2009-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The tiny Persian Gulf emirate, Dubai, has long sought to position itself as an international finance and trading center within today's global economy. It built an ultra-m

2009-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The United States joined U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Thursday in urging Sudan to reconsider its announced expulsion of leading international aid agencies active in

2009-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay says discrimination against women, indigenous people, minorities and other vulnerable people is on the rise. In her an

2009-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Aid agencies in Sudan are trying to reverse an expulsion order that was announced Wednesday after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President O

2009-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The International Labor Organization warns the economic crisis is expected to increase the number of unemployed people worldwide between 24 million and 52 million, of whic

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The United States and China are both prioritizing the issue of climate change. They are looking to energy efficiency as a primary means to reduce carbon emissions and as a

2009-03-05 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, responding to Wednesday's International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, said those who have committed atro

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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President Barack Obama's plan to use the government to jolt the faltering U.S. economy back to life signals the most significant ideological shift in Washington since Pre

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has proposed establishing an independent commission to investigate Bush administration policies dealing with such contr

2009-03-05 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 is calling on Sudan's government to honor its obligation to protect civilians, aid workers and U.N. personnel and property following the Intern

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. But they s

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Hillary Clinton has made her first trip to the West Bank as U.S. Secretary of State, criticizing Israel for its plans to demolish a large number of Arab homes in East Jeru

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Iran's supreme leader accused U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday of following the same wrong policies as the Bush administration with his "unconditional" support of

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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In an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the United States to seize the opportunity to expand cooperation with

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.S. President Barack Obama is ordering changes in the way the federal government does business. The goal is to root out wasteful spending in tough economic times.Presiden

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Afghanistan's election committee has rejected President Hamid Karzai's request to move up the date for presidential elections to late April. In a widely anticipated anno

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Pakistani police say they have detained several people suspected of possible links to Tuesday's attack against Sri Lanka's cricket team, but so far have announced no arr

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Sri Lankan cricket team returned to Colombo a day after it was attacked by gunmen in Pakistan. The attack - the first ever on a cricket team - could impact the hugely

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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China says it is increasing defense spending, this year, to raise the salaries of the world's largest standing army. The announcement Wednesday, came at a news conference

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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South Korea's new chief official on North Korea policy says the North Korean missile launch analysts have been warning about is unlikely to happen in the immediate future

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Ten former soldiers convicted of being involved in the Philippines' most prominent assassination case have been released from prison after more than two decades. But Pres

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Piling yet another delicate issue on top of Afghanistan's already numerous problems, the Election Commission has presented the country with a dilemma. President Hamid Ka

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia.

U.S. officials say the

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A comprehensive new survey of Muslims around the world shows large majorities renounce al-Qaida's use of terrorism to pursue political aims. But equally large majorities

2009-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Cathy Maglaras is a therapeutic musician. She is one of a growing number of people specially trained to play music meant to soothe the sick and dying. For this week's ins