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Cluster balloonists tie a bunch of helium balloons to a lawn chair, sit in the chair, cut the anchor rope, and go flying into the wild blue yonder. To land, they cut some of the cords attaching the balloons to the chair. A small group of daredevils h

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By Paul Sisco Washington 31 August 2007 According to the U.S. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, most severe food allergic reactions come from nuts, primarily peanuts. And because of that researchers are trying to develop an al

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Sandra picked up the bag of peanuts. It was a bag of roasted peanuts. She opened the bag. She poured out some roasted peanuts onto the table. There were about eight peanuts on the table. The peanuts were still in their shells. Each peanut was in its

2006年VOA标准英语-Cluster Bomb Treaty Comes Into Force

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 November 2006 A Cluster Bomb Unit, dropped by Israeli warplanes, sits in southern village of Ouazaiyeh, Lebanon, November 9, 2006 A new international treaty aimed at reducing the deaths and injuries from cluster bombs, land

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By Margaret Besheer Beirut 27 August 2006 Lebanese Sobhi Abbas, top, comforts his son Abbas Abbas, 6-years-old, who was injured while playing with a cluster bomb in Blida, on Saturday August 26, 2006 Two weeks ago, a U.N. brokered truce ended 34 day

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Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed A new report says governments that joined the treaty banning cluster munitions have destroyed nearly 750-thousand of the weapons since 2008. However, it also says there are credible allegations of

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Peanut Therapy Cures Kids' Allergies

Study: Peanut Therapy Cures Kids' Allergies Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina believe they can prevent dangerous allergic reactions to peanuts by exposing children's immune systems to tiny amounts of the food, according to a study publ

VOA标准英语2013--VOA Finds Evidence of Syrian Cluster Bomb Use

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VOA标准英语2013--Cluster Munitions Have Prolonged Impact

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Sandra picked up the bag of peanuts. It was a bag of roasted peanuts. She opened the bag. She poured out some roasted peanuts onto the table. There were about eight peanuts on the table. The peanuts were still in their shells. Each peanut was in its

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She wants to make a peanut butter sandwich. It is easy to make. She goes to the market. She buys what she needs. She goes back home. She goes to the kitchen. She takes out a knife, and puts it in the peanut butter jar. She spreads the peanut butter o

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2007年VOA标准英语-Study: Millions Affected by Cluster Bombs

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 May 2007 In a just released report Wednesday, Handicap International says hundreds of millions of people worldwide face a daily risk of death or maiming by cluster bombs. Lisa Schlein has more for VOA from Geneva, where the

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Oxygen therapy can bring drug-free relief to many Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 A new study shows that breathing pure oxygen can considerably lessen the agony experienced with severe headaches Cluster headaches are described by suff

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According to the Daily Mail on December 1, American daredevil Jonathan Trappe travelled an astonishing 100 miles by flying a cluster of Mexican flag-colored balloon over Mexico with the speeds of 18 to 50 mph. His flight was to celebrate the Mexican

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