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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It was an undercover operation set in Argentina, 1960. An elite crew of Israeli agents secretly kidnapped one of the world's most notorious war criminals, a Nazi SS officer hiding in Buenos Aires. His name was Adolf Eichmann, and
Lesson 77 A successful operation 一例成功的手术 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Did the doctors find out how the woman died? The mummy of an E
British Prime Minister Theresa May in the cabinet office signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU. [Photo: Reuters] The UK has pulled the trigger for Br
SCIENCE REPORT – March 20, 2002: Uterus Transplant Operation By George Grow This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Doctors in Saudi Arabia have performed the first human uterus transplant o
AZUZ: As part of that goal to maintain international security, NATO forces are currently fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan. NATO commanders had been planning to launch an operation in the region around Kandahar -- Afghanistan's second-large
Russia has ended its decade-long counterterrorism operation in Chechnya, an undertaking that led to broad restrictions on civil liberties in the war-torn Caucasus republic. The move could lead to the withdrawal of 20,000 Russian police and serviceme
Military vehicles from last US combat unit in Iraq crosses Iraq's border into Kuwait, 18 Aug 2010 Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some Ameri
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 26 December 2007 Watch Operation Smile Operation Smile is an international group of medical professionals who perform reconstructive surgery, free of charge,for children with facial deformities. This year, Operation S
By Al Pessin Pentagon 20 June 2007 A senior Afghan military officer in the southeastern part of the country says his forces are implementing the first Afghan-planned and executed operation to clear Taleban fighters from his area and establish governm
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 November 2007 An anti-terrorism operation ordered by Italian prosecutors has led to the arrests of 17 Algerians and Tunisians in Italy, Britain, France and Portugal. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. Milan prosecut
By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 August 2007 The U.S. command in eastern Afghanistan is confirming that U.S. and Afghan forces are conducting an offensive against insurgents in the rugged Tora Bora region. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. A spokesw
By Mona Ghuneim New York 09 November 2007 A new branch of Operation Hope opened its doors recently in New York's Harlem neighborhood. The Hope Center of Harlem focuses on connecting minorities with mainstream, private sector resources and empowering
WASHINGTON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Stardust spacecraft(宇宙飞船) depleted fuel and ceased operation on Thursday after a 12-year run, the U.S. space agency said Friday. This is the end of the spacecraft's operations, but really just the begin
BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Tuesday started a 28-day repurchase operation worth 30 billion yuan (4.8 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time since June, according to a statement on its website. A repurchase oper
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Penglai 19-3 oilfield, which experienced a severe oil leak in 2011, has been given official permission to resume operations, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). The SOA said in a Saturday statement th
LONDON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Metropolitan Police (MPS) arrested six people on terror charges in London on Thursday. The arrests, including five men and one woman, were made by officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command as part of a plann
President Barack Obama has met behind closed doors with some of the secret special operations forces who killed Osama bin Laden. The president Friday thanked the units who carried out the operation against the leader of the al-Qaida terror network. A
A new roll-on/roll-off ship delivered last month to China's southernmost city of Sansha has set off on its maiden voyage. The ship, the Sansha Number One, will increase cargo and passenger transportation capacity between the island groups in the Sout
China's foreign ministry has expressed concern after a U.S. navy warship carried out a navigation operation near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. Spokesman Lu Kang says the warship illegally entered Chinese territorial waters, and that the mov
ROME, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Antonio Cassano underwent a heart surgery Friday morning to correct a congenital defect which was uncovered this week. The procedure, which took around 30 minutes to complete, is understood to have gone according to plan, the