The Kernewek success storyby Linda BaxterIn the first lesson of any language course you'll probably learn a mini dialogue like this. You'll find the translation at the end of this article, but can you guess what it means? A: Dydh da! Fatla genes? B:

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The Funniest Jokes in the World by Chris RoseRecently, a group of scientists and psychologists decided to try and find out what the funniest joke in the world was. This was obviously going to be a difficult task, as no two people ever really agree ab

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Grameen BankBy Linda BaxterIf we are looking for one single action which will enable the poor to overcome their poverty, I would focus on credit. (Dr Muhammad Yunus) The beginningTwenty five years ago, Muhammed Yunus, a Bangladeshi economics teacher,

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-When is the last time you wore jeans? When I, when you were here last, you said, I said what do you sleep in. I said you are on pajamas. And you said you sleep in whatever youre wearing. -I very often, its very, its very funny. -Like you sleep in th

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Magicby John RussellDouble, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; A. From the witches in Shakespeares Macbeth, to Gandalf the Wizard in Lord of the Rings books and films, it i

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Mary Seacoleby Linda BaxterThe most famous nurse of all time must be Florence Nightingale, the lady with the lamp, who became famous for her work during the Crimean War in the middle of the nineteenth century. But have you heard of Mary Seacole? I ho

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Rainforests rule!by Claire PowellA world like no other perhaps this is the best way to describe the world of the rainforest. No rainforest is exactly the same yet most rainforests are now distributed in the small land area 22.5 degrees north and 22.5

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Rock'n'roll grandadsby Chris RoseIn 2005 The Rolling Stones released an album called A Bigger Bang. Many critics, as usual, chose it as their favourite of the year. This isnt very surprising, but if you think that A Bigger Bang was their 25th album n

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Flea circusesby Nik PeacheyA good circus has always built its reputation on its ability to amaze and entertain and what could be more amazing than a flea circus? But does such a thing really exist and can fleas really be taught to perform circus tric

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Ice-cream and bankingBy John KutiRussian ice-cream is great. Any shop or street seller can offer a choice of different ones for less than ten roubles, thats about 20p in British money, which I think is a fair price. They have natural fruit flavours a

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By Larry London Washington, DC 13 November 2006 watch John Legend report How do you follow up a debut album that earned three Grammys in 2004? Songwriter, singer and pianist John Legend has just released his sophomore album, Once Again. It is the fo

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Delegates from around the world have agreed on a new plan to end the worst kinds of child labor by two thousand sixteen. More than four hundred fifty delegates from eighty countries approved the pla

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By Dan Robinson Washington 26 April 2006 Amid the latest tensions between Iran and the international community over Iranian nuclear ambitions, the House of Representatives has approved legislation tha

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the global economic system is stacked against developing countries. He warns rich countries will lose out by ignoring the plight of poor nations during these testing times. Joseph Stiglitz at the Wo

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I'm the first to admit that I'm hooked on reading magazines. I've been this way as long as I can remember. I love picking up magazines about different topics. Currently, I subscribe to about six or seven magazines, although when I was getting profess

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By Meredith Buel Washington 12 January 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has defended the military's response to allegations of prisoner abuse, saying those responsible for illegal conduct a

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 August 2007 Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (R) receiving The Aga Khan at the State House in Nairobi, 13 Aug 2007 The Aga Khan is on a 12-day visit across East Africa to celebrate 50 years as the leader of the world's 15 mill

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 February 2008 Cyclone Ivan, the worst to hit Madagascar in several years, has claimed at least 44 lives, and left 145,000 people homeless. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesbur

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 January 2007 Members of the far left in Italy's governing coalition are threatening to vote against refinancing the country's mission to Afghanistan. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome, the lawmakers are

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By Teri Schultz Brussels 17 September 2007 Microsoft Corporation suffered a major legal setback Monday when a European Union court rejected the software giant's appeal of a 2004 anti trust ruling. The court also upheld a record fine of more than $600

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