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The space gets tighter, more claustrophobic as people arrive. The squares quite large, but not enough to hold District 12s population of about eight thousand. Latecomers are directed to the adjacent streets, where they can watch the event on screens

英语灵异故事-Night Shift 01 夜班 01

[00:17.93]Night Shift [00:22.07]夜班 [00:34.64]All this started when I was working as a night guard. [00:39.05]My first two years as a guard [00:41.31]I was working at the control center as an operator [00:44.78]where the entire emergency [00:47.24]c

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You know saving the rainforest is good for biodiversity. But it may also be a boon to human health. That's because less clear-cutting may mean less malaria, according to a paper out this week in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Researchers l

英语小达人 445 Romantic Venice(1)

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VOA英语2010年-Electoral Commission Says Egypt's Ruling NDP

Egypt's electoral commission announced the preliminary results of Sunday's parliamentary election, declaring the ruling National Democratic Party won 95 percent of the seats contested in the first round of voting. Opposition parties complained of wid

2007年VOA标准英语-Electoral Disputes Continue Days Before Benin's

By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 March 2007 In Benin, disputes over ballots and voter registration lists have pushed preparations for Sunday's parliament election to the last minute. A spokesman with the national electoral commission says he believes ballots

VOA标准英语2009-Electoral Officials Distributing Ballots for

Electoral officials in Guinea Bissau are distributing voting materials ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira who was killed in March. Campaign workers load boxes of

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VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Electoral Law Remains in Limbo Follo

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 26 October 2009 President Talabani holds meeting for Political Council of National Security at Baghdad's al-Salam Palace, 25 Oct 2009 The Iraqi parliament was scheduled to discuss the country's electoral law, Sunday, to set

Ukraine's Parliament Enacts Electoral Reforms

By Lisa McAdams Ukraine's parliament has overwhelmingly passed a broad package of constitutional and electoral reforms, clearing the way for a new presidential run-off election December 26. Parliament

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 November 2007 A special electoral court in Nigeria is investigating charges of cheating in April elections and could overturn the results in key votes. They have already overturned the results in several gubernatorial electi

VOA常速英语2008年-Kenya Post-Electoral Violence Wipes Out Busines

By Scott Bobb Kisumu, Kenya 26 February 2008 The violence that swept across Kenya following December's disputed elections severely affected the Kenyan economy, wiping out hundreds of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs. Kenya's third largest

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 March 2007 Nigeria 's electoral commission has removed the name of Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the ballot sheet, effectively disqualifying him from contesting next month's presidential elections. Gilbert da Costa

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraq Electoral Official Says Vote Will Hap

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 09 November 2009 Election officials in Iraq say the next general election will take place January 21. The announcement one day after a last-minute deal on the nation's electoral law, means the vote will be held within the t

US economic outlook 'optimistic'

The US economic outlook has become cautiously （谨慎的） optimistic, according to the latest issue of the Federal Reserve's influential Beige Book. Five of the 12 districts surveyed said there were signs of improvement, with five showing signs of st

VOA标准英语2009年-Can Ethiopia's Electoral Code Guarantee Fa

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 01 November 2009 Ethiopia's parliament is set to adopt an electoral code agreed on by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's ruling party and three of the opposition groups challenging his rule in elections next May. A coalition

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy continues to expand at a modest pace, but with weaker or less certain outlook, reported the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. In its latest economic performance survey, the central bank saw either modest o

美国经济仍在增长的轨道

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economic activities in 12 districts expanded from early April to late May, and the outlook given by respondents was generally optimistic, a survey by the Federal Reserve showed Wednesday. The Fed's rosy outlook sug

U.S. Fed sees better economic situation at end of 2010

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, as economic activity continued to expand moderately（适度地） from November through December, according to the latest Federal Reserve survey（调查） rel

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Parliament Approves New Electoral La

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 08 November 2009 The Iraqi parliament has approved a long delayed electoral law, amid bitter quarrels among Arab, Kurdish and Turkomen politicians. The electoral law is necessary for parliamentary elections to be held close