2009-10-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A new survey finds asylum applications in 44 industrialized countries rose by 10 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period last year, bringing the tot

2009-10-23 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 has released a report that says mobile phone use is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world. The report also says Internet connections

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has drafted an agreement to supply enriched uranium to Iran following three days of negotiations at its headquarters in Vienn

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Now that Afghan election officials have agreed to a presidential runoff vote on November 7, attention will intensify on U.S. President Barack Obama's difficult decision a

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Australian government has asked military commanders to find ways to complete their missions in Afghanistan as soon as possible. The announcement is being seen as a cle

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Federal law enforcement officials have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Prosecutors allege the arrested man sought te

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea remains a real threat to security on the Korean peninsula and in the world. He is in South Korea, where he is urging S

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Vice President Joe Biden visited Poland and received assurances from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Poland will take part in a new missile defense plan. Polish off

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U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing plans to make more credit available to America's small businesses. The president is shifting the focus of the government's fina

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has met South African President Jacob Zuma, the outgoing chairman of the Southern Africa Development Community, as part of his di

2009-10-22 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 with the busiest death chamber and one of the largest prison populations is Texas, where public opinion polls show the death penalty is supported by more th

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Women in Mali are encouraging more men to use condoms to slow the spread of the virus that causes AIDS.

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Mali is low for West Africa, effe

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Britain's national academy of science is calling for a multi-billion-dollar research program on global food security. The Royal Society says genetically modified plants s

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his main political opponent Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to a run-off election in Afghanistan next month. The United States is wai

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Kuwait's constitutional court ruled Wednesday that Kuwaiti women have the right to travel without their husband's permission, revoking a 1962 passport law. Women in othe

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Immigrant and minority students in the United States often face obstacles getting into college. To help them, California teacher Mary Catherine Swanson started a program t

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Indonesia is one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. After the devastating earthquake in Padang last month that killed thousands, disaster-management expert

2009-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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In India, two passenger trains have collided, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 20 others. India's massive rail network ferries millions of passengers acr

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Faiza Soumanou says after being born and raised in Africa, it was time for her to spread her wings and study someplace else other than at home. “I’m from Benin in West

2009-10-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Afghan election officials have ordered a second round in voting after a fraud investigation into the country's August 20 presidential poll dropped President Hamid Karzai

2009-10-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies must work with whatever Afghan government emerges from last month's disputed election, offering

2009-10-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The U.N. secretary-general says having learned "valuable and painful" lessons from the widespread fraud that plagued the first round of Afghanistan's presidential electio

2009-10-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Two suicide blasts at a university in the Pakistani capital have killed at least six people and wound many others, mostly female students. The violence comes as Pakistani

2009-10-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A major military exercise involving five East African nations and the United States is taking place in Uganda. The U.S. military says the exercise is part of on-going effo

2009-10-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Economic Community of West African States has suspended Niger for refusing to postpone a legislative election. The regional alliance wanted Niger to delay the vote to