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By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 September 2007 This week, the World Bank is launching an unusual initiative to get Africans living in Europe to invest back home - through a competition, complete with cash prizes, for the best development projects targeting s

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 25 September 2007 Plans for a sugar factory in Kenya's Tana River Delta have ignited a bitter dispute between conservation groups and economic officials. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, opponents argue development could

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By Trish Anderton Bali 05 December 2007 At the U.N. conference on Global Climate Change in Bali, the early talk has focused on whether some of the major developed countries will commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. European

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OPEC Agrees to Reduce Oil Output

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VOA常速英语2007年-Kenya Parliament Nominations Spark Violent Prot

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 November 2007 Kenya's Electoral Commission is hearing complaints from candidates who failed to secure their parties' nominations for parliamentary elections, scheduled for December 27. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi,

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VOA标准英语2008年-Foreign Cheerleaders Spark Controversy in India

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 02 May 2008 In India, controversy has erupted around foreign cheerleaders brought in to provide entertainment for a newly-launched cricket tournament. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, many of the cheerleaders ha

How to Declutter Your Life and Reduce Stress

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China strives to reduce air pollutants

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will make more efforts to reduce PM 2.5 pollutants, as well as other pollutants, a government official said Tuesday. A national obligatory target will be set to limit PM 2.5 emission, which is a fine particulate matt

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BEIJING, Sep. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A campaign is being launched across U.S. to help lovers of sugar drinks reduce their habit by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. This campaign is based on the findings of a new survey conducted by CDC (Cente

Crossing arms can reduce pain

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The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that Russia, the world's largest oil producer, needs to reduce its reliance on oil revenues and diversify its economy to keep it stable. The IMF's managing director, Christine Lagarde, said Tuesd