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Sandy Lam has been rising early each day to swim in the waters off Hong Kong Island for nearly 30 years. Lam is 68 years old. He is part of a small community of about 50 people mostly older adults who often use the Sai Wan Swimming Shed. The small bu

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The United States said Thursday it will seek Libya's expulsion from the U.N. Human Rights Council as an initial step to try to bring an end to violence in the North African country. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join in a meeting of the U.N

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 27 August 2007 Sudan has given the country director for the U.S.-based aid agency CARE 72 hours to leave the country, the latest in a series of expulsions of western envoys. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, it is also see

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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 11 September 2007 A lawyer for Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has filed a legal challenge against the government for deporting him from Pakistan. The government, however, has argued Mr. Sharif was not forc

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 September 2006 The Eritrean government has expelled five U.N. staff members on spying allegations. Four out of the five are members of the U.N. Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The fifth was formerly a security coordinat

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 08 November 2007 The United Nations has expressed concern about the expulsion of its top humanitarian official from South Darfur, Sudan. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, the move is the latest

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The State Council, China's cabinet, has released its timetable to upgrade fuel quality nationwide before 2017. The new standard for petrol and diesel, with sulphur content within 10 parts per million, is expected to be in practice nationwide by 2017.