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It Never Rains In Southern Claifornia Got on board a westbound seven forty seven Didn't think before deciding what to do Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies Rang true, sure rang true

NPR 2010-06-19

The administrator of the 20-billion-dollar escrow fund being established to help victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf says he plans to pay legitimate claims quickly. In an interview of NPR's All Things Considered, Ken Feinberg says he hopes to pay

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As you've probably experienced firsthand, some mosquito species have a real taste for warm, human blood. So much so that if you raise them on it the lab, they'll accept no substitute. Fortunately, I don't get major reactions at all. Brad Main is a mo

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And now a story from Los Angeles, where a radio station is putting itself in the middle of the debate over China and Taiwan. Reporter Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC sent this report. Kay Chao says Taiwanese and Chinese Americans in Los Angeles wo

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Taiwan appeals for foreign help

Taiwan has appealed for international technical assistance to help rescue more than 2,000 people stranded after Typhoon Morakot caused major mudslides. The Taiwanese authorities say they need giant cargo aircraft able to drop large earth diggers and

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By Parke Brewer Nuremberg 26 June 2006 Portugal has edged the Netherlands, 1-0, to reach the World Cup quarterfinals in Germany. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Nuremberg that it was a rough, physical game in which numerous yellow cards

VOA标准英语2009-Russian, Ukrainian Tug of War Over History

Russian historians widely recognize June 27, 1709 as the date their country became a great power. Russia that day defeated an invading Swedish army at Poltava in Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces allied with Sweden were also vanquished. The Battle of

China Protests Against US Arms Sale to Taiwan

China has protested against the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, saying the US action has created severe obstacles for the two countries' normal military-to-military exchanges. Military experts are warning the deal would deteriorate security ties betwe

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科学美国人60秒 SSS 2016-8-15

In Africa's battle against malaria, two low-tech tacticsinsecticides and bed netshave done a decent job killing off mosquitoes. But it's mainly one species that's been affected. That's a species called Anopheles gambiae, sometimes called the African

Portugal undertakes austerity measures

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Couple deny California abduction

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Typhoon Saola leaves 5 dead, 2 missing in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Inclement weather brought by Typhoon Saola since Wednesday has left five people dead, two missing and 16 more injured in Taiwan, the island's emergency operation center announced Thursday evening. Saola, which started headi

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Mainland, Taiwan expect deeper economic cooperation

TAIPEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Peiyan, chairman of the mainland-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges, and Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, expressed expectations Thursday for deepened cross-strait economic cooperat

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BEIJING, July?30 (Xinhuanet) -- At 6:00 a.m. today, typhoon Saola was centered about 410 km southeast of Hualian, Taiwan province with maximum wind force up to scale 12 near its center. Saola is forecasted to move north by west at speed of 5-10 km pe

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