By Kari Barber Freetown 05 September 2007 Sierra Leone electoral officials say there is concern that voters will not turn out in large number for Saturday's presidential runoff like they did in the first round, which saw a voter participation rate of

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 July 2007 Zimbabwean children wait for food at Masarira primary school, for some it is the only meal they will have in the day, said headteacher Zvinavashe Takabvirakare (File Photo) The U.N. Children's Fund says the childre

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By Melinda Smith Washington 12 September 2007 A recent study indicates that a disturbing number of American children with high blood pressure go undiagnosed. The study has prompted discussion worldwide about whether hypertension among children is jus

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 August 2007 A senior U.S. commander in Iraq says he believes there will be a drawdown of U.S. troops starting next April, as long as the security situation continues to improve. Meanwhile, the officer says, coalition and Iraq

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By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 11 July 2007 An obscure and non-fatal disease has been spreading among some Western Pacific islands. Joseph Popiolkowski reports from Hong Kong warmer weather and heavy rains have led to an increase in mosquito-borne

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By Larry London Washington 08 August 2007 Country singer Darryl Worley signed his first major record deal in 1999 and made his debut on country music's most famous stage, The Grand Ole Opry, the following year. Since then, he has become known for ser

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 August 2007 A team representing several U.N. humanitarian agencies is in North Korea to investigate damage from heavy flooding. A U.N. spokesman says floodwaters may have done extensive damage to crops, further worsening the N

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By Jim Kent Rapid City, South Dakota 17 July 2007 Country music enthusiasts from across the Northern Plains gathered in Rapid City, South Dakota in June for the 27th annual Black Hills Bluegrass Festival. A key feature of the three-day music event we

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By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 09 July 2007 The World Health Organization reports there are at least 130,000 new cases every year of malignant melanoma, the most fatal type of skin cancer, and more than two million cases of other types of skin can

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By Lisa Schlein Juba, Sudan 04 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he fully supports the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended Sudan's decades-long civil war. He says he told southern Sudan's president th

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By Scott Stearns Washington 07 July 2007 President Bush says he will veto domestic spending bills if opposition Democrats want to spend more money than he is asking for. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Democrats say the president

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 09 August 2007 Iran has pledged tens of millions of dollars in aid for infrastructure projects in Nicaragua in a move viewed with alarm in some quarters. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who was a Cold War nemesis for Wa

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By Faiza Elmasry Milwaukee, Wisconsin 14 September 2007 The Midwestern U.S. city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home to many immigrants and their descendants from many different cultures, and this ethnic mix is celebrated with a number of summer festival

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By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro 13 July 2007 The 15th Pan American Games, a multi-sport Olympic style competition for the Western Hemisphere, open Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the games are part of Rio's plan to bid for

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By Deborah Block Memphis, Tennessee 13 August 2007 For many people it is hard to believe that it has been 30 years [August 16 th ] since the death of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley. Every year, 600,000 people from around the world visit his home,

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 September 2007 India is allowing a group of tourists to visit the Siachen glacier in the disputed region of Kashmir for the first time, despite objections by Pakistan. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, thousan

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By Phuong Tran Nouakchott, Mauritania 02 September 2007 Mauritanian rap group, Diam Men Teky, has been rapping in Mauritania's poorest neighborhoods for 15 years. Their songs about state corruption and neglect have not won them many fans in the gover

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By Daniel Schearf Beijing 17 July 2007 US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, in Beijing, 17 Jul 2007 The head U.S. negotiator to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs has expressed optimism after a first day of meetings with

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By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 July 2007 They come from as far away as Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Laos, but they compete for the United States and share a passion for the sport of badminton. VOA's David Byrd filed this report o

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 September 2007 Six years after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, Bush administration officials say Islamic extremist groups, and al-Qaida in particular, continue to pose a threat to the United

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