NPR 2010-04-30

The Gulf Coast is bracing for the shoreline impact of the worst oil spill the region's ever faced. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the growing oil slick threatens wildlife, fisheries and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

2017年CRI Rural tourism helps relieve poverty in China's central, western regions

Hua Quan, a deputy of the 5th annual session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC). [Photo: China Plus/Sun Yang] Poverty alleviation has been one of the hot topics at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC). In China, most o

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北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit12 les45-1

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Ethiopians sweep Macao Marathon

MACAO, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's Heile Haja Gemeda and Ehitu Kiros Reda became the winners of Macao Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon here on Sunday. Gemeda sailed past the finish line in two hours 23 minutes and 56 seconds in chilly dr

China further cuts administrative approval items

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, has decided to remove or modify 314 administrative examination and approval items in order to further clear systematic obstacles for its social and economic development and curb corrupt

VOA常速英语2007-Georgian Separatist Regions Cause Friction Betwe

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 October 2007 Relations remain tense between Russia and Georgia several weeks after Georgian forces killed two Russian military officers in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia. In this background report from Wa

2006年VOA标准英语-Georgian Regions of Abkhazia, South Ossetia Cau

By Andr de Nesnera Washington 11 October 2006 Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia, after Georgia released last month four military officers arrested on spying charges - an accusation rejected by Moscow. The Russian government retaliated

Staying rainfall to hit more regions

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Rainfall will persist in regions south of the Yangtze River, southern parts of China and some southwestern regions, while gradually spreading north, the National Meteorological Center said Sunday. The western parts of Gua

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U.S. President George Bush says Russia must not lay claim to the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says all Russia forces must leave Georgia. Russia says there i

China issues sandstorm alert for northwest regions

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N

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BBC News Floodwaters in Paris are set to peak shortly with the River Seine due to go 6m (19ft) above its normal level. BBC新闻 巴黎很快要迎来洪峰，塞纳河水位将高过正常水平6米（19英尺）。 The world-famous Louvre and Orsay

Premier voices full support for HK, Macao gov'ts

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang on Monday met with CY Leung and Chui Sai On, chief executives of the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, praising the regions' roles in boosting the country's overall development. Li vo

East Kalimantan province to host Indonesia Open

JAKARTA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- East Kalimantan province will host its second 2011 Bank Kaltim Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament at the end of this month, predicting a successful event like it was last year, local media reported on Fr

Snow, rain to help disperse smog

BEIJING, Jan.19 (Xinhua) -- Snow and rain is expected to fall in central and eastern China sweeping away lingering smog, weather authorities said on Saturday. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said from Saturday sleet and snow will fall i

China vows to increase sports facilities

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed to increase the nation's expanse of public sporting areas to 1.5 square meters per head of population by 2015, according to a five-year plan released on Monday. Under the plan drafted by the National Devel

Cold front to sweep most of China

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A strong cold front is expected to sweep most of China, dragging down temperatures by up to 14 degrees Celsius in some areas. The cold front will lower temperatures by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius in most parts of China during

The Delight of Books

Books are to mankind what memory is be the individual. They contain the history of our race, the discoveries we have made, the accumulated knowledge and experience of ages; they picture for us the marvels and beauties of nature, help us in our diffic

Smog choking swaths of China thinning out

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Smog blanketing large swaths of China was thinning out on Thursday, with air pollution in some cities easing, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said. According to monitoring by 10 a.m., smog-hit regions had s

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0310 - 该不该带孩子去旅行？

Topic1 25 Provinces to Use Unified Gaokao PaperNext year, 25 administrative regions of the provincial level will use unified test paper for the college entrance exam, according to Minister of Education Yuan Guiren. Will this make the all-important ex