American colleges are deciding whether to change how they investigate sexual assaults after a directive from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Last Friday, DeVos withdrew official guidance on how college and university officials deal with sexual assau

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Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva talks during his meeting with foreign journalists at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 May 2010 Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stands by his decision call in troops to end the two month l

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North Korea has cancelled a high-level meeting with South Korea over its joint military exercises with the United States. The North also is raising questions about the upcoming meeting between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. T

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British Airways Cancels London-Washington Flight Michael Bowman Another international flight to the United States has been cancelled amid continued security worries. British Airways scrubbed one of th

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Leaders of the world's largest economies spend this weekend in the southern hemisphere. They meet in Argentina. And President Trump will take the chance for a string of one-on-one meetings with other leaders. Those meetings are e

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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 15 June 2006 The United Nations has canceled an aid contract with a militant Muslim group chaired by Abu Bakar Bashir, who has just finished a jail term for terrorism-related offenses in Indonesia. The group was deliverin

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JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- World football governing body FIFA cancels its plan to give sanction to Indonesia as it has extended the deadline for the country to setle dispute between two football organizations to March 30 from the initial Dec. 10, l

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 16 November 2007 The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says it will not monitor parliamentary elections in Russia next month due to official restrictions imposed by that country. VOA Correspondent Pet

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By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 26 October 2006 Former rebel leader and presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has canceled a stadium rally, following violence in the capital city, Kinshasa. He is facing current pr

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A tour by India's national cricket team to Pakistan early next year has been canceled. The move was widely anticipated, in wake of the terror attack on Mumbai which India blames on Islamic extremists from Pakistan. From left, former Olympian Milkha

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Sudan's energy minister has reportedly canceled a visit to Kenya next week to conclude an oil deal reached between the two countries in August. The report of the cancellation has yet to be confirmed by officials in Khartoum and Nairobi, but it has d

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An industrial venture once celebrated as a symbol of reconciliation between the two Koreas may be endangered by a sharpening dispute between the two sides. North Korea is essentially tearing up the agreements that make the zone run. North Korea's of

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Katie Cancels the School Rules Hello, This is Natasha, and Im here with the latest story about katie the witch. Katies form teacher, Miss Vile, has a motto. It is this: The Rules are the Rules. If anyone ever complains about a punishment by saying: B

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Indonesia kept its stock market closed for a third consecutive day Friday to stem panic selling as global markets continued to fall over concerns about the U.S. financial crisis. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. The Jakart

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I'd like to make an appointment with Doctor Smith. Would 9AM tomorrow be all right? I'm sorry. But she won't have any openings until 11AM unless there is a cancellation. Could I possibly make it any earlier in the afternoon? No,that's not good. She m

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 July 2006 In a retaliatory swipe over South Korea's punitive measures against Pyongyang, North Korea has canceled reunions scheduled for next month between families separated since the 1950s Korean War. The move is the latest

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 March 2006 The Islamic militant group Hamas moved quickly on Monday to take control of the Palestinian parliament - voting to revoke a series of legislative measures passed

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Coca-Cola has canceled a sponsorship deal worth 750,000 US dollars a year with Brazilian star Ronaldinho. The beverage giant released a statement on Monday confirming its partnership with the 32-year-old, which bega

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NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The NBA announced the cancellation of 43 pre-season games and the postpone of training camps indefinitely. The representatives for the NBA owners and players union are still at an impasse over a new collective bargainin

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By Edward Yeranian Cairo 17 October 2009 The U.S. Defense Department says that it's cancelling the deployment of a 3,500-member Army brigade to Iraq in January, amid improving security. Some violence continues, however, such as the explosion Saturda

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