Some Canadians Disapprove of Migrants Crossing from US

A new public opinion study shows many Canadians are unhappy about people entering Canada illegally from the United States. Such border-crossers are mostly people from the Middle East and Africa. Some say they traveled to Canada because they were afra

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By Selah Hennessy London 29 September 2009 An international aid group says East Africa is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in 10 years. The Britain-based agency, Oxfam, says climate change is leading to extreme drought, killing cattle and threat

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UK Considering Legal Action in Gibraltar Row

Tensions between the UK and Spain are escalating over Gibraltar. London is threatening to take unprecedented action against Madrid, while the latter insists it will not back down. CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun has more. Britain and Spain have bee

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Athletes going for gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games While everyone in China, and in fact around the world, is getting excited about the upcoming 2008 Olympics, lots of people in Britain are pleased that two major sporting events will be taking pl

IN THE NEWS - INS Re-Organization

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AS IT IS 2016-04-24 Migrants Crossing US-Mexico Border Drop to Lowest Level 墨西哥移民到美国的数量创新低 The number of Mexican migrants blocked from crossing the U.S. border in 2015 was at its lowest level in nearly 50 years. The inform

2006年VOA标准英语-More Somali Refugees Flee to Kenya

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 September 2006 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) says Somali refugees continue to flee to Kenya. Since September 13, the UNHCR says more than 3,400 Somalis have fled growing tensions and fighting in their country. ------- A S

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The International Committee of the Red Cross is launching an emergency operation to provide urgent assistance to tens of thousands of victims of armed conflict in Bajaur Agency on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Lisa Schlein reports from Interna

VOA标准英语2009年-Conflict, Drought Forcing Thousands of Som

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 September 2009 Somalia The UN refugee agency says conflict and drought are forcing thousands of Somalis to flee to Kenya. The UNHCR reports about 6,400 refugees are arriving in Kenya every month, creating further pressure o

VOA标准英语2009年-Demjanjuk Trial Begins in Germany

Suspected former Nazi death camp guard in what is likely to be one of the last major Nazi-era war crimes trials Lisa Bryant | Paris 30 November 2009 Presumed former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk arrives at the court room for his trial in Mu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Border Patrol Shooting Death Of Immigrant Woman Raises Tensions In South Texas

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The FBI and Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting in South Texas. On Wednesday, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman after she and a group of unauthorized immigrants attacked the agents with what were described as b

Refugees Returning From Burundi to Homes in Congo

By Lisa Schlein The U.N. Refugee Agency says large numbers of Congolese refugees have left Burundi and returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past few days. The UNHCR says it is not encou

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Dozens of people have been arrested at the border between the U.S. and Mexico after tensions flared earlier this week at the San Ysidro point of entry. This is one of the busiest border crossings in the world. It's located between southern California

Iran says US woman arrested for spying

TEHRAN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian border police said Saturday that they have arrested an American woman suspected of spying, local media reported, contradicting earlier reports. Deputy(副的) commander of state border police Ahmad Geravand said at

CCTV9英语新闻：SAFE: Capital outflow pressure eases in Feb.

Fresh data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that China's net capital outflow continued to narrow in February. The agency reports that Chinese lenders recorded a net sale of 33.9 billion U.S. dollars, marking an eighth straight

2015年CRI Chinese Investors Likely to Win UK's High-speed Rail Project: UK Expert

It is being reported Chinese rail giant CRRC is going to join the bidding for Britain's second high-speed railway project. The plan is to link London with the northern British city of Birmingham. The UK parliament has already approved the first stage

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Is it right to tell students to pack their bags and leave the UK halfway through their degree courses? Up to 2,700 overseas students have to leave the country or find an alternative course by 1 December, after a British university has been stripped o

2015年CRI UK Try to Push Its Relations with China to New High: UK Chancellor

George Osborne says that as an open economy, the UK welcome Chinese investors and is trying to attract more Chinese investment. There is so much more we can do together, Britain and China. And there is a phenomenal potential here in this country. And

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2690 apprehension

今天我们要学的词是 apprehension. Apprehension 作为名词，有逮捕的意思。The U.S. Customs and Border agency will deploy an additional 150 agents to the southern border to deal with a recent rise in apprehensions. 美国海关和边境