Brain scans of men and women exposed to lead during childhood shows residual damage less severe in females Rose Hoban | Washington, DC 18 December 2009 Ever since the ancient Roman era, people have known that lead, a heavy metal long used in paints,

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Japan raised the severity of the Fukushima nuclear crisis from four to five on a seven-point scale of international nuclear events. Fears of radiation exposure has caused a run on salt products all across the region, including in China, where shopper

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French Court Convicts South African Artist of Indecent Exposure WASHINGTON A French court has convicted South African performance artist Steven Cohen of indecent exposure during an appearance he made in central Paris last year. The court imposed no p

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A woman was walking down the street with her blouse openand her right breast hanging out. A cop was approachingfrom about a block away, thinking to himself, Boy, myeyes must be going. It looks like that woman is hangingout of her blouse. But, as he g

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VIENNA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (石油输出国家组织 )raised its forecast Monday for global oil-demand growth this year, encouraged by outlook of continued world economic recovery. In 2011

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今天我们要学的词是forecast. Forecast is spelled f-o-r-e-c-a-s-t; forecast. Forecast是预测的意思,比如,weather forecast 就是天气预报。Five major global banks lowered India's growth forecast from 6.4% to 5.7% for the current

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