By Margaret Besheer United Nations 25 March 2008 The United Nations held its first international day of remembrance Tuesday for victims of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed out, slavery has not ended
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By Melinda Smith Washington 25 March 2008 The World Health Organization estimates there are about 18 million people with Alzheimer's disease. And that figure is expected to double by the year 2025. Many of those Alzheimer's patients will live in deve
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By Doug Levine Washington 25 March 2008 Although bass guitar sensation Marcus Miller has played on more than 500 albums as a session musician, his recent claim to fame is his success as a bandleader. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Miller is surrounde
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By Mil Arcega Washington 25 March 2008 U.S. economic troubles are being blamed for rising energy prices, but it is not just the price of oil that is going up. The average grocery bill is also rising. Twelve eggs now costs about 30 percent more than t
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By Siri Nyrop Washington 25 March 2008 Technology has changed the way presidential candidates campaign for the White House. But their goal is the same as it has been since America's first presidential election: attracting voters to choose one particu
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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 25 March 2008 In a long interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Russia's President-elect Dmitri Medvedev shares his views about the country's economy, foreign policy and civil society. VOA Moscow Correspondent Pet
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By Benedict Nhlapo Johannesburg, South Africa 25 March 2008 ASouth Africa-based NGO is organizing free transport for Zimbabweans who're eager to return to their homeland to vote in Saturday's presidential elections. The Peace Democracy Project also s
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By Loirdham Moyo Mutare, Zimbabwe 25 March 2008 Zimbabwean political parties are using innovative methods of attracting prospective voters for the March 29 presidential elections.For example, they providethe undecided with text messages about their p
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By Netsai Mlilo Harare, Zimbabwe 25 March 2008 In Zimbabwe, renowned playwright Cont Mhlanga, is extending his repertoire to include politics. He's contesting the upcoming polls in the hopes of becoming a rural councilor in the province of Matabelela
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By Scott Stearns White House 25 March 2008 President Bush met at the White House with the King of Bahrain to discuss Mideast security and the war in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bush thanked the King of B
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By Jim Malone Washington 25 March 2008 The cases of two Americans held by the military in Iraq went before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday. The two men argue that they should have access to American courts to block their transfer into the control of t
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By Jim Malone Washington 25 March 2008 In the U.S. presidential election campaign, Democrat Hillary Clinton was on the defensive Tuesday about a 1996 visit to Bosnia while Republican John McCain sought to boost his economic credentials. VOA National
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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 25 March 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged his personal support to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is urging both parties not to let recent violence derail the peace process. From Un
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By Greg Flakus Fort Riley 25 March 2008 US troops at Fort Riley, in the Midwestern state of Kansas, are training for deployment in Afghanistan along with 31 soldiers from Afghanistan's National Army. Some 300 US soldiers are in the current exercise a
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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 25 March 2008 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has discussed the formation of the country's abinet with Raila Odinga, the opposition leader expected to take up the post of prime minister in a coalition government, but the two have
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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 27 March 2008 The U.N. secretary-general says a special tribunal to try suspects in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has entered the startup period and will begin functioning in phases, but
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By Gary Thomas Washington 27 March 2008 A newspaper report published Thursday says the United States has stepped up its unilateral air strikes on al-Qaida fighters holed up in Pakistan's rugged tribal areas. The story, which appeared in the Washingto
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By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti
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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 27 March 2008 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he will continue the Iraqi military offensive in Basra to the end with no negotiations or retreat, despite angry protests in Shi'ite districts calling for his resigna
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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 27 March 2008 As Zimbabweans prepare to go to the polls Saturday, pre-election activity is being closely watched by an estimated 3 million Zimbabweans living in neighboring South Africa. Although they cannot vote, these exi
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- VOA常速英语2008年-Peacekeeping Troops Trickle Into Darfur
- VOA常速英语2008年-US Aid Workers Attacked, Beaten by Mob in South
- VOA常速英语2008年-US Lawmakers Urge Tolerance in Kosovo, Serbia
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