AP 2011-11-23

1. The Republican co-chair of Congress' debt supercommittee says chances are slim that the panel can agree on a plan to reduce spending by $1.2 trillion over ten years. The committee faces a Wednesday deadline. 2. Egyptian doctors say three people ha

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Lesson 42 Part Ⅰ Lesson 42 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises Numbers: Some of the Major Earthquakes in History Place Date Casualties Degree 1.Lisbon, Portugal November 1,1755 ______ ______ 2.San Francis

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary casualties: deaths caused by an accident or war devastate: cause major damage death toll: the number of related deaths recognition: the ability to know who someone is The Great Fire Of London Had Few Recorded Casualties-1666年

AP 2011-11-09

1. The US Geological Survey has recorded ten aftershocks following a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma. There were reports of building cracks and other damage but no injuries. 2. The head of Connecticut's largest utility says it will get close to

AP 2012-02-03

1. Florida residents head to the polls to vote in the Republican presidential primary today. Many residents have already voted early. The latest polls have Mitt Romney with a strong lead over Newt Gingrich. 2. President Obama used an online chat to e

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Laurel Bowman | US General: Civilian Casualties Hurt US, NATO Mission in Afghanistan 15 April 2010 Bullet holes in window of a civilian bus The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, General David Petraeus, says civilian casual

VOA标准英语2009-US Commander: Afghan Civilian Casualties Not fro

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said he has a distinctly different version of the incident Sunday in Farah Province, in which some local officials are claiming more than 100 civilians were killed. Gen. David McKiernan listens to a rep

2007年VOA标准英语-US General Predicts More Casualties as Iraq Sur

By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2007 The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase. The officer spoke Fr

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 05 October 2006 Renewed violence in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta has reportedly killed nine soldiers in the latest firefight involving militants and government troops. Nigerian seperatist rebels brandish weapons in a show

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb went off near a NATO base in Naw Zad district in southern Afghan province of Helmand on Thursday evening, causing casualties, said an official. A militant rammed his explosive-laden vehi

No casualties in Wal-Mart fire

DALIAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A fire that ripped through a Wal-Mart outlet in Dalian was put out Wednesday morning, local authorities said. No casualties were reported in the fire that broke out at 9 a.m. on the fifth floor of the outlet in the port cit

VOA标准英语2009年-US Commitment to Afghanistan Won't End

Top Pentagon officials say the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan will not end when the military campaign is over. They are also predicting U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan will inevitably increase th

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The United States military said Wednesday its airstrike campaign targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria killed 64 civilians and injured 8 others during the past year. 美国军方星期三说，过去一年来，针对伊拉克和叙利亚

AP 2010-03-14

1. President Barack Obama is making a new pitch for revised health care reform. He traveled to Philadelphia today to drum up support for the plan. There Obama accused insurance companies of placing profits over people. 2. A father and son were wounde

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WASHINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Peru on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, which occurred at 0237 GMT, was centered 18 km west of Chivay, with a depth of 6.6 km. No casualties or dam

Beijing IKEA site fire causes no casualties

Beijing IKEA site fire causes no casualties

CCTV9英语新闻：No Chinese casualties in fire in west Canada

China's Consulate-General in Canada's Calgary has confirmed that no Chinese have been wounded or killed in the raging wildfire in west Canada. Consulate-general Wang Xinping says about 100 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from nearby areas. Wang

NATO Resumes Airstrikes on Libyan Capital

NATO has resumed airstrikes on the Libyan capital after a brief layoff, hitting several targets late Tuesday. Witnesses say they heard loud explosions(爆炸) in the center of Tripoli and saw plumes of smoke. Libyan state media say the bombings hit c

China confirms no casualties during attacks in Afghanistan

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday confirmed the safety of Chinese citizens during attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin made the remarks at a regular press briefing. According to media reports, Taliban su