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80 killed in Afghan bomb blastA suicide bomb attack at an outdoor dog fighting competition killed 80 people and wounded dozens more, an Afghan governor said, in what appeared to be the deadliest attack in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.More than 300 people including several Afghan militia leaders had gathered to watch the event on the western edge of the southern city of Kandahar.Kandahar Governor Asadullah Khalid said 80 had been killed. Abdullah Fahim, a Health Ministry spokesman, said 67 had been killed and 90 wounded, though he said the toll could rise.Kandahar - the Taliban's former stronghold and Afghanistan's second-largest city - is one of the country's largest opium poppy producing regions.The province has been the scene of fierce battles between Taliban fighters and Nato forces, primarily from Canada and the United States, over the past two years.
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China Daily的opinion专栏有很多另外提供这几个网站 新华社 纽约时报 卫报 泰晤士报Unstoppable economy(China Daily)Updated: 2008-02-05 07:29The severe weather conditions that have descended on the central and southern regions, devastating as they are, will not have very serious effect on the nation's economic fundamentals and will not dampen the strong momentum of economic growth, the National Development and Reform Commission has said.This is not just because the direct damages have so far been restricted to the southern disaster zones. Elsewhere, life goes on basically uninterrupted, despite the slight rise in vegetable prices.Our sizzling economic locomotive is simply too powerful to be hindered by such an episode. Neither the floods of 1998, nor the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) epidemic of 2003 could derail it. The damage wrought by the snowstorms will also pass, according to our economic authorities.It is still too early to accurately gauge the losses and damages. The relief work alone will last into the Lunar New Year. And additional, though comparatively mild, cold fronts are still making their way to the disaster areas. But history is on our side. The fact that our economy survived the tests of 1998 and 2003 basically unscratched puts us on the optimistic side.But this optimism should not prevent us from seeing the disheartening truth on display at the micro level. The effects of the disaster have been debilitating for communities, and continue to pose a serious threat to unprepared local residents.The short-term negative influences on the economy analysts have predicted seem inevitable. The temporary rise in food prices and the loss in output are already visible. The central task now is to accelerate the recovery in hard-hit areas. This would be the most efficient way to prevent the ripples from being amplified.With Premier Wen Jiabao out on the frontlines directing the relief effort, and all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China involved, we have full confidence in our eventual success.The supplies of power and water are returning to normal in places such as Chenzhou and Leiyang, Hunan province. The southern section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Highway has been reopened. Many of the airports shut down by the heavy snow are operating again.But there are plenty of technical difficulties calling for immediate repair work. Thousands of technicians have been dispatched to the disaster zones to help with the recovery work. But a lot more may be needed, because the situation there is too serious for more waiting.We are full of gratitude to those involved in the relief effort. We wish all in the disaster zones a safe, warm and bright Spring Festival.
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英语时事短篇新闻：
When the earthquake occurred in Japan, 130 kilometers northeast of Fukushima Prefecture, a huge tsunami was formed due to the earthquake, and it invaded the port at a very fast speed.
Hundreds of people died. The earthquake is the strongest in Japan in more than 100 years, causing huge losses.
日本地震发生的时候，距离福岛县东北方向130公里处的海上，因地震而形成了巨大海啸，并以极快的速度向港口侵袭。
数百人丧生。这次地震是日本100多年来最强烈的一次地震，造成了巨大的损失。
重点词汇：
海上：at sea ; on the sea ; seaborne。
海啸：bore ; tidal wave ; seismic sea wave ; seaquake。
侵袭：make inroads on ; invade and attack ; smite ; hit。
数百：hundreds of ; several hundred ; people lost their jobs。
丧生：meet one's death ; lose one's life ; get killed。
多年来：over the years ; for years ; through the years。
以上内容参考 百度百科-日本地震
