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5. The Colossus of Rhodes To you, O Sun, the people of Dorian Rhodes set up this bronze statue reaching to Olympus when they had pacified the waves of war and crowned their city with the spoils taken from the enemy. Not only over the seas but also on
In 1162, deep in the heart of Asia, a child was born. He was clutching a blood clot(血块), a sign from heaven that he was destined to be a great warrior. His life was to become a legend, his name---
Children of Aleppo Recount Horrors of War on Social Media 阿勒颇的孩子们在社交媒体上讲述战争的恐怖 LONDON For weeks, eastern Aleppo has been under siege by Syrian government forces and their Russian backers, who have warned civili
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The arrival of the P-waves in Valparaiso feels like a long sonic boom. Windows and buildings shudder. Some of the P-waves shoot up into the atmosphere, emitting a frightening roar. The secondary waves follow, carrying most of the earthquake's energy.
11In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. 2One evening David got up from his bed and
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By Robert Raffaele Washington 30 August 2007 The city of New Orleans in the southeastern U.S. state of Louisiana on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States
The Horror Of Homs The old district of the Syrian city of Homs has been under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for almost eighteen months. The populace there is starving. A convoy of twelve trucks with over 100 tons of food i
Residents in Guangdong have undergone an array of inconveniences as a powerful rainstorm engulf the province in south China. Many have been left stranded with traffic paralysed. While local authorities have mobilised assistance, normalcy was only res
It was a big win for Russia in the new Team Figure Skating Competition at the Olympic Games in Sochi today. NPRs Robert Smith reports on the results. Team Russia took the skating gold. In fact, it is the first gold medal the home country has won so f
BBC news with Johnathan Izard. President Obama has criticized the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for modelling his policies on the Russian president Vladimir Putin and showering praise on him. Mr. Obama said this was unprecedented in
BBC news with David Austin. Russia and Syrian government forces are observing a temporary ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo to allow rebel forces and civilians to leave the besieged districts. The rebels have rejected the pours in the air campai
Tsering recons these caves could have stored food and supplies to the last year. So in theory, Guge could have held out for a while. Apparently, these secret passages also allowed the besieged people in Guge access to water. Some passages led to an e
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has once again expressed concern about Australia's policy to turn back asylum seeker boats. The ABC has obtained exclusive footage of an Australian navy lifeboat carrying asylum seekers that landed on Jav
Latest reports from the besieged Syrian rebel-held city of Aleppo suggest that only a small number of civilians and fighters have made use of humanitarian corridors set up by Russian and Syrian forces. About 300,000 people are still in the city. Russ
叙逾600平民撤离霍姆斯战区 DAMASCUS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 611 civilians were evacuated from the rebel-held old city of Homs in central Syria on Sunday, as part of a recently concluded deal between the UN and the Syrian government,
They wanted action. Something must be done and must be done quickly. A popular hero by the name of Varro, the sort of man who went about the city telling everybody how much better he could do things than slow old Fabius, the Delayer, was made command
JOHN YANG: The Iraqi government, with United States support, stepped up the pace to retake the city of Fallujah. Iraqi military forces stormed the southern edge of the city, which has been controlled by ISIS since January 2014. Iraqi tanks rolled dow