But longer days are not always a good move. Second of two reports on the effects of high fuel prices on American education. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. As we said last week, American

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Sri Lanka Denies Accusations of Abusing Tamils The group Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka says the photos show Balachandran Prabhakaran, the son of the late Tamil Tiger rebel leader, in the custody of government soldiers in May 2009. Another ph

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肯尼亚天主教反对消除小儿麻痹症运动 In recent years, the international campaign to rid the world of polio has been hampered in some Muslim countries by claims from some clerics that the polio vaccine is really an undercover campaign t

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Topic1-High work rate of Chinese women Data have revealed that nearly 70% of Chinese women have been employed, surpassing that of most developed countries in the world. Does that mean China has reached gender equality? Round Table, Heart to Heart. To

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Turkey's Erdogan Threatens Boycott of US Goods Turkeys President threatened Tuesday to boycott U.S. electronic goods because of what he calls an economic war against Turkey by the United States. 土耳其总统周二威胁要抵制美国电子产品,

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Voting began in Iraq several hours ago and Iraqis in many parts of the country are braving insurgent violence to vote in their first multi-party elections in 50 years. Thousands are heading to the polls, expressing hope that elections will bring free

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By Gary Thomas Tehran 13 July 2006 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The election of a hard-line conservative to the Iranian presidency last year was a shock for reformists, who had been hoping for a more liberal successor to former President Mo

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Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we answer a question about Oprah Winfrey. We also have new music from MGMT. But first, we tell you about a new exhibit remembering some Americans wh

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A group of military officers in Madagascar say they have taken control of the country and have dissolved all political institutions. Another group of senior officers, however, says it will oppose any mutiny. The dispute erupted as voting concluded on

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 27 October 2009 Talks between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to resolve the political deadlock in the country's unity government have failed and Movement for Democratic Chang

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. In Romania, an effort to ban same-sex marriage has failed. This was a two day referendum that would've changed the constitution in this socially conservative country in the European Union. But not enough voters showed u

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I'm talking about an approach to life, a quality of mind and a quality of heart, a willingness to follow your passion regardless of whether they lead to fortune and fame,a willingness to question conventional wisdom and rethink old dogmas. A lack of

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世界杯足球赛将至 里约工薪阶层反映冷淡 Football fever is building as Brazil prepares to launch the 2014 World Cup on Thursday, but celebrations in some areas are subdued compared to previous years. 随着2014世界杯足球赛的临近

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The White House is condemning Tuesday's assassination of the governor of Baghdad province. The Bush administration says continuing violence will not delay Iraqi elections later this month. 白宫谴责了星期二暗杀伊拉克巴格达省省长的行

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April 1st, 2001. Slobodan Milo?evi? is arrested after a standoff outside his Belgrade villa. The former Yugoslav leader is soon transported to the Netherlands to face charges before UN war crimes tribunal. Milo?evi? dies in custody 5 years later whil

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April 1st, 2001. Slobodan Milo?evi? is arrested after a standoff outside his Belgrade villa. The former Yugoslav leader is soon transported to the Netherlands to face charges before UN war crimes tribunal. Milo?evi? dies in custody 5 years later whil

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April 1st, 2001. Slobodan Milo?evi? is arrested after a standoff outside his Belgrade villa. The former Yugoslav leader is soon transported to the Netherlands to face charges before UN war crimes tribunal. Milo?evi? dies in custody 5 years later whil

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By Kari Barber Freetown 06 September 2007 The two candidates vying for the presidency in Sierra Leone's runoff on Saturday did not take part in a joint peace march as they said they would. The march, ordered by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was suppo

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Egyptian Woman Works to Overcome Political Divide 埃及妇女努力克服政治分歧 CAIRO Egypt is in the midst of profound polarization, with supporters and opponents of the government facing off on the national stage, as well as the personal one

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今天我们要学的词是flashpoint。 A flashpoint, 是事件的爆发地点。 An Iowa town has become a flashpoint in the debate over immigration, 爱奥华州的一个小镇成了有关移民问题辩论的热点。 Energy turned out to be a fl

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