Should We Torture Suspects for Information? 我们应该拷问嫌疑犯的信息吗? People are divided about whether governments should torture people suspected of terrorism. Torture involves severe physical or emotional pain to gain information f

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As African communities develop and modernize, proponents of traditional medicine are evolving new faces of the practice to keep up. Naomi Seck reports from a holistic healing center in Senegal's capital, Dakar, where traditional healing practices ar

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Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on Eastern US Watches and warnings are posted up and down the U.S. east coast as Hurricane Sandy sets its sights on the Atlantic seaboard. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say they do not expect Sandy to weake

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Chinese Want Electric Cars, Americans Not So Much Citizens of which country are most likely to buy or at least consider purchasing a plug-in vehicle than any other nation? According to a recent survey conducted by Ernst Young's Global Automotive Cent

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Isaac weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon with storm surge and inland flooding still threatening, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center on the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destruct

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摒弃前嫌,开启中印新起点 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi Coming up: --Leaders of China and India reach broad consensus in informal summit --DPRK, South Korean le

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