By Jordan Davis Dakar, Senegal 23 October 2006 Muslims around the world are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In the village of Ngor, in the northern Dakar suburbs, the celebrations mean a new wardrobe for many. In a small, dark wood

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 21 December 2006 Senegalese army officials say two soldiers were shot to death in an ambush in the southern Casamance region. For more than two decades, the area has seen sporadic violence involving separatist rebels and the na

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By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 24 July 2006 Haitian artwork on display at the concert benefiting development in Haiti The Rotary Club has partnered with the Fort Lauderdale sister cities program for a concert that raised money for sustainable development

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By Mandy Clark London 26 March 2008 An eco-friendly home in Britain is considered not just globally responsible but now it is becoming personally profitable. Nearly 40 percent of Britain's energy is consumed in lighting, heating and cooling the coun

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 June 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible arms deal and expanded economic ties between the two countries. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsk

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 January 2007 Journalists, politicians and observers in Senegal are expressing surprise at the announcement that popular opposition figure, former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, is rejoining the camp of President Abdoulaye Wad

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Senegal's president, Abdoulaye Wade, has convinced his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir to reestablish diplomatic relations with Chad. The effort is Mr. Wade's latest attempt at diplomacy in the turbulent relationship between Sudan and its neighb

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Scientists Unravel Potato's Genetic Blueprint Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of the world's third most important food crop: the potato. Researchers from 26 institutions around the world worked on the project to sequence, or map, the po

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Indiana Town's Economy Benefits from Canadian Oil Boom The town of Whiting, Indiana, is home to the largest inland oil refinery in the United States. The energy company BP operates the Whiting Refinery, which originally was built by the Standard Oil

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Detroit Government Retirees Struggle to Keep Benefits Don Taylor spent 26 years of his life as a police officer in Detroit, the city where he was born and raised. It was a dangerous job, but one he is fond of. It also provided a dependable paycheck,

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By Phuong Tran Katote, Senegal 13 March 2007 In parts of rural Africa, some parents force their daughters to marry as young as eight-years-old. This is so there is no chance the girls can get pregnant before marriage, and ruin the families' honor. O

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 January 2006 A senior U.S. general in Iraq says the al-Qaida terrorist network in the country is in

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By Al Pessin Washington 19 January 2007 The deputy commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the early stages of the new Baghdad security operation are going well, and he sees good signs for the future of the week-old effort. British Lieutenant Gene

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By David McAlary Washington 17 October 2006 Two new U.S. studies say the nutritional benefits of eating fish outweigh the potential hazards from environmental contaminants. Some environmental and consumer groups dispute the finding. ---- You may hav

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 14 May 2007 Civilians from the northern Casamance region of Senegal are being displaced again, following renewed fighting between rebel groups. Hundreds of people are reported to have fled to the nearby Gambian border region t

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 May 2006 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says information technology can be Africa's ticket out of poverty. The president spoke at an award ceremony in which he and the m

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By Sonja Pace Civaux, France 16 May 2007 Rising oil prices, the volatility of supplies, and need for alternative energy sources that will not add to climate change and global warming - these are issues increasingly in the public limelight, hotly deb

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By Michael Bowman Caracas 02 December 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' bid for re-election Sunday is one of Latin America's most closely-watch democratic exercises. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Caracas, more than 70-percent of Venezuela's

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 01 June 2007 In Senegal, a media owner is preparing to fight the government's shut down of his new private radio station. Officials say he did not follow the right procedures, but he says he is being silenced. For VOA, Phuong Tra

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By Michael Bowman Caracas 05 December 2006 Venezuela remains abuzz after Sunday's re-election victory by socialist President Hugo Chavez over an opposition candidate who was barely known in the country just a few months ago. VOA's Michael Bowman rep

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