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VOA慢速英语2011--How the Edsel Became 'an Edsel'

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VOA标准英语2011--US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Natio

US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions Two American hikers released after 781 days in an Iranian prison are back in the United States. Appearing at a news conference in New York on Sunday, the two men criticized Iran for holding

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It was in the national news every day. It was on the radio. It was on TV. It was in the newspapers. It was the recall. Toyota was recalling thousands of cars. The cars had a brake problem. Sometimes the brakes didn't work properly. Some Toyota driver

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By Jocelyn Ford Banda Aceh 19 December 2006 An Acehnese woman casts her ballot at a polling station, 11 Dec 2006 The Indonesian province of Aceh this month held its first direct elections for key officials, a landmark vote intended to cement a peace

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The man who helped Thailand survive the Asian financial crisis says reforms a decade ago have made the region's banks better able to weather the global economic downturn. Former Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda also gave his endorsement to ba

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By Al Pessin Honolulu 27 July 2006 The effort to identify the remains of missing American troops from past wars is very technical, involving anthropology, forensic analysis, and DNA. But behind it all are thousands of families that are sometimes eag

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The director of governance at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says he expects a change in approach following Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharikas election as chairman of the African Union over the weekend. Peter Clottey | Washington

VOA标准英语2011--New Shelling Reported in Disputed Korean

New Shelling Reported in Disputed Korean Waters South Korea says that it has twice exchanged artillery fire with North Korea in western frontier waters. No casualties are reported. Second round, artillery fired South Korean military officials say a s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has A New Adversary — The Church

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of the Philippines has picked yet another fight. Rodrigo Duterte is the president who called for war against drug dealers, encouraged killings and has even boasted of past killings himself. Now, he is fighting a ven

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump To Meet Philippines' Duterte

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Trump's next and last stop in his Asia tour will be Manila. That visit is seen as a chance to hit a kind of reset button on the long-standing alliance with the Philippines. President Obama's relationship with President Duterte of t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Philippines Duterte Praises 'Generous' Americans For Returning Church Bells

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to the Philippines, where President Rodrigo Duterte, often a harsh critic of the United States, praised Americans today as generous for returning church bells stripped by U.S. forces in 1901. The town of Balangiga celebrated

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To start with the Philippines presidential election, where the outspoken mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo Duterte is leading in unofficial results. With 90 per cent of ballots counted -- Duterte has about two-fifths of the votes. More than any other cand

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