Security forces in Pakistan have begun an operation against pro-Taliban militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan and serving as a major route for trade and supplies to U.S-led foreign forces based there. The offensive has provoked an al-Qa

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TECHNOLOGY REPORT - Rights Group Calls for Ban on Fully Autonomous Killer Robots 科技报道 - 人权组织呼吁禁止全自主式杀人机器人 From VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速

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In its first formal report on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department says the Taliban is a resilient insurgency and is expected to expand its challenges to the Afghan government. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The repo

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the State Department, there is an easy and usually private way for employees to register their concerns about U.S. policy. It's called the Dissent Channel. Today, an unusually large number of Foreign Service officers are using t

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President Bush wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to prohibit gay marriage. Senators are expected to begin debate on the proposed amendment in the coming week. --------------------------------------

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 May 2006 The United States has presented a draft treaty aimed at cutting off production of fissile material, the plutonium and uranium used in making nuclear weapons. A U.S.

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 September 2006 Different brands of soft drinks of Coca Cola company are displayed at a makeshift stall in New Delhi, India produced by the U.S. companies Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. The ruling is good news for the cola gia

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 30 May 2007 U.S. and Afghan forces in Eastern Afghanistan have killed at least six suspected insurgents. Violent attacks are on the rise throughout much of Afghanistan, including areas previously considered relatively secur

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 05 February 2006 Map of Afghanistan Senior officials say a series of major clashes in southern Afghanistan may be linked to the region's powerful drug cartels. Two days of v

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Health Report - Russian Prime Minister Calls for Ban on Smoking in Public 健康报道 - 俄罗斯总理呼吁公共场合禁烟 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 30 August 2007 Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan freed the remaining three South Korean hostages late Thursday bringing to an end a six-week drama that saw two of the 23 original captives executed. Earlier in the day four o

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By Amy Katz Washington, DC 21 March 2006 watch Smoking Ban report The strictest smoking ban in the U.S. recently took effect in Calabasas, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The town's mayor says pe

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By Teri Schultz Brussels 24 January 2007 The United Nations new secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, is on his first foreign trip since taking the post. Speaking in Brussels after meeting European Union officials, he showed support for a campaign to ban t

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South Korea has lifted a formal ban on U.S. beef imports. Authorities are also taking a harder line on street protesters opposing the imports, now that an amended deal has been reached with Washington. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. South Kore

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 June 2008 The Pentagon says reports that Taliban forces have taken over several villages in southern Afghanistan are false, and that any Taliban offensive in the area will be defeated. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentag

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Pakistani Taliban militants in the country's troubled Swat valley say they are indefinitely extending a cease-fire with the government. Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is expected to soon announce the terms of the cease-fire. Residents of Swat

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A federal judge in Hawaii says grandparents should be exempt from President Trump's travel ban. An order issued late Thursday greatly expands the list of family relationships that allow visa applicants from six mostly Muslim countr

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk now about something called lunch shaming. That's when kids are publicly identified as being from families that can't afford to pay for school lunch, maybe they're identified with a wristband or a hand stamp. B

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Trump administration is looking into ways to stop Americans from going to North Korea. This comes after the dramatic news this week that an American student detained for more than a year in North Korea returned home in a coma

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 June 2006 The U.S. Senate Monday opened debate on a proposed Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in what is seen as an appeal by Senate Republican leaders to t

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