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China's Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize

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2006年VOA标准英语-US Gives Radar System to Sao Tome and Principe

By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 October 2006 The U.S. military is giving the West African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe an $18 million system to help it keep track of activity in its territorial waters and nearby ocean areas. The military hopes th

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