The Democratic-led Senate is set to vote within hours on legislation that would avoid a possible government shutdown later this week and restore dwindling funds for disaster relief. NPRs David Welna reports that the disaster money is only a small par

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

By Paul Sisco Washington 06 December 2007 When disaster strikes and humanitarian assistance is needed, a rapid, low cost response often is critical. As VOA's Paul Sisco tells us in today's Searching for Solutions report, a voluntary research and supp

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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he expects international contributions to countries hit by the earthquake and tsunami disaster to be in the billions of dollars. Mr. Powell, in morning TV interviews Tuesday, rejected a UN official's comment

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1

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Today is also China's 8th annual National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day. It marks the day of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan. The Ministry of Civil Affairs says during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, disasters of all sorts affected 310

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For the last four days, some 4,000 people representing 19 countries have been involved in disaster relief exercises in Northern Malaysia. The drill rehearsed the response to a simulated super-typhoon. This year's ASEAN Regional Forum disaster relief

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2015年