In The News (时事新闻)

2016-12-16 India Celebrates 50th Anniversary for Rice That Prevented Famines

Back in 1966, a farmer named Nekkanti Subha Rao planted a new variety of rice in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra…

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2016-12-09 UN Report: Young Girls Still Face Gender Inequality

A new United Nations report says a lack of education for girls in developing countries may be partly to blame…

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2016-11-16 Trump Begins Forming White House Team with Campaign Loyalists

The next president of the United States, Donald Trump, has begun appointing members of his White House team. The president-elect…

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2016-11-11 World Leaders Reach Out to US President-elect Donald Trump

World leaders congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential election victory over Hillary Clinton. Many also have voiced a willingness to…

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2016-11-08 FBI: No Charges for Clinton After Review of New Emails

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has studied newly discovered emails in its investigation of U.S. presidential candidate Hillary…

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2016-10-14 Thailand’s Long Serving King Dies

Thailand is mourning King Bhumibol Adulyadej. King Bhumibol died Thursday in Bangkok. He was 88 years old. In recent years,…

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2016-10-13 Nobel Prize Winners Studied Agreements Affecting Everyone

Two professors at American universities have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. They were honored for their work on…

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2016-10-06 Nobel in Chemistry Goes to Makers of “World’s Smallest Machines”

Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in developing tiny machines. The three men are Jean-Pierre Sauvage,…

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2016-10-05 Nobel in Physics Awarded for ‘Strange States’ of Matter

Three British-born scientists have won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the award…

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2016-09-28 Philippine President to Seek Closer Ties with China & Russia

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is at a "point of no return" in relations with the United States and…

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