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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A museum in southern France has discovered that half its collection of paintings thought to be by a celebrated local artist are counterfeit. And it gets worse - investigators say that works by other regional artists could also be

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We heard the sad news that Parekura Horomia died at his home in Tolaga Bay, this afternoon. He was 62. He had problems with his weight and tried for many years to improve his health but recently he had not been very well. He had been a Labour Party M

2007年VOA标准英语-US Responds to Putin's Call for Meeting on Forc

By Al Pessin Washington 29 May 2007 A Pentagon spokesman says the United States would be disappointed if Russia stopped meeting its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. The comment came the day after Russia called for a meeting

2007年VOA标准英语-Virginia Tech Violence Shatters Sense of Securi

By Brian Padden Blacksburg, Virginia 19 April 2007 In the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the residents of the Blacksburg, Virginia are visibly shaken. Virginia Tech University is located in this rural town about four hours

2007年VOA标准英语-Virginia Tech Gunman Video Sparks Mixed Reactio

By Jim Malone Washington 19 April 2007 Investigators said Thursday the disturbing video images of the student responsible for the worst shooting spree in U.S. history did not add much to their probe of what happened and why at Virginia Tech Universi

2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank in Turmoil Following Ouster of Leade

By Barry Wood Washington 10 July 2007 The Washington-based World Bank, the planet's biggest anti-poverty agency, has been in turmoil--its president forced out amid a staff revolt. VOA's economics correspondent Barry Wood reports that the bank--owned

China has no timetable to reopen IPO approvals

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The government has no plan to start approving IPOs again, sources from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said Thursday. A CSRC official who declined to be named made the remarks at a news briefing, dismiss

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2007年VOA标准英语-White House ‘Disappointed’ Iran is Limiting IAE

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VOA标准英语2008年-Extremist Violence in Northwestern Pakistan Lea

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VOA标准英语2009年-African States to Sign Declaration on Forc

By Peter Heinlein Kampala, Uganda 22 October 2009 U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres at camp for Darfur refugees (file phot At least 46 African nations are expected to sign a declaration Friday, obligating governments and armed reb

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Somalis in South Are Severely Malnouris

By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 17 August 2007 A United Nations agency report says 600,000 people in southern Somalia, including people in and around the capital Mogadishu, are suffering from severe malnutrition and nearly 300,000 of those require immedia

股市反弹 IPO再度重启

China's securities regulator has announced that it will resume initial public offerings by companies after halting the fundraising mechanism since July. The suspension was part of emergency measures to contain a massive meltdown that sent the stock m

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After a one-week delay, Alibaba is to start its IPO roadshow this week. The company is reportedly going to go public on the New York Stock Exchange next week. Last Friday, Alibaba disclosed its initial public offering price range for the first time,

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2007年VOA标准英语-UN Rights Chief Blames Sudanese Government Forc

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 The U.N.'s Chief Human Rights Official blames widespread sexual violence in conflict ridden Darfur on Sudanese Government Forces and allied militia. Louise Arbour is urging the Sudanese government to conduct an im

Robinho would need to take paycut at Santos

SAO PAULO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has warned Brazil striker Robinho he will need to take a substantial pay cut if he is to rejoin the Brazilian club. Ramalho is confident the player is willing to return to the side where he ma

VOA常速英语2008年-US Sanctions 10 Kenyan Leaders for Post-Electio

By Scott Bobb Nairobi 07 February 2008 The U.S. government says it is barring 10 Kenyan leaders suspected of involvement in the post-election violence that has killed nearly 1,000 people. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Nairobi. U.S. Ambassador

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 02 November 2007 Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say the leader of their political wing has been killed in a bombing raid by the country's air force. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi. The Liberation Tiger

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Lebanese soldiers clear debris at a damaged checkpoint after an exchange of fire between Israeli and Lebanese troops in the southern border village of Adaisseh, Lebanon, 03 Aug 2010 Clashes along the border between the Israeli military and the Lebane