Washington is seeking a balance between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. This is a striking departure from its earlier emphasis on the former.

华盛顿正在寻求欧洲与亚太地区的平衡，一改过去那种只重视欧洲的做法。

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From Red to Gray: Ageing populations in East Europe and Central Asia: The region needs to get ready to grapple with a unique situation of rapidly aging yet relatively poor populations.

《从豆蔻年华到满头白发：东欧与中亚地区的老龄人口》：本地区要准备好应对迅速老龄化且相对较贫困的人口问题。

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Swine flu cases have been confirmed in 18 countries so far - including Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region - and experts believe the actual spread is much wider.

目前情况下，猪流感已确认蔓延到了18个国家——包括欧洲，中东和亚太地区。专家认为，实际是更广泛的传播。

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The iShares EAFE exchange-traded fund (amex: EFA - news - people ), for example, tracks the performance of 829 companies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region and has a rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.35%.

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Tens of millions of homeowners and property owners in the U.S., Europe, the Gulf region and Asia have seen the value of their assets decrease sharply.

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Depositors and investors looking for safe banks to park their cash in these turbulent times should look beyond the US, to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

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