Should Capital Punishment Be a Major Deterrent to Crime?

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As Egypt Builds New Capital, What Becomes of Cairo?

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US, France Increase Troop Strength in Haiti Capital

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VOA常速英语2008年-New Capital City Draws Attention in Kazakhstan

By Valer Gergely Washington 23 April 2008 Kazakhstan enjoys a booming economy fueled by the country's oil revenues. As Valer Gergely reports, the country's new capital, Astana is not only one of the fastest growing cities in the world, but has also b

VOA常速英语2008年-Residents Flee Chad Capital

By Kari Barber Dakar 04 February 2008 U.N. officials say thousands of Chadians have been fleeing the capital N'Djamena to neighboring Cameroon after two days of heavy fighting between rebel groups and government forces. Kari Barber reports from our W

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By Steve Schy Washington 17 May 2006 England and Sweden are expected to be the top two teams in Group B when the World Cup gets under way in Germany on June 9. But an injury to 20-year-old star Englan

联合国秘书长表示欢迎巴拉圭和平选举

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Flamengo eliminated from Copa Libertadores

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Forlan records all-time leading scorer of Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's soccer star Diego Forlan has become the all-time maximum goal scorer for the country's national team. The honor for the 32-year-old Forlan, who plays for Italian Serie A's Inter Milan, comes after the striker

VOA常速英语2007年-Somali Capital Empties as Residents Flee Renewe

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 November 2007 Several neighborhoods in the Somali capital, Mogadishu are virtually deserted as residents flee to avoid fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgents. From the Ethiopian capital, Addis A

VOA常速英语2008年-Bodies, Debris Litter Capital of Chad After Reb

By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 March 2008 Government troops were able to fight back a second rebel advance on Chad's capital recently, but as VOA's Nico Colombant and Tatiana Mossot report, residents of N'Djamena are finding life is not the same anymore.

巴拉圭检获269公斤可卡因

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When do we Use Capital Letters?

1. Use a capital letter for the personal pronoun 'I': What can I say? 2. Use a capital letter to begin a sentence or to begin speech: The man arrived. He sat down. Suddenly Mary asked, Do you love me? 3. Use capital letters for many abbreviations and

Paraguayan Iturbe loaned to Argentina' s River

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Paraguayan soccer player, Juan Manuel Iturbe, from Portugal' s FC Porto, was loaned to Argentina' s River Plate for a six-month term. Iturbe, 19, announced the loan on Twitter, while River Plate' s Vice President

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Says Thousands Fleeing Somali Capital

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 August 2007 The U.N. refugee agency reports between February and May, more than 400,000 civilians fled the Somali capital Mogadishu. This was sparked by heavy fighting between the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Govern

Paraguay to meet Colombia in South America's U-20 opener

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay and Colombia will play the opening match on Wednesday of the 2013 South American Youth Championship, to be held until Feb. 3 in Argentina's Andean cities of Mendoza and San Juan. The 10 U-20 teams from the So

热身赛国足2:1击败巴拉圭

In football,China upset Paraguay 2-1 last night at an international friendly at Helong Stadium in Changsha, central China's Hunan province. It took the Chinese only nine minutes to score and it was football star Zheng Zhi scoring the first ball for C

Former Paraguay striker Cabanas back to field

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Former Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas has returned to competitive soccer after being shot in the head more than two years ago. Cabanas, 31, played 41 minutes for his original club 12 de Octubre in their 2-0 vic

经济学人497:巴拉圭的新总统

The Americas 美洲 Paraguay's new president 巴拉圭的新总统 Cartes plays his cards 卡特高明的手段 Trickle-down economics in one of South America's poorest countries 南美最穷一国的滴流经济学 IN OCTOBER claims surfaced that Vi