Shell Oil Evacuates Employees from

By Carrie Giardino Shell oil company is evacuating non-essential employees from the Niger Delta area in Nigeria amid fears of clashes between government forces and armed bandits operating in the regio

British Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Pollution Lawsuit Against Shell Nigeria

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3128 bolster

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英语博客：A shell from Hawaii.

I have something pretty that sits on my windowsill in my kitchen. It's a shell from Hawaii. I'm not sure what kind of shell it is, or what it is called, but it certainly is something that I love to look at. My mother brought it back from her recent t

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Royal Dutch Shell, known worldwide simply as Shell, is an Anglo-Dutch petroleum company. It is one of the six largest oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum companies in the world and was listed as the world's eighth largest company in 2010. She

Europe Moves to Bolster Economy; Stocks Soar

Europe Moves to Bolster Economy; Stocks Soar A key U.S. stock index, the SP 500, soared to the highest level since the Great Recession began four years ago, after the European Central Bank moved to bolster the continent's troubled economies Thursday.

VOA标准英语2012--JP Morgan Losses Bolster Case for New Financial Regulations

JP Morgan Losses Bolster Case for New Financial Regulations It's one of the world's biggest investment banks, and its CEO is among the harshest critics of government efforts to rein in risky financial bets. But in a late night conference call to shar

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World Pledges $780 Million for New Shell for Chernobyl Nuclear Plant The Fukushima factor reaches around the world to help raise funds for a new containment shell for the stricken nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine. One week before the 25th an

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VOA标准英语2014--Niger Delta Communities Pressure Shell on 2011 Oil Spill

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Correction: What Is The Shell In The 'Birth Of Venus' Painting?

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now, a correction. On Tuesday, we ran a story about the famous Renaissance painting the Birth Of Venus by Sandro Boticelli. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: You know the image - a nude Venus, head tilted, red hair flowing and, strategically pl

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From A Shell Lisa Germano And the Earth spins round While the people fall down And the world stands still Not a sound, not a sound There is love, there is love To be found In the worst way, in the worst way In the worst way Its the buzz, its the buzz

Shell in Court Over Nigeria Pollution Charges

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学个词Learn a Word 第1293期 bolster

今天我们要学的词是bolster。 Bolster, 是加强，支持的意思。 The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which marked its independence on July 9th, 为支持7月9日新独立的南苏丹

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By Jim Malone Washington 11 July 2007 President Bush is working to shore up support among fellow Republicans for the war in Iraq, even as opinion polls suggest that public backing for the war effort continues to erode. VOA national correspondent Jim

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Damaged chairs and tables amongst the debris strewn outside the restaurant Ethiopian village in Kampala, Uganda, 12 July 2010 after an explosion at the restaurant late Sunday Officials in Uganda say Somalia's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab rebel group is

4 Tips to Bolster Your Meditation Practice

4 Tips to Bolster Your Meditation Practice As knowledge of meditation has grown, more and more people have turned to this ancient spiritual practice as a way to reduce stress, increase their happiness and enhance their concentration. We now have acce

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Lisa Germano的声音给人太多平静，她的钢琴和低吟也太有魅力。她的歌无论什么时候听，给人的感受都像是头次接触时的那样，像很醇厚的美酒，也像怎么也醒不来的梦境。 And the Earth spins roun

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今天我们要学的词是 shell company. Shell company 空壳公司。A senior Treasury official warned that terrorist groups and drug traffickers are using anonymous U.S. shell companies to hide and move their money. 美国财政部一位高级官员

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2505 bolster

今天我们要学的词是 bolster. Bolster 动词，有支持，支撑的意思。Two new studies bolstered evidence that feeding peanuts to babies is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. 两份最新研究提供了更多证据，证明