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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 29 February 2008 An international research organization is calling on the Indonesian government to monitor the publishing arm of Jemaah Islamiyah, the group blamed for the Bali bombings and other terrorist attacks in Indon

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Genetic Analyses Show Endangered Species in Shark Fin Soup More than 73 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for their fins, to make shark fin soup, industry experts and conservationists say. Shark fin soup is a common offering in many Asian

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On Monday, an influential group of medical experts released new guidelines on testing for breast cancer. The guidelines are from the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Its members are appoint

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2007年VOA标准英语-West African Officials Agree on Regional Weapon

By Efam Dovi Accra 18 February 2007 West African officials have agreed on a set of measures to guide member states of the Economic Community of West African States to control the millions of Small Arms and light weapons circulating in the sub-region

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A little more than a year after the Kenyan and U.S. governments launched a nationwide HIV home testing program in Kenya, some counselors in the program say they are feeling overwhelmed. They cite harsh conditions in the field, conflicts in the homes

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An international medical aid group says the number of people dying from malaria could be dramatically reduced by providing free testing and treatment. The group made the announcement based on three successful programs in Africa where most malaria de

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By Tendai Maphosa London 18 September 2007 As Zimbabwe draws closer to complete collapse under the weight of a deepening economic crisis, the International Crisis Group says a regional initiative for a negotiated political solution offers the only re

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今天我们要学的词是moratorium。 Moratorium, 是暂停的意思。 A ten-year moratorium on nuclear testing, 就是十年暂停核实验。 Rights group Amnesty International asked India, South Korea and Taiwan to establish a moratorium on th

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UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The region of West Africa would lose at least 3.6 billion U.S. dollars per year on average between 2014 and 2017 as a consequence of ripple effects of Ebola, according to a UN report released Thursday. Due to a de

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Colds and Age A critical factor that plays a part in susceptibility to colds is age. A study done by the University of ichigan School of Public Health revealed particulars that seem to hold true for the general population. Infants are the most cold r

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近日，淘宝聚划算发起了一场名为聚精会神的团购活动，除了提供司法鉴定服务以外，还上线了7个城市的精子库，预约捐精的志愿者可获得3000至5000元不等的捐精补助。 请看《中国日报》的报