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The U.N. Relief and Works Agency says a process of accountability must take place to achieve justice for all the death and destruction that occurred as a consequence of the Israeli military incursion into Gaza. UNRWA says the process must be credibl

Brazilian Teenager Signs Contract With Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays

Major League Baseballs website says the Toronto Blue Jays signed Eric Pardinho, a teenager from Brazil, on July 2. Pardinho is a pitcher. He can throw a baseball over 145 kilometers per hour. That is just about the average speed of a fast pitch in Ma

A Joint Venture Contract　合资企业合同

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Ashley Cole extends one-year contract with Chelsea

LONDON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole has signed a one-year contract extension with the English Premier League club, Chelsea announced on Tuesday. I am pleased I will be starting my eighth season at Chelsea, said the 32-year-old E

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-Story that has royal watchers buzzing. The end of this month will mark 16 years since Princess Diana died in a car crash. Well, now the conspiracy theories are back with British police taking a close look at some information that could shed new ligh

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1. An official says the eight passengers aboard a small aircraft with landing gear troubles walked off the plane after it landed safely in St. Louis. 2. Police have identified a suspect being sought in the hit-and-run death of a pregnant woman and he

外贸英语－合同 Contract(一)

We'll have the contract ready for signature. 我们应准备好合同待签字。 We signed a contract for medicines. 我们签订了一份药品合同。 Mr. Zhang sings the contract on behalf of the

外贸英语：合同 Contract(二)

The contract comes into effect today, we can't go back on our word now. 合同已于今日生效，我们不能反悔了 Once the contract is approved by the Chinese government, it is legally binding u

Signing a Contract签定合同

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GM, UAW Agree on New Contract

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Pirlo joins Juventus on three-year contract

ROME, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Former AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo joined Turin giants Juventus on a three-year deal on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Italian international had been released from newly-crowned Serie A champions AC Milan on a mutual acceptanc

Athletic renew contract of young defender Laporte

MADRID, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Club Bilbao this Monday announced that young central defender, Aymeric Laporte has extended his contract with them until the end of June 2016. The extended deal is a reward for the exceptional form the 18- year-ol

Placido Domingo renews contract with LA Opera

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The world-renowned（世界知名的） tenor Placido Domingo has renewed his contract with the Los Angeles Opera, and will continue to serve as the company's Eli and Edythe Broad General Director, the company said o

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The paper suggests that when capital punishment was an option, juries were often reluctant to convict at all. 文章表明，当罪犯有可能判死罪时，陪审团通常根本不愿意做出定罪裁决。 They may have felt it was a little rum t

Bayern extend contract with Louis van Gaal

BERLIN, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bayern head coach Louis van Gaal and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich agreed on a contract extension（延期） until 2012, the club announced on Monday. After a victory anybody could extend（扩大延伸） a contract.

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THE HAGUE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg reached a personal agreement with AS Roma on Saturday. On Friday Ajax and Roma already practically agreed on the transfer fee of around six million euros, but both clubs are still t

Barca renew contract of youngster Dos Santos

MADRID, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona this Thursday announced that they have reached an agreement with Mexican midfielder, Jonathan Dos Santos to extend his contract with the club until the end of 2015. The contract extension is another show of fa