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Iraqi armed forces continue offensives against the Islamic State in the northern Nineveh province. A military statement described this as the first stage of an operation aimed at liberating the city of Mosul.Nicknamed th

An area in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, is flooded on Tuesday as a result of recent downpours. [Photo/China News Service]More than 300,000 people have been working around the clock on levees covering 2,000 ki

中国女科学家陈化兰获世界杰出女科学家成就奖In Paris, some of the worlds brightest scientific minds have been lauded for their ground-breaking research. Five women from around the world singled out for the LOreal UNESCO Wo

如今，学习汉语已成为一种世界流行趋势。汉语热在世界持续升温，是中国国际影响力上升的标志。With the growing enthusiasm for learning Chinese around the world in recent years, there has been increased understanding of Chinese

Some 30,000 sharing umbrellas popped up around Changsha, the Hunan capital, on June 12, just in time for the plum rain season.From mid-June regions in south and central China see extensive downpours, which tend to last o

Today is the first trading day after the new chairman of China's securities watchdog Liu Shiyu taking office. The Shanghai Composite Index jumped around one percent in early tradings on Monday.The new chief has worke

If you don't smoke or do drugs you may think you're clear of bad habits. But what if you bite your nails or pop gum repeatedly? Bad habits aren't generally dangerous, just annoying to those around you.如果你

不能在一次约会后就坠入爱河并开始计划你们的未来。Sometimes he forgets you're a girl and doesn't maintain hygiene standards when you're around.有时候他会忘记你是个女孩子，然后当你在他身边的时候，他并不保持卫生

Chinas environmental protection minister has met the press at the beginning of the Chinese New Year. On this years working agenda, Chen Jining says improving the response to severely polluted days around the capital is a

Syrian Arab Red Crescent confirmed that around 100 trucks carrying much-needed food and medicine entered five besieged areas in Syria Wednesday.Three of the areas are being controlled by Syria government forces, while th

The qipao dress, a classic Chinese garment, is at the heart of a photographers obsession involving more than 40,000 women around the world. Their images will appear on a scroll 10 kilometers long in a project called Glob

During the Chinese spring festival, Chinese music performances can be spotted in countries around the world. But its not so often to find Chinese instruments played by American students in U.S. Public schools.At Laney Co

母亲节来临 重庆准爸爸们体验分娩阵痛How painful is it to give birth? With the Mother's Day around the corner, a hospital in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality offers would-be fathers a chance to experience t

Pigeons and pollution are both common blights in cities around the world, but a group of engineers in London are hoping the birds can help them tackle problems with air quality.对世界上许多城市来说，鸽子和污染问题都是常

两个月前，杰的前妻迪迪去世。今天，迪迪的丈夫杰瑞按妻子的遗嘱把一些旧东西送了过来。1. get your mind around sth还可以这样说：①get your head around sth②wrap your mind around sth它们的意思都是弄懂(复杂或奇怪的事)。I find i