First we're taking you to the Eastern Asian country of Japan which has just weathered it's strongest typhoon in decades. Japanese Public Broadcast Company, NHK reports that at least 6 people have died and 160 have been injured since Typhoon Jebi made

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年9月

Armed pirates have hijacked a U.S.-bound oil tanker carrying about $200 million worth of crude off the coast of Oman. Authorities say the Greek-flagged vessel has a crew of 25, including 17 Filipinos, seven Greeks and one Georgian. This is the second

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 23 November 2007 The final Japanese navy tanker has returned home from the Indian Ocean, ending a six-year mission in support of U.S. led coalition troops in Afghanistan. As Naomi Martig reports from VOA's Asia News Center i

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(24) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that hijackers have released 23 Russian citizens onboard a Greek-owned oil tanker in Togolese waters. All of the crew, including 23 Russians, are safe now. The tanker will continue it

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Somalias Capital Struggles with Trash Problems Before the civil war in Somalia, the capital, Mogadishu, was known for its wide beaches, fresh sea air and pure blue ocean water. Today, however, large amounts of trash are spreading everywhere. Mogadish

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At least 90 people have been killed after a Nato air strike blew up two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, officials say. Nato confirmed(确认) to the BBC that an air strike happened in Kunduz province on the main road to B

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