Manuel Uribe is going for his second world record, his first title --the world's heaviest living man. Well now he wants to lose the most weight in the least amount of time. At his heaviest, Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds and was in the Guinness Bo

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(26) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2008年

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A Mexican journalist who had sought asylum in the U.S. is now free. Immigration authorities released him last week after he and his son spent nearly eight months in detention. His discharge took his legal team by surprise, and it

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(23) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

THE PRESIDENT: Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak to President Uribe of Colombia, and he called to give me the good news that hostages had been rescued, including three Americans that had been held since 2003. I congratulated the President. I

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1. Eight children and one adult are dead after a fire tore through a three-storey house in the Bronx. The victims were all relatives who immigrated to the U.S. from West Africa. The fire has been blamed on a space heater or an overloaded power strip

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

By Paula Wolfson Montevideo, Uruguay 11 March 2007 President Bush travels to Bogota Saturday amid extremely tight security in the Colombian capital. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he is going to show his support for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Pre

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By Paula Wolfson Bogota 11 March 2007 President Bush traveled to Colombia Sunday amid tight security in a show of support for President Alvaro Uribe, VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Bogota the short visit was long on symbolism. Presidents George W.

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Colombia's defense minister says the country's leftist rebels are greatly weakened and should negotiate an end to the decades-old civil war while they still have a position from which to barter. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, the minister made the co

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At his last ceremonial appearance as U.S. President, George Bush honored three men who have been among his staunchest allies abroad during his eight years in office. Former Prime Ministers Tony Blair, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(一月)

Gold Rush Hits US House Parties Even as world financial markets fluctuate, interest in gold holds fast. Over the years, more investors have put their assets in this precious metal. As interest in buying gold has spread, so has the popularity of gold

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We hear a lot about political tension between the United States and Mexico, including, of course, controversial deportations and that still unfunded, unbuilt proposed border wall. But examples of binational amity still exist. Reporter Monica Ortiz Ur

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Trump Administration announced this morning that it has completed the first phase of reuniting immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. This comes two days after it missed a court-imposed deadline to reunite roug

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Reporters got a rare glimpse inside a temporary shelter for migrant children in far west Texas on Friday. The facility opened in June as a series of huge tents on a remote stretch of desert just north of the Mexican border. Its cap

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BBC News with Neil Nunes. Colombias president Juan Manuel Santos has insisted that a ceasefire between the government and the FARC rebels will remain in place and inspite of the rejection by voters of the historical peace deal. Mr. Santos said he wou

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

By Scott Stearns White House 14 June 2006 President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe say they will continue working together to defeat the illegal drug trade. The leaders also discussed a pending free trade agreement. ----------------------

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By Michael Bowman Washington 27 November 2007 Weeks after being told to shut up by the King of Spain, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is now engaged in a bitter, highly-personalized war of words with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. VOA's Michae

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By Zulima Palacio Cucuta, Colombia 12 February 2008 For the past few months, the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have been engaged in a war of words, harshly criticizing each other. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even hinted at the possibility

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By Brian Wagner Miami 07 March 2008 The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador say they have resolved a dispute sparked by a Colombian attack on a rebel base inside Ecuador last week. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the agreement came after the two

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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has received tacit support from Brazil for his plans to allow US troops(部队) to use Colombian military bases. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said it considered the agreement to be a sovereign Colombian ma

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 May 2007 Colombian politicians and human rights activists visiting Washington this week say U.S. aid to their country focuses too much on military and anti-drug assistance and not enough on humanitarian needs. The dele

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By Brian Wagner Miami 07 March 2008 The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador have again traded charges over a controversial Colombian military strike on rebels inside Ecuador. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the two clashed at a Latin American sum

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