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Yesterday, the Conservation Minister, Dr Nick Smith, went to Akaroa near Christchurch to tell local people that part of the harbour will be a marine reserve. A marine reserve is like a park for recreation in the sea. It means that nobody can catch fi

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British actor Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died. He was 89 years old. His children said in a statement Tuesday that Moore died of cancer. The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantif

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By Michael Bowman Washington 28 March 2007 The United States' top monetary official says the country's economy continues to grow and create jobs, but is hindered by several factors, including negative developments in the housing industry. VOA's Micha

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Suspect in Wildlife Reserve Attack Escapes The manhunt has resumed for the leader of a DRC militia that attacked a wildlife reserve in June. Six people were killed and 14 endangered forest giraffes, known as Okapi were slaughtered. He had been in the

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VOA标准英语2011--WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve N

WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve Near Zero The head of the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) in Ethiopia says the country's emergency food stocks are almost completely exhausted, with drought conditions expected to worsen before they improve. There

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China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

Greek PM Hails Achievement of Bond Swap Deal With Lenders

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has hailed the success of the bond swap deal with private lenders to keep the country solvent. During a speech on state television Friday, Papademos said, for the first time, Greece is not adding, but taking debt

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BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An edited version of the new James Bond film Skyfall hit Chinese theaters on Monday, prompting film industry insiders to call for reforms for the country's movie review system. Shi Chuan, a professor from Shanghai Univers

23rd James Bond film hits China

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2018年CRI African countries discuss using RMB as reserve currency

Finance officials from 14 nations in eastern and southern Africa have gathered in Zimbabwe, discussing the possibilities of using the Chinese yuan as a reserve currency in the region. They are also vowing to use the Chinese currency more often with t

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The deputy governor of China's central bank, Yi Gang, said in an interview with CCTV that China's foreign exchange reserve is within reasonable range. Our foreign exchange reserve increased from less than 300 billion US dollars in 2002 to 3.99 trilli