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美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-02-22

Thank you for watching CNN student news. I am Paul reporting from Alexander, Georgia. We are starting with news form Ukraine. Part of Kiev, the capital, were lift up with fire, if we put the show together. Earlier in the day, at least 14 people have

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The end of winter comes late to the mountainous northwest of the United States, and in particular, it lingers in Yellowstone. The heart of Yellowstone is a high cold plateau, 8,000 / feet up, surround by the spires of the Rocky Mountains. After five

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South and North Korea have resumed traffic across their tense border to a jointly run industrial zone, renewing hopes for the project's viability. The move reflects a thaw in tensions after recent diplomatic moves between the two Koreas. 韩国和北韩

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