The United Nation's World Food Program says rogue members of Somalia's extremist al-Shabab group attempted to raid its compound late Sunday in the Somali town of Wajid, about 300 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu. World Food Program spokesman, Peter

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What do these five words have in common: hotdog, fireworks, well-being, waistline, sunset and ice cream? They could all describe a fun holiday celebration. For example: My holiday was wonderful! I went to a friends party and we laughed, ate and had a

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Business this week. 一周商业要闻 It was a big week for the mobile phone industry, with the announcement of two long mooted deals. 对移动电话行业来说这周很重要,这周公布了两个酝酿已久的交易。 In the first, and after

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By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is compound interest. Albert Einstein is often quoted as having said something to the effect that compound interest is the greatest wonder of the universe. Its an urban legend, but it packs some punch! In todays

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ISLAMABAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The living compound of the former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's northwest city of Abbottabad is being demolished, said one local media report. Local Urdu TV channel Express said that the front part of bin

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天冷了,手捧一杯咖啡是不是一种享受呢?但是,你真的了解咖啡的前世今生么?人类是怎么发现咖啡的呢?咖啡馆还一度遭禁,这是为什么呢? 起源:跳舞的羊Legend has it that Ethiopian shepher

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