Building Resilience Against Hunger 构建弹性反饥饿 A new report said the developing world is taking a beating from climate change, extreme weather, conflict, environmental degradation and poor governance. It said to ensure food security under t...
Hopes for Change at Upcoming Iran Talks 即将开始的伊朗核谈判有望改变 GENEVA Iranian negotiators will start meeting with the United Nations contact group in Geneva on Tuesday to see whether Tehran's change of government will help break t...
Some US National Parks Re-Open With Funding From States 美国一些国家公园经由各州资助重新开放 Some of America's best-known national parks have re-opened after being forced to close for almost two weeks due to the shutdown of the U.S....
Senate Leaders Optimistic About Reaching Deal on Debt Ceiling, Shutdown 参议院领袖看好在债务上限达成协议 A White House meeting with congressional leaders was postponed Monday afternoon to give negotiators more time to work out a plan...
Washington Week: Time Running Out to End US Fiscal Impasse 美国财政危机即将撞线 WASHINGTON The coming week will likely determine whether the United States defaults on its $16 trillion national debt, as a federal shutdown nears a third week....
Optimism Present as Iranian Nuclear Talks Set to Resume WASHINGTON Iran is expected to introduce new proposals regarding its controversial nuclear program when talks with major Western nations resume next Tuesday in Geneva. There is cautious optimism...
US Debt Crisis Worries World Markets 美国债务危机引发世界市场的担忧 WASHINGTON Less than a week before the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills, the world's financial markets are already showing concern. If officials...
IMF: Growth Prospects Weaken in Emerging Asia, Pacific Economies IMF:亚太新兴经济体增长前景减弱 The International Monetary Fund says global growth patterns are shifting once again. The IMFrsquo;s latest outlook shows declining prospects...
Refugees Waiting Overseas Are in Limbo as U.S. Shutdown Continues ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI The U.S. government shutdown has temporarily frozen resettlement of refugees in some parts of the United States. Dozens from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East who h...
Researchers Propose New Polio Strategy 研究者提出新的脊髓灰质炎的策略 Researchers are calling for a different strategy to eradicate polio in countries where the disease remains endemic, namely, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. They s...
P5+1 Has High Hopes for Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks P5 + 1对即将到来的伊朗核会谈抱有很高期望 WASHINGTON Iran's foreign minister will meet in Geneva next week with officials from the so called P5+1: the United States, Russia, China, B...
Some Conservatives See US Shutdown of Early Education Programs as Opportunity 保守派人士视美国政府关闭为早期教育计划改革的良机 WASHINGTON At the heart of the U.S. government shutdown there is a philosophical debate over whethe...
Common Threats Keep Egypt, US Relations Going 共同威胁将维系美国与埃及的关系 CAIRO Relations between Egypt and the United States have hit a new low after Washington announced a cut in military aid to its once key Arab ally. But, common...
In Valerie Plame's Blowback, Reality Grittier than Fiction The 2010 drama Fair Game, starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, catapulted the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame onto the silver screen. Plame's life took an unexpected turn after having...
OPEC Production Falls in September 9月欧佩克产量下降 OPECs crude oil production fell below 30-million barrels a day in September. Thats the first time thats happened in more than two years. There are two main reasons for the drop in OPEC prod...
