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美国谴责叙利亚使用化学武器 A report by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the OPCW, has confirmed that the Assad regime repeatedly used chemical weapons in Syria in 2014 and 2015. ISIL was al

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UN Team Faces Tough Task in Syrian Chemical Probe There were survivors of what the Syrian government says was a chemical weapon attack by rebels on the northern town of Kahn al-Asal. Many of the people rushed to a hospital in nearby Aleppo had breath

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United States President Donald Trump has tweeted that Russia should be ready for a missile strike in Syria. In the message on the social media service Twitter, Trump said, You shouldnt be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and en

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In the early morning hours of December 3, 1984, deadly gas leaked from a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. The accident would result in the worst industrial disaster of the 20th centur

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VOA标准英语2010年-Hungary Threatened By New Chemical Dis

Environmentalists have warned of a new industrial accident in Hungary that they say could once again threaten villages, towns and even Budapest with toxic red sludge. Just outside the Hungarian capital, a reservoir is being watched which has potentia

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VOA常速英语2014--叙利亚化武问题

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We're going to revisit a community hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Crosby, Texas, is home to a chemical plant owned by the company Arkema. After that plant lost power in the storm, trailers of unstable chemicals caught fire and

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In the wake of several serious chemical pollution incidents, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection says it will begin a nationwide inspection of all certified producers of dangerous chemicals of their pollution control measures. As Liu Yan rep

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If your hair is uber thick, curly, orfrizzy, or you're just not that into your texture, you might have consideredgetting your hair chemically straightened. But the pricey salon services haverecently come under fire for causing some super-scary side e

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The scent of a new car can be enticing in showrooms, and even intoxicating in its appeal. Theres a good reason for that. That new car smell comes from an assortment of chemicals, some of which can be highly toxic. 展厅中的新车会散发出迷人的

CCTV9英语新闻：截止日期前不太可能去除化学武器

The joint mission in charge of the chemical weapons clean-up in Syria says the December 31st deadline for removing the most toxic of the countrys chemical weapons wont be met. According to the head of logistics for the Organisation for the Prohibitio

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UNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed Friday to establish a joint investigation mechanism to identify perpetrators of chlorine and other toxic chemical attacks in Syria. It is the first time the council has sought to establish ac

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Around Asia, Singapore is known as one of the worlds leading chemical manufacturing hubs. It has attracted a number of global industry players despite strict environmental controls. The city-states chemical industry is managing to protect people and

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I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com Newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Gustav is beginning its assault on the US Gulf Coast. Rain and winds are starting to hit the area from Florida to Louisiana. The storm,

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LONDON, Aug. 27, (Xinhua) -- Britain's armed forces are working on contingency plans for military action as a response to the chemical weapons attack in Syria, media quoted Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman as saying Tuesday. Claiming unaccept

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Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a pioneer of the global environmental movement through her writing about conservation. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her famous. It describes the harmful effects on the environment of using toxic chemicals on farmland

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Chemical specialists investigating the blasts believe sodium cyanide, a highly toxic inorganic compound might have been stored at the site. Gao Huaiyou, deputy director of Tianjin's work safety watchdog, says containers at the blast site are closed a

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Tianjin deputy mayor He Shushan gave an update on the latest developments on the chemical blast in the city during a news conference on Monday morning. Currently, a total of 698 people remain in hospital, of which 57 are still in a critical condition