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By Greg Flakus Detroit 18 January 2008 At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, there are hundreds of new cars on display that achieve high fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. Also on hand are representatives of the priva

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The world's biggest humanitarian prize has been awarded to BRAC, the largest non-profit organization in the developing world. The 2008 Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million honors BRAC, a Bangladeshi-based NGO, for its achievements in helping to

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some of us know from personal experience it is now possible to go days, weeks, even months without ever paying for anything in cash. More and more people pay for everything with a card or an app on their phones. In Philadelphia,

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THIS IS AMERICA - Pulitzer Prizes

THIS IS AMERICA - Pulitzer Prizes By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, April 19, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug

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Two Americans Share Nobel Prize for Economics

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Three European scientists who discovered the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer shared this year's Nobel prize for medicine. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious award for VOA from Paris. French scientists Luc Montagnier (file photo) The Nob

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By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 11 October 2007 In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kevin Billinghurst is in the Swedish capital. The selection of Doris Lessing for a N

Mexican drama wins new talent prize in Cannes

CANNES, France, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican drama Despues de Lucia has won the top prize of the 65th Cannes film festival's new talent section, or the Un Certain Regard, as the world's top movie showcase is set to close on Sunday. The jury of the

China's cash-strapped small firms ring alarm bells

BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- China's small businesses turned to be the first to ring the alarm as the country is walking a fine line between fighting inflation and maintaining growth. Some entrepreneurs have disappeared and others have jumped off

Ghana, Brazil Leaders Share World Food Prize

The world's top honor in food and agriculture this year goes to two former presidents who led dramatic reductions in hunger and poverty in their countries in the past decade. Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor and Brazilian President Luis Inacio L

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今天我们要学的词是cash in on。 cash in on, 大家都知道，cash 是现金的意思，cash in on something, 就是靠某件事情去赚钱的意思。美国费城橄榄球队老鹰队季后赛已经连闯两关。 Philadelphia-area bars ar

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今天我们要学的词是cash in on。 cash in on, 大家都知道，cash 是现金的意思，cash in on something, 就是靠某件事情去赚钱的意思。美国费城橄榄球队老鹰队季后赛已经连闯两关。 Philadelphia-area bars ar

摇滚:Cash Cash - Dynamite

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