VOA标准英语2009年-Indian MPs Protest Joint Statement with Pa

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BRUSSELS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters will be sidelined for at least four weeks after tearing a hip muscle, her agent said in a statement on Wednesday. Kim has got an excess of fluid in her right hip joint, which turned out

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Pakistan, U.S. defense officials vow to defeat al-Qaeda

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BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday reiterated its position on current China-Japan relations, urging the Japanese side to make tangible efforts to properly address relevant issues in order to improve bilateral ties. Spokesm

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WASHINGTON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia has assured the United States that it will not invade Ukraine, said the U.S. Department of Defense Monday. The assurance was given by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, according to a statement released by

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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central government on Wednesday announced a package of policies to boost economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong and the mainland. The central government will push forward joint ventures for stock exchan

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MANAGUA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid plans to open a football school next year in Nicaragua, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. A delegation from the team will visit the Central American nation next week as part of the club's

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Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at a symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 19 Joint Statement on Six-Party talks in Beijing on September 19. [Photo: fmprc.gov.cn] The Chinese government is urging a joint effo

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WASHINGTON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the U.S. marks one more step in a new, more ambitious chapter in the relationship between the two countries, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday. A cornerstone of the

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KABUL,March 23 (Xinhua) -- Criminal charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) were formally preferred Friday against U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, who killed 17 Afghan civilians earlier this month, said the U.S. forces in Afg