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By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 29, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Some estimates say that one in as many as eighty-thousand of all births results in two

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Out of the mists of the Stone Age, this structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history. This rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland's River Boyne for more than 5,000 years. It is massive, distinct and very mysterious.

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Todd: Hey, Eucharia can you give us a brief history of Ireland? Eucharia: Sure well, I think most people know of St Patricks day and that it is an Irish festival which celebrates being Irish. Well, St Patrick was brought to Ireland in 460 as a slave

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Jessica: Kate, where are you from? Kate: I'm from London in England. Jessica: OK, and your heritage is..? Kate: My heritage is Irish. My grandparents were Irish, both sets of grandparents. Jessica: Oh, wow. What part of Ireland were they from? Kate:

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There is a famous saying that it is better to be famous at the early age. With the development of the mass media, people can get fame much easier than before, so there are more and more children get famous. Early in the 1990s, the girl twins became t

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