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Study: Rats Pose Plague Risk in Croplands Efforts to boost food production in East Africa may increase the risk of plague. A new study says the conversion of natural lands into croplands in Tanzania has been accompanied by a large increase in the rod
Pre-Listening Vocabulary accustomed to: used to tirelessly: without tiring; for long hours surge barrier: man-made protection built to keep the sea from flooding onto the land valve: a device that opens and shuts; changes the direction of fluid Nethe
Over 1 million migrants arrived in Europe in 2015. Most were fleeing struggling economies and war in places like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and East Africa. Many of these people arrive in new countries and expect life to become easier almost immediatel
Drylands Vulnerable to Climate Change Researchers warn that the worlds drylands are being severely affected by climate change. They say that could harm the livelihoods and food security for billions of people. Scientists describe the projected effect
By Jeff Custer Washington 02 June 2007 U.S. officials in New York say they have foiled a plot to explode jet fuel tanks and a pipeline at the city's John F. Kennedy International Airport. One official called it one of the most chilling plots imaginab
Alleged Iranian Plot Raises Questions About Possible Motive The U.S. government's allegation that Iranian agents tried to hire Mexican drug runners to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador in a Washington restaurant has some Middle East experts puzzl
DAVID GREENE, HOST: One of the very first moves by the new Republican Congress was to make it easier to transfer ownership of federal public lands in the West over to states. And the state of Wyoming has become a flashpoint in this debate. Lawmakers
By Gary Thomas London 10 August 2006 watch UK Airline Plot report British authorities say they have foiled a plan to blow up aircraft flying from Britain to the United States. Stringent security restrictions were immediately ordered at British airpo
By Gary Thomas London 10 August 2006 Passengers wait to check in for their flights at Heathrow Airport, in London, Thursday August 10, 2006 British authorities say they have foiled a plan to blow up aircraft flying from Britain to the United States.
By Jim Malone Washington 10 August 2006 British authorities said Thursday they have foiled a major terrorist plot that involved the use of liquid explosives on several airliners flying from Britain to the United States. So far, 21 people have been a
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 15 March 2006 Chad's security forces are reporting they foiled an overnight coup plot against President Idriss Deby Itno. They say there was an attempt to shoot dwn his plane
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 October 2006 An international campaign to draw attention to the huge agricultural potential of the Sahel drylands of Africa is gaining ground, with a recent workshop in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The campaign seeks to
By Gary Thomas Washington 10 February 2006 On Thursday, President Bush revealed some new details of what he described as a terrorist plot against a target in California. But, it is still not clear how
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 16 July 2007 Allegations of U.S. involvement in an coup plot in Sudan are being denied by both the U.S. Government and the Khartoum government. The allegations were made by a Sudanese Presidential assistant, who accused the Un
By Jim Malone Washington 07 July 2006 U.S. security officials say they have disrupted a terrorist suicide-bombing plot that targeted one or more of the rail tunnels that connect New York City with neighboring New Jersey. Three men allegedly involved
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 15 October 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is going ahead with his planned trip to Iran, despite reports of an assassination plot against him in that country. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details.
JINAN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Damrey made landfall in east China's Jiangsu province on Thursday night, bringing gales and rains to Jiangsu and its neighbouring Shandong province. Damrey, the tenth typhoon of the year, came ashore near the Chenjia
A diamond worth ?12,000 was shot into space this morning - and whoever finds it when it lands back on earth gets to keep it. 今天早晨一颗价值1万2千英镑的钻石被送入太空,在它落地后,谁能找到它,它就归谁。 A diamon
Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes flying from London to America with home-made liquid(液体) bombs. A Woolwich Crown Court jury convicted Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Ass
MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with three crew members onboard has landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, said the Mission Control Center (MCC) outside Moscow. The spacecraft(宇宙飞船) undocked from the International Space