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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Pumping oil in Bahrain When we think of oil, the part of the world that comes to mind first may be the Middle East. But petroleum development takes place worldwide. Nigeria, for example, is the large

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It's a disappointing day for Australian soccer fans. Australia's bid to host the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament has been unsuccessful. The Gulf state of Qatar has been awarded the tournament after a secret ballot of FIFA's executive members. Russia

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This is AP News Minute. President Donald Trump left the White House early Friday afternoon for the flight to Saudi Arabia in the start of his first international trip as president. He will also visit Israel, the Vatican and Belgium. He left without a

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Forget Office Cubicles, Try Co-working 忘掉办公室隔间,试试联合办公 WASHINGTON When you think of a workspace, the cubicles in a traditional office are probably the first thing that comes to mind. Following Uber and Airbnb, the sharing eco

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The 8th of May is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. It is on this day because this is the date of birth of the founder of the Red Cross Henry Dunant. He got the first ever Nobel Peace Prize. Red Cross Day was celebrated for the first time in 1948

Parent-Teacher Associations

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 23, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Six-million people in the United States belong to 1)parent-teacher associations, or PTA

VOA慢速英语2014 Rich People Get Their Own Facebook

AS IT IS 2014-09-23 Rich People Get Their Own Facebook Facebook and other social media sites are free for everyone. But a new social media site launched this month promises to be more exclusive by only permitting people who are rich to join. The site

2006年VOA标准英语-Indigenous Returns With "Chasing The Sun"

By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Every now and then a young guitar player comes along with the promise of being the next Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix. The arrival of Native American guitarist Mato Nanji may mean the wait for a new rock superst

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TechShop Puts High-Tech Dreams Within Reach 科技商店让高科技梦想触手可及 Maurice Mountain is a retired lawyer in Washington, D.C. He developed a prototype for a device he calls the Presto Emergency Boat Ladder. His invention is a small

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自由随心的联合办公空间 新时代办公模式 This is not a bar, nor a coffee shop. This is not your bedroom. This is a so-called co-working space, where an increasing number of Americans work. WeWork is one of the providers. The beauty of

VOA标准英语2014--美国创客空间TechShop让科技梦触手可及

TechShop Puts High-tech Dreams Within Reach 美国创客空间TechShop让科技梦触手可及 Retired lawyer Maurice Mountain uses a CNC Router to produce a prototype of his Presto Emergency Boat Ladder. He's planning to mass produce his invention,

VOA标准英语2013--Cleaning Vietnam Memorial Proves Healing for Veterans

Cleaning Vietnam Memorial Proves Healing for Veterans Under a newly-risen sun in Washington, D.C., a group of men and women are elbow deep in soapsuds. They are members of Rolling Thunder, a group dedicated to raising awareness about American prisone

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2007年VOA标准英语-Limited Organ Transplant Availability Poses Que

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Organ Donor report Human tissue for transplant being delivered to a hospital The traffic in human organs for transplantation is a volatile issue in the medical community and among desperately ill

2007年VOA标准英语-Formers Members of Radical Somali Group Give De

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 06 January 2007 Before the Islamists lost power in much of southern Somalia earlier this month, the least known but most feared organization in the country was a radical Muslim group called the Shabbab, which means youth in A

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The nomination ballots for 84th Annual Academy Awards were mailed Tuesday to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the academy announced. The voters have until Jan. 13 to

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A Chinese official says that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will always remain open to welcoming new members. The official says this conforms to the AIIB's principle of inclusiveness and openness. Vice Finance Minister Shi Yaobin made the s

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The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved 57 countries as founding members after including an extra seven, according to Chinas Finance Ministry. 中国财政部消息，加上新加入的7个国家，由中国领导的亚洲

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BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China will negotiate directly with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on drafting a code of conduct concerning the South China Sea, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. The document is im

A #MeToo Sensibility in Workspace for Women

ModernWell is a shared workspace in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Outside the building, the city is covered with snow and the temperature is well below freezing. But ModernWell is warm and inviting. Comfortable chairs and footrests surround the warmth of t