The U. N. World Food Programme confirmed the abduction of eight of its workers in northern Darfur.

联合国世界粮食计划署证实其８名工作人员在达尔富尔北部遭到绑架。

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It used to be that the U. s. could convince the world to follow its lead on currency issues.

过去从来是，美国能够说服世界在货币问题上跟随美国。

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The event is taking place over 24 hours in 26 cities around the world ahead of the show's U. S. premiere.

这次宣传将同时在世界26座城市进行，时间超过24小时，堪称美国首次。

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The U.N.report notes that the world's poorest countries are also the ones that use the most water for agriculture.

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If you look at the history of U.S. Taxes, the very simple history is World War One and World War Two.

如果你看一下美国税收历史，里面提到了一个典型的时期,就是一次世界大战和二次世界大战的时候。

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The first rating agency in the world was created by Mr. John Moody, in the U.S. In 1909.

世界上第一家信用评级机构,是约翰·穆迪先生,于1909年在美国创办的

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Like Ghana, Nigeria has shown promise at youth level, winning U-17 World Cup titles in 1985, 1993 and 2007, and winning Olympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

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Nintendo chose last year's E3 to unveil the Wii U to the world, wowing us with the notion of gaming on not just one screen but on two simultaneously.

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The European elites argued that the countries belonging to the European Union constituted a larger economy than the U.S. and that EU exports to the rest of the world exceeded U.S. exports.

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