy Award-winning Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, was one of the most challenging I've ever played. The film

Cannes to Screen Films by Convicted Iranians

New films by two convicted Iranian directors, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, will be shown at this month's Cannes film festival in France. Festival organizers said Saturday that Panahi's In Film Nist (This is Not a Film) will be screened on May

British PM: Afghanistan Mission Must Continue

British Prime Minister David Cameron has described the alleged killing of Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier as absolutely dreadful. Speaking Monday, Mr. Cameron said the incident will have an impact but that Britains aims in Afghanistan remain the s