2009-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A group in Italy's canal city, Venice, is planning to hold a "funeral" for their hometown, which is rapidly losing its permanent residents. The group says the city is bei

2009-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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For at least three years, as the country's winter months begin to bite, poor South Africans have taken to the streets in increasingly violent protest, frustrated at what

2009-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday his chamber's health care reform bill will include a government-run insurance plan that states could participate in vol

2009-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internatio

2009-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The U.S. State Department's annual report on world-wide religious freedom, released Monday, was critical of what it says are international efforts to limit free speech in

2009-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The steep downturn in the U.S. economy and the accompanying rise in unemployment have caused financial hardship for millions of Americans. The recession is also having a n

2009-10-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Iraqi parliament was scheduled to discuss the country's electoral law, Sunday, to set the stage for anticipated elections in January. However, two bloody explosions n

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Making good on his threat, former Serb leader Radovan Karadzic failed to appear in court for the opening of his trial on 11 counts of crimes against humanity and genocide,

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India and the United States are conducting a massive joint military exercise in a northern Indian state. The war games reflect the growing security ties between the two co

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It's no secret that during the year-long recession in the U.S. economy, consumers' discretionary spending on nonessential items has ground to, if not a halt, then a drib

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Researchers have identified landmarks in the genetic map of the cowpea that may help them breed better varieties more quickly.

The cowpea is an important food and anima

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Plant siblings may be better at sharing than their human counterparts. That's one conclusion drawn from a new study that raises questions about the best way to grow crops

2009-10-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Iraqi police say two car bombs have claimed the lives of more than 130 people in central Baghdad. More than 500 others have been wounded in the Sunday blasts.

The att

2009-10-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Afghanistan's president and his main electoral challenger say the country's political future should be decided at the ballot box, not through the formation of a coalitio

2009-10-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A stand-off is expected Monday between former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and the U.N. court in The Netherlands as the war crimes suspect says he will boycott the

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The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an independent, international investigation of possible war crimes committed during the last few months

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Pakistani military officials say they have captured the hometown of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud and one of his top deputies, Qari Hussain. The announcement

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A team of U.N. inspectors is heading to Iran to visit a recently revealed nuclear site. International Atomic Energy Agency experts will examine an unfinished uranium enri

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Taliban insurgents are threatening to target Afghans who vote in the country's November 7 presidential runoff. Afghan election officials are working to improve security w

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Obama administration signaled impatience with Iran after the Tehran government ignored a Friday deadline to respond to a U.N.-brokered deal aimed at easing concerns ov

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Palestinian Authority has announced a date for elections, throwing a wrench into national unity talks with its Islamic militant rivals.

Western-backed Palestinian

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says it has begun the final stage of the organized voluntary repatriation of Mauritanian refugees from Senegal. It says b

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The ongoing political crisis in Honduras is drawing attention from Cuban-Americans in Miami, who are concerned about the spread of leftist governments in Latin American. C

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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In addition to the pressing issues of Afghanistan and health care reform, President Barack Obama has been squeezing in a little campaigning on behalf of Democrats running

2009-10-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The United Nations Children's Fund warns many children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia are at risk of death. The United Nations says 6.2 million peop