2009-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Glaciers cover 15 million square kilometers of the earth's surface, or a little less than the total area of the South American continent. Most of the world's glacial ice

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Entry-level jobs have historically been a good fit for refugees who've come to the United States. But in the current economy, those have been in short supply. Now, some r

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Aid groups said Tuesday that the human cost of a UN-backed military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unacceptable. The Congo Advocacy Coalition says operat

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U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says Washington is committed to the goals set out for Afghanistan, but says much more is expected of the Afghan government. Clinton

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Pakistani police say a suicide bombing near the country's troubled Swat Valley has killed 41 people. Monday's attack is Pakistan's fourth act of terrorism in eight days

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Two Americans, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson, share this year's Nobel Prize in Economics.

The last award in this year's Nobel series, the Economics Prize, has

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The Iranian government is rejecting Western pressure to move quickly on disclosing information about its nuclear program. At the same time, it is facing renewed opposition

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised the peace process in Northern Ireland, saying it serves as an example for other conflict areas that bitter enemies can

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The FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt has reached its final week, with a champion to be crowned on Friday in Cairo. With the football competition drawing near a close, Egyp

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Film making brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, Oscar-winners for the 2007 thriller "No Country For Old Men," turn to the time and place of their own youth for their latest quir

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Victims of the recent earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra are getting help from their neighbors to the north, survivors of the 2004 tsunami. In addition t

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Teachers across Zimbabwe struck for three weeks last month over demands for higher pay. The country's unity government is coming under increasing pressure as it struggles

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A court in Sudan has upheld the death sentence of four Islamists convicted in June of killing an American diplomat and his Sudanese driver in January 2008. The diplomat's

2009-10-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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There appears to be no immediate let-up in the latest eight week old escalation of the off and on five year conflict between the Yemeni government and Zaidi Shi'ite rebel

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Military officials in Pakistan say the siege near the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, is over. Commando forces raided a building where mil

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Poland has signed the Lisbon Treaty which aims to streamline the workings of the European Union. This leaves just one more country, the Czech Republic, to ratify the agree

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Thousands turned out in the cathedral of the Sicilian city of Messina to take part in the funeral service for the victims of the deadly mudslides. At least 28 people were

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China says North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea. Leaders from the three Asian countries met Saturday in Beijing.

North Korea, and

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U.S. President Barack Obama says the movement to reform the U.S. health insurance system is gaining momentum with the help of politicians who have crossed political lines

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Britain remembered the soldiers and servicemen who served in Iraq at a ceremony in London's St Paul's Cathedral formally marking the end of British military involvement

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In the U.S. Congress, there has been a mix of reaction to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama.

Majority Democrats were quick to praise the

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U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to approve his plan to create a new government agency to protect Americans against financial abuses. The president wants to

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Global reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama being awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ranges from hearty congratulations to expressions of disbelief and derision. The No

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U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, less than nine months into his presidency. Even the administration was surprised by the news.

Mr. Obam

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The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama came as a surprise to most everyone. Few analysts thought a world leader with less than a year in office would win