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Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It is the name of a celebration that takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period of Lent. Mardi Gras is the final day of a three-day period, which starts on the Sun
Brazilian Zarela Mosquera moved to the United States as a teenager. The adjustment to a new place was difficult. Mosquera says she was a bratty teenager, as a result. But it was not just the adjustment that affected her behavior. Mosquera says there
By Greg Flakus Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch Carnival Cleanup report Carnival Cleanup The Carnival season has drawn thousands of people to the streets of New Orleans over the past week. The ce
Goods flowed down this riverway from France and Switzerland on their way to the sea for transshipment all over Europe. Nobles along the way collected tolls, but big profits could still be made by whol
EXPLORATIONS - November 27, 2002: Keiko the Whale By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we te
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 19 February 2006 A float in New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade The first major parades of the Mardi Gras season rolled through the streets of New Orleans Saturday. The celebrati
NAIROBI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Berlin marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Dubai marathon silver medalist Lucy Kabuu will headline the elite field at this year's RAK Half-Marathon in the United Arab Emirates. The event, seventh edition, which will be r
EXPLORATIONS - Koshland Science Museum By Broadcast: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. T
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show: Music from Mexican American singer Lila Downs ... A question about Rhapsody in Blue by composer George Gershwin But first we're off to see the
By Greg Flakus Houston 21 February 2007 The annual carnival celebration known as Mardi Gras came to an end in New Orleans Tuesday with parades and parties. Crowds were much larger than last year and local officials say this has helped the city's eff
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 31 May 2006 A high-level U.N. conference on AIDS opens Wednesday with a report showing progress in fighting the epidemic, tempered by statistics showing that the virus is spreading. Dozens of heads of state and gover
-Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday celebrated in many of the southern states of the USA. The most famous celebration takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. The people there enjoy this celebration by going to parades where they catch beads, doubloon
By Michael Drudge London 08 June 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq is a strike against the al-Qaida terrori
ROME, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri accused the referee of robbing his side's deserved win after they were held to a scoreless draw at home on Wednesday. Napoli were held at the San Paolo, as Goran Pandev's goal was disallowed
The U.N. General Assembly has voted to ask the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on whether Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia earlier this year conforms to international law. From United Nation's headquarters
MOSCOW, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Belarussian tennis player Victoria Azarenka withdrew Friday from the Brisbane International tennis tournament, in a bid to recover from a toe injury to defend her Australian Open title when the year's first Grand Slam start
Around the world, women are far more likely than men to be poor, ill-housed, under-educated and victimized by war and discrimination. To help women help themselves and their communities, the Global Fund for Women, or GFW, a San Francisco-based organ
ROME, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri complained that his side did not lose to Roma but to deflections and refereeing decisions. The Partenopei attacked throughout the match, but were beaten 3- 1 at the San Paolo on Sunday. Roma
MADRID, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid announced this Wednesday that former captain, Jose Maria Zarraga had died on Tuesday at the age of 81. Zarraga, who was born in 1930 in the Basque country, began his carear with Las Arenas Getxo, before signing