voa标准英语2012--Palestinians Blame Israel for Economic Slump

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres a Native American site in Ohio that appeared to be a fort. But recent discoveries by archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati show thats n

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(MA) Look at our topographical map and you'll see that the middle third of the North American continent --- from the Rocky Mountains almost to the Mississippi River --- is pretty flat. This is the Great Plains. This kind of area is sometimes called

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Gun store owners say they are selling fewer guns since the 2016 presidential election. Some are calling the drop a Trump slump. Sales of guns slowed after Donald Trump was elected president, ending fears that a Democratic president would strengthen g

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By Mil Arcega Washington 12 September 2007 The U.S. stock market held onto gains Tuesday (September 11th). The New York composite index rose 139 points and the Dow Jones gained 180 points, buoyed in part by a narrowing U.S. trade deficit and renewed

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 17 March 2008 Stock markets in Japan and Hong Kong plummeted on fears that even heavyweights in the financial sector could collapse in the U.S sub-prime mortgage crisis. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, the U.S. dolla

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In spite of some signs the recession in Japan could be easing, the important export market is down nearly 46 percent, compared to a year ago. At the center of the downturn, are Japan's car manufacturers - heavily dependent on foreign markets. It is

VOA标准英语2012--Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds

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Volvo Cars reverses sales slump in 2010

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European Economic Slump Leads to Suicide Spike

Countries across Europe are coping with an economic slump and researchers have found that its having an effect on suicide rates, especially in some of the worst hit countries. Research published this week shows that suicide rates are on the rise acro

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