By Kari Barber Dakar 28 November 2006 Top officials from one of the world's poorest nations, Guinea Bissau, met in Senegal recently to form a strategy to alleviate persistent poverty. In the informal meeting, representatives from donor nations and a

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 February 2006 The issue of lobbying, which is the process of trying to influence policy-makers in favor of a specific cause, has been under intense scrutiny in the United

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 April 2007 A new law in Russia bans foreigners from working as clerks in retail stores and markets. Foreigners are able to work as loaders, cleaners, wholesalers or managers, but they are not allowed to sell directly to th

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By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 23 October 2006 European rapid reaction force commanders in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they believe the second-round presidential run-off Sunday will have a much more peaceful outcome than the first round, when r

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今天我们要学的词是corrupt。 Corrupt, 是腐败、堕落的意思。A corrupt official, 是一名腐败官员。A corrupt regime, 是一个腐败的政体。 你知道世界上最腐败的国家是哪些吗?Burma and Somalia were ranked th

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Simon and Marie hadn't been to a movie theater in years. He didn't like theaters because of certain people. Certain people like to talk during a movie. Certain people like to kick the seats in front of them. Certain people like to eat loudly. Certain

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