2018年CRI Environmental impact of sunken Iranian oil tanker minimal: experts

Chinese authorities are suggesting the environmental impact from the sinking of an Iranian oil tanker off China's east coast this week is likely to be minimal, despite the massive blaze which engulfed the Sanchi for over a week before it went down. T

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The Arctic's Anti-Snowball Snowball Effect 北极的反雪球效应 Last Christmas, Santa Claus must have been loading his sleigh in a t-shirt and shorts. Temperatures at the North Pole crept up toward the freezing point when they should have been mi

CNN 2010-07-08

Both sides appear to be trying to find a way out of this, a way where they can save face on the one hand, but also still appear to be top of issues for the constituents on the other hand. And certainly what we've seen in the past couple of days is a

VOA标准英语2010年-Record Ransom Frees Hijacked Tanker of

Later we came to learn that they paid about $7 million, which was dropped on the ship, and $2 million was taken a separate way. - Andrew Mwangura, East Africa Seafarers Assistance Program A record ransom payment has secured the release of a massive o

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-18

1. The anti-American fury is growing in the Mid-East over an anti-Islam film. Protests have now erupted in Yemen and Iraq, to go along with the violence in Egypt and Libya. 2. The White House is deploring the content of an anti-Muslim film as the hea

2006年VOA标准英语-Death Toll Continues to Rise in Benin Tanker Ex

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 26 May 2006 The number of dead from Wednesday's tanker explosion in northern Benin has risen to more than 60, as many of those who were injured have since died. The accident occurred Wednesday evening, when a tanker truck trans

Pirates Seize Oil Tanker with 200 Million of Crude

Armed pirates have hijacked a U.S.-bound oil tanker carrying about $200 million worth of crude off the coast of Oman. Authorities say the Greek-flagged vessel has a crew of 25, including 17 Filipinos, seven Greeks and one Georgian. This is the second

VOA常速英语2014--CAR Sees Rise in Inter-communal Violence 中非共和国种族间暴力增加

CAR Sees Rise in Inter-communal Violence 中非共和国种族间暴力增加 The UN refugee agency says violence in the Central African Republic has become more widespread, with more civilians being displaced and put at risk. The UNHCR estimates mor

美国国家公共电台 NPR FACT CHECK: Is Left-Wing Violence Rising?

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Far-right pundits are seizing on this week's shooting at a congressional baseball practice as an example of what they say is a rise in the left-wing violence in the U.S. Experts who monitor domestic terrorism had been warning about

美国国家公共电台 NPR Clinics That Provide Abortions Anxious After An Uptick In Threats Of Violence

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We'd like to get an update now on a story from some years ago, a story that has abortion providers around the country on edge. A woman convicted decades ago of attempting to murder a doctor who performed abortions was released fr

英语听力：自然百科 神奇水世界 Water-8

society, that first brought civilization to the desert. Far from just scraping by in this harsh landscape, the Garamantes were flourishing. They grew crops, such as cereals and grapes. They kept horses and pigs. Clearly, they needed large amounts of

英语听力：自然百科 神奇水世界 Water-7

So the rigid hierarchical structure of Egyptian society wasn't just dictated by the Pharaohs. It also emerged because the Egyptians had only one water source - the Nile. 5,000 years ago, it wasn't just the ancient Egyptians who noticed the value of r

2006年VOA标准英语-Factional Violence Fuels Anti-American Res

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 May 2006 In recent months, Mogadishu, Somalia has become a deadly battleground between militias loyal to Islamic courts and a newly formed anti-terror coalition that is believ

Pirates release tanker with Russian crew

MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that hijackers have released 23 Russian citizens onboard a Greek-owned oil tanker in Togolese waters. All of the crew, including 23 Russians, are safe now. The tanker will continue it

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本期内容： Violence marred the start of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in France. Police used tear gas and water cannon against rioting English and Russian fans in Marseilles. UEFA is to investigate Russia for an attack by its fans on England

VOA慢速英语--索马里首都努力解决垃圾问题

Somalias Capital Struggles with Trash Problems Before the civil war in Somalia, the capital, Mogadishu, was known for its wide beaches, fresh sea air and pure blue ocean water. Today, however, large amounts of trash are spreading everywhere. Mogadish

8 Great Anti-Hacks to Change Your Life

8 Great Anti-Hacks to Change Your Life Editors note: This is a guest post from Clay Collins of Project Liberation and The Growing Life. Albert Einstein started that problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them. Einstein,

CCTV9英语新闻：Greek oil tanker bombed in Libyan port of Derna

Greece has condemned an attack carried out by a Libyan warplane on a Greek-operated oil tanker chartered by Libya's national oil company, saying it had contacted the U-N envoy for Libya and the E-U about the incident. The attack took place on Monday

Many die in Afghan tanker blasts

At least 90 people have been killed after a Nato air strike blew up two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, officials say. Nato confirmed(确认) to the BBC that an air strike happened in Kunduz province on the main road to B

2016年CRI China's First Anti-domestic Violence Law Takes Effect

Figures from China Law Society show about one-third of Chinese families have dealt with some form of domestic violence. More than 90-percent of the reported cases involve the abuse of women, children and the elderly. One-in-four Chinese women have su