ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It is the town where Mickey Mantle played his first season of professional baseball in 1949, the hometown of one of the first monkeys to be sent into space, Miss Able, 1959. It is Independence, Kan., a town with a rich past and a

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By John Shields Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch Food vs Fuel report With the world's oil supply increasingly at risk of terrorist attacks and other disruptions, there is an international rush to

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Climate-Controlled Time Machine Tests Prairie Future Researchers from the University of Oregon have set up a kind of time machine to test how a warmer climate might affect grasslands and prairies around the world. Today, grasslands cover between 25 a

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AZUZ: Meantime, Cape Town, the second most populated city in South Africa, is running out of water. Drought is a natural disaster that South Africans prone to. And for years, the amount of water being used in the country has exceeded the amount that'

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By Nico Colombant Buduburam Refugee Camp, Accra, Ghana 13 March 2006 In West Africa, even though peace and democracy have returned to war-torn Liberia, tens of thousands of Liberian refugees remain in

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The White House says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to get involved in the George Zimmeran shooting case. The Justice Department has said it's considering whether prosecutors should file federal civil rights charges now that Zimmerman

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By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 01 August 2006 watch Middle East report U.S. President George W. Bush is again calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. This, after Israel carried out li

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Corn Harvest Comes Early for Midwest Farmers The only thing farmer Bruce Nation sees in his cornfields outside Taylorville, Illinois, is heartache. This stuff is depressing here. This is hard to look at for me, he said. Most of the ears of corn that

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Pesticides Contribute to Decline in World's Bee Population Terrence Ingram considers himself a naturalist. He said hes best able to commune with the natural world around him at the center of a swarm... of bees. I love beekeeping. Its one of Gods grea

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Syrian Refugee Children's Massive Health Crisis 叙利亚难民儿童面临巨大的健康危机 ZA'ATARI CAMP, JORDAN Many Syrian children under 5 years old cannot remember life before violence and homelessness. At a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan

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叙利亚难民儿童面临健康危机 ZA'ATARI CAMP, JORDAN Many Syrian children under 5 years old cannot remember life before violence and homelessness. At a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan, parents say their children suffer everything from epile

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In Jordan, Tensions, Prices Rise as Refugee Aid Drops Off 局势紧张和价格上涨影响约旦难民援助 AMMAN As the war in Syria enters its fifth year, half the population has been displaced and 4 million people have left the country. With no

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Food Distribution Increases in CAR 增加中非共和国食品供给 The World Food Program says emergency food supplies are reaching more people in Central African Republic. However, the main supply road from Cameroon to CARs capital Bangui remains

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil 16 July 2007 The patience of the American public and many politicians is waning as Iraqi violence continues and political reconciliation remains beyond reach. An additional 30,000 U.S. troops have arrived in Iraq, as calls i

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By Paul Sisco Washington 09 April 2008 Leatherback turtles fascinate ocean researchers. The largest of sea turtles roams the world's oceans, nesting and feeding in coastal regions. Scientists say leathernecks have been doing so for at least 65 millio

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 September 2006 A new U.N. report warns the Palestinian economy is on the verge of collapse. In its annual report on Assistance to the Palestinian People, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development is calling for intensifi

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 December 2006 Chad rebels are dismissing an effort by President Idriss Deby to reach out to one of the many rebel movements operating near the border with Sudan. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our regional bureau in Dak

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New government figures show a rise in U.S. unemployment last month, with U.S. employers cutting some 533,000 jobs - the most in 34 years. President George Bush says his administration is taking action to help strengthen the economy. 最新的经济数据

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More than six days after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern China, hopes are dwindling that more trapped people will be found alive. The official death toll so far is more than 32,000, but is expected to surpass 50,000. China has begun three d

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Expo 2008, themed on the world's dwindling water resources, opened in the Spanish city of Zaragoza on June 14, days after the riverside site narrowly escaped flooding. King Juan Carlos officially opened the 25-hectare (62-acre) exhibition on the nigh

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