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VOA标准英语2011--Laos to Hold Legislative Elections

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VOA标准英语2010年-Obama to Soon Sign Major Health Care R

Health care reform has cleared the U.S. Congress after roughly a year of legislative drama on Capitol Hill. The House of Representatives passed the necessary legislation, on a tight, party-line vote, handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

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英闻天下——552 Calls for Legislative Backup for Children's Welfare

Data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs indicate there are at least 150,000 street children across China. More than 80 percent of them come from rural areas, and 48 percent have run away from home because of family problems. Earlier this year,

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Pray For End to Politically Motivated

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 August 2006 Recent political killings in Nigeria have prompted fears about next year's general ballot. Election related violence has dogged Nigerian politics over the years, and some Nigerian groups are seeking divine in

voa标准英语2008-AU Pleads for UN Intervention for Somalia

Africa's top peace and security official is to begin urgent talks on Thursday at the United Nations in an attempt to save Somalia's fragile U.N.-backed administration from collapse. The pending withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia is focusing

VOA标准英语2009年-Legislative Campaigning Opens in Niger

By Scott Stearns Dakar 29 September 2009 Campaigning is under way in Niger for legislative elections that are being boycotted by the country's main opposition parties because President Mamadou Tandja has changed the constitution to extend his time i

VOA标准英语2010年-WHO Has New Advice to Prevent Mother-t

HIV positive mothers can receive antiretroviral drugs to protect against transmitting the virus to their children Although it is preventable, each year some 400,000 infants acquire HIV from their mothers. The World Health Organization, or WHO, has re

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Says Republicans Holding Unemplo

President Obama makes a statement to the press in the White House Rose Garden, beside him are unemployed workers Denise Gibson, Jim Chukalas, and Leslie Macko, 19 July 2010 President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to act this week on extendin

VOA标准英语2010年-Computer Simulation Could Help Curb Sp

Sophisticated mathematical modeling could assist health planners in the fight against malaria. The ancient disease of malaria continues to be a scourge that sickens millions worldwide annually. There are many ways to stop the spread of the disease. Y

2017年CRI China's top legislative body holds second plenary meeting of annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, held its second plenary meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, delivered th

2017年CRI China's top legislative body opens annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the opening of the session w

2017年CRI China's top legislative body holds news briefing on annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, held a news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday. NPC spokesperson Fu Ying briefed the media about the preparation work for thi

VOA常速英语2013--本周聚焦华盛顿:奥巴马为军事打击叙利亚四处游说

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World's Major Economies to Discuss Japan Intervention

Japan's stock market retreated again Thursday, and officials from the world's leading economies agreed to meet about the effect the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis is having on the fragile global economic recovery. Investors（投资者） sen

VOA常速英语2007-Vote Counting Under way in Togo's Legislative El

By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 October 2007 In Togo, vote counting is under way after Sunday's legislative election, the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say election day was mostly problem free, except for a shortage of voting supplies.

VOA标准英语2008年-UNITA Concedes Defeat in Angolan Legislative El

In Angola, the opposition UNITA party has accepted defeat in the country's legislative elections, after the electoral commission said that - with nearly 80 percent of the votes counted - the ruling MPLA party was leading with more than 80 percent an

China unveils cabinet reshuffle plan

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, will begin its seventh restructuring attempt in the past three decades to curb red tape and reduce administrative intervention in the market and social issues. The number of ministr

2016年CRI Top Lawmaker Lauds China's Legislative Improvements

National People's Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang says many key areas have seen legislative improvements. The standing committee of NPC has been focused on improving the quality of legislation. We have been dedicated to promoting legislation in sever