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(republic of sierra leone 的复数)

By Kari Barber Washington 01 October 2007 Sierra Leone's long civil war was especially brutal, with children serving as soldiers and rebels hacking off the limbs of civilians. When it ended, the country lay in ruin, a once thriving tourist industry

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Naomi Schwarz Bo, Sierra Leone 22 October 2007 As Sierra Leone's recently elected president, Ernest Koroma, begins governing, many observers are watching to see how he will tackle corruption. Some say corruption is the reason the country's huge di

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 20 October 2007 Residents in the region along the Sierra Leone-Liberian border say the re-opening of a bridge connecting the two countries has brought increased trade as people cross to buy and sell goods. During recent civil war

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 August 2007 Sierra Leone's police are urging leaders of the two political parties in the presidential runoff to take control of their supporters to avoid the kind of unrest that broke out earlier in the week. Sunday and Monday

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 28 August 2007 Sierra Leone president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah (file photo) Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has said he will declare a state of emergency if clashes continue between supporters of the two main political partie

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By Kari Barber Freetown 07 September 2007 Sierra Leone's election officials say all preparations have been completed and the country is set for the presidential runoffs Saturday. Vice President Solomon Berewa will face opposition candidate Ernest Kor

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By Nico Colombant and Kari Barber Freetown, Sierra Leone 24 September 2007 Amputee war victims in Sierra Leone are hard at work preparing for the upcoming (November 8th to 18th) amputee football World Cup in Turkey. The sport started 30 years ago in

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 11 August 2007 In Sierra Leone, turnout is high for presidential and parliamentary elections. These are the first elections since peacekeepers left Sierra Leone after more than ten years of civil war. Some are saying the vot

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 09 August 2007 In a densely populated, ramshackle neighborhood of Freetown, in Sierra Leone, Hariatu Turay is battling for a seat in parliament, one of only 64 women running out of more than 500 candidates. Naomi Schwarz vis

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Phuong Tran 15 August 2007 Partial results from Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission show opposition candidate Ernest Koroma leading the presidential race. About 20 percent of the ballots from Saturday's election have been officially relea

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 19 August 2007 A runoff is looking likely in Sierra Leone's presidential election, held last Saturday. With more than 80 percent of preliminary results released, neither of the top two contenders is close to the 55 percent of vot

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By Kari Barber Dakar 16 August 2007 As vote tallies continue to roll in for Sierra Leone's presidential and parliamentary elections, it appears more likely there will be a presidential runoff. The opposition All People's Congress is claiming victory

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By Kari Barber Dakar 24 October 2007 Sierra Leone's new government has replaced the chief of the country's anti-graft body. Many say the commission has failed to stem rampant corruption which has crippled the post-conflict nation. Kari Barber has mor

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Kari Barber Freetown 08 September 2007 Sierra Leoneans are voting in a landmark presidential runoff Saturday amid tensions in which the opposition party says their members are being harassed and intimidated. The first round of the presidential ele

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 04 December 2007 Diamonds from Sierra Leone have fueled the country's gruesome civil war and enriched warlords. Now, the government and activists are trying to make sure the profits from Sierra Leone's post-conflict diamonds he

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By Jade Heilmann Dakar 14 December 2007 Police in Eastern Sierra Leone have opened fire to disperse a group of demonstrators in the kimberlite mining town of Koidu, where local residents say they have not been compensated for environmental damages fr

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 August 2007 Nigeria Nigeria has approved citizenship status for about7,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees in the West African country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the refugees opted to remain in

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 20 September 2007 Former Sierra Leone opposition leader Ernest Koroma was sworn in as president earlier this week. Analysts say the success of the elections and the smooth handover of power are signs that the war-scarred nation m

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

By Kane Farabaugh New York 20 September 2007 Government corruption and control of the diamond industry fueled the civil war that erupted in Sierra Leone in 1991. By the end of the decade, fighting had spread throughout the African country and includ

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 14 November 2007 Sierra Leone's recently elected president, Ernest Koroma, will be formally inaugurated on Thursday, with eight West African heads of state expected to be in attendance. Mr. Koroma has been in office since Septe

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acronym expansion
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algam
alkylolamides
ancient cultural relic
antimony trisulfate
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ex pier duty unpaid
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