By Selah Hennessy London 23 September 2009 As leaders of the G20 group of major economies prepare to meet in the United States this week, a British aid agency is calling for them to live up to promises made for more financial aid to the world's poor

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International investors are showing a growing interest in Africa's retail market. American retail giant Wal-Mart is in preliminary talks to buy South African wholesaler Massmart for more than $4 million. And the Dutch-based supermarket network SPAR r

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Florida's Republican governor, Rick Scott, announced this morning that he is running for U.S. Senate. Hell be taking on Democrat Bill Nelson for that post. NPR's Greg Allen says Scott's announcement is the latest move in a surpri

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The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠,旅途中二人突然吵了起来,其中一个掴

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听歌学英语:Footprints In The Sand(沙滩上的脚印) Leona Lewis是一名英国的Pop、RB(rhythem and blues)创作型歌手。她因夺得2006年第三届英国电视选秀X-Factor冠军而成名,而她同样也是第一位赢得此选秀的

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音乐咖啡厅:Ruben Studdard - Footprints in the sand 相关介绍:2003年5月21日,在第二季的美国偶像大赛(American Idol)决赛上,一个身材巨肥硕的黑小伙,被评委称为天鹅绒般的泰迪熊(Velvet Teddy Bear)的RB歌

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