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Japanese voters have resoundingly rejected the party that has set the country's policy agendas for more than half a century. The rise of a center-left party promising to soothe the pain of globalization is being seen as a major break with business a

Lin Zhaohua's Coriolanus Debuts at the EIF

The Beijing People's Art Theatre has made its debut at the Edinburgh International Festival. It's also the European premiere of Chinese director Lin Zhaohua's version of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus. CRI's UK correspondent Tu Yun has more. Shakes

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - China's Plan for Dams Called Threat to

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Forlan refuses to rule out move

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South Africa's parliament has elected African National Congress deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe as the third post-apartheid president of the country. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our Johannesburg bureau, the new president made it clear he d

VOA标准英语2011--Russia's Pro-Democracy Protests Cloud Putin's March Election Plan

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 23 November 2007 The political landscape in Namibia has been unsettled by the defection of several senior leaders of the ruling SWAPO party to form an opposition party. The split comes as longtime SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma pr

China's rising hurdler Xie takes silver at XL Galan

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Russia launches manned spacecraft

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Forlan records all-time leading scorer of Uruguay

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Forlan rules out move to Argentina's Independiente

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Forlan admits difficult Inter start

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Lanus holds leadership in Argentina's Final Tournament

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Forlan on target in Internacional victory

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