2009-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Ghanaian President John Kufuor is asking voters to stay calm as they await results from a single electoral constituency that could decide the nation's next leader. The opposition

2009-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Australia is considering a request from the United States to re-settle detainees from Guantanamo Bay. The government in Canberra promised to carefully scrutinize the request, but

2009-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Researchers in Australia say the growth of coral on the country's iconic Great Barrier Reef has fallen since 1990 to its lowest rate in 400 years.

Scientists at the Australia

2009-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The famed Taj Mahal has long inspired copies made from such materials as matchsticks, plastic blocks, or sand. Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, built a three-quarter-sized replic

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told reporters in France that Israel will not agree to an immediate halt of its attacks on Gaza. She spoke following meetings with French offici

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The new year began with the sixth day of Israeli air strikes in Gaza and with Hamas rockets hitting southern Israel. Gaza officials put the Palestinian death toll at around 400.

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Russia has stopped delivery of natural gas to Ukraine after the failure of last minute talks to reach agreement on a price for 2009. Both sides offer assurances that gas will cont

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is warning of a bleak, economically tough 2009. Unemployment, home foreclosures and business bankruptcies are all expected to rise dramatically i

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Ghana's ruling party wants to stop Friday's voting in a single constituency that could decide the nation's next president. Ghana's opposition candidate is holding a slight lead

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The UN refugee agency is appealing to the Congolese government to send more troops to protect civilians in Orientale Province in the northeastern corner of the Democratic Republic o

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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At least 59 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a New Year's Eve nightclub fire in Bangkok, as the rest of Asia welcomed 2009 with subdued celebrations.

Thousands of

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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January 1 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-American diplomatic ties, one of the most crucial bilateral relationships in the world. The event received little m

2009-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The New Year in South Africa brings thousands of residents to the streets for a colorful minstrel parade. Brightly-costumed marching choral groups commemorate a unique aspect of S

2009-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Israel has rejected international pressure for an immediate, even if temporary, cease-fire five days into its offensive against Hamas militants and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

2009-01-01 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 is continuing diplomatic contacts for a Gaza cease-fire despite Israel's rejection of a French-proposed 48-hour truce. President Bush spoke with Israeli Prime Min

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Russia and Ukraine have ended 2008 with an escalating dispute over gas deliveries through a key pipeline that supplies much of Western Europe. Each side is blaming the other for t

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India has denied escalating tensions with its neighbor as Pakistan called on New Delhi to resume a dialogue and pull back its troops along the border. Tensions have been deepening b

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In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, who won a landslide victory in the country's first election in seven years, has called on her main rival to cooperate in restoring democracy. The appe

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On January 1, the Czech Republic takes over the rotating six-month European Union presidency from France at a time when the 27-nation bloc is facing a host of problems. From Paris,

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Guinea's new prime minister faces many challenges in returning his country to civilian rule. Guinea's military leaders chose an international banker as their prime minister to lea

2009-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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After a year of gut-wrenching losses, stock markets around the world recorded a positive day amid light trading to close out 2008

Modest gains on the last day of 2008 cannot eras

2009-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The International Monetary Fund, with the concurrence of the United States, has agreed lend Belarus $2.5 billion to help it deal with effects of the global economic crisis. The IM

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On New Year's Day, a new 24-hour-a-day channel will be launched that will target Turkey's estimated 15 million Kurds. The new broadcast is seen as groundbreaking considering the s

2009-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma's musical career has spanned 48 of his 53 years and earned him more than a dozen Grammys, the music industry's highest awards. His renowned virtuosity extends f

2008-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says Egypt will not fully open the border crossing into Gaza, unless Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in control there. Meanwhile, Arab diplom