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2.Marrakech George Orwell 1 As the corpse went past the flies left the restaurant table in a cloud and rushed after it, but they came back a few minutes later. 2 The little crowd of mourners -- all men and boys, no women--threaded their way across th

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Worlds Oldest Bread Found at Prehistoric Site in Jordan The burned remains of bread made about 14,500 years ago in northeastern Jordan have given scientists a surprise: humans started making bread long before they developed agriculture. The bread was

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Most U.S. companies act swiftly and forcefully to root out discrimination based on race, sex, age, or appearance when they discover it. And there are good reasons to do so: intolerance on the job hurts morale and productivity. It's illegal under civ

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico is a huge expanse of pure, white sand dunes that form a shifting, spectacular landscape. Here's NPR's Melissa Block with the latest in her series Our Land on a place l

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 07 November 2007 Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has vowed to launch a massive protest march unless President Pervez Musharraf steps down as head of the army and restores the constitution by next Tuesday. VOA

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Phobias are interesting things. Some of them are very serious and can have a really negative influence on life. The most common phobias are the fear of open spaces or closed spaces and the fear of heights and flying. Doctors say all phobias are treat

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By Barry Wood Mitrovica, Kosovo 07 November 2006 watch Northern Kosovo A NATO peacekeeper The status of conflict-riven Kosovo, the UN-administered Serbian province that is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, is being considered by an international envoy who

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamic Militias Take Another Somali Town

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun

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By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 05 July 2006 When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leaders

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan Court Dismisses Challenges to Musharra

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 19 November 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has dismissed the main legal challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's presidential re-election on October 6. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the court struck down the c

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Equity markets in Europe and the Americas declined sharply on Wednesday as investors worried that the overnight decision by U.S. authorities to take over the troubled insurer American International Group, or AIG, may not be enough to stem the financ

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By Rachel Smalley London 04 October 2009 The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasis More than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and disfiguring ailme

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Australian of the Year David Morrison says he worked to promote the equality and the public movement. The former chief of army received the reward last night for his work as an equality advocate. General Morrison says he would focus on three areas ov

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古巴，俄罗斯，加强对犯罪打击中合作 HAVANA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Cuba and Russia will enhance collaboration in the fight against crimes, local media reported Monday. The two countries have pledged to strengthen cooperation in cracking

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CARACAS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela plans to develop three pristine Caribbean islands that are home to military facilities into tourist resorts, Tourism Minister Andres Izarra announced Monday. The state-run Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) quoted Iza

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World Cup 2026 and Argentina's search for a coach FRI 14 APR 2017 Santos Laguna President, Alejandro Irarragorri, discusses the bid for the 2026 World Cup.