By Nico Colombant Abidjan 23 May 2006 Hawker with little skyscrapers in background in Abidjan A new term being used to describe economic realities in West Africa is de-development. Life in cities buil

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The International Red Cross Movement grew out of a major battle in the unification of Italy. The Battle of Solferino took place one hundred fifty years ago, in June of eighteen fifty-nine. This past wee

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Economic Report - Apple's Lion Is Latest to Join Download-Only Trend in Software This is the VOA Special English Economic Report. Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion. Apple says this latest OS

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By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 30 January 2006 watch Hamas Controversy report The Islamic militant group Hamas is preparing to form the next Palestinian government after its victory in Wednesday's

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General Stanley McChrystal has officially taken over as the new commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Obama administration is counting on the four-star general to implement a new and ambitious strategy to turn the tide against a

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angered many Palestinians, in his recent speech, when he proclaimed Israel's intentions to keep Jerusalem as the united capital of the Jewish state. The Palestinians claim the eastern part of the city as the capital

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Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border The men are clamoring for a signature on their ration cards. For them, it is the difference between feeding their families tonight, and not. The refugees here support the Syrian revolution, and they have fl

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Elephant Leaves Alaska for Warmer Home 大象玛姬离开阿拉斯加前往温暖新家 As we write this story, the temperature in Anchorage, Alaska, is minus-8 degrees Celsius. Bitter cold, in other words, as you might expect on an early-winter day

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Salt is believed to be the single most harmful thing in our food, contributing to high blood pressure For years doctors have been telling patients with high blood pressure to cut down on the amount of salt in their diet. Now a prestigious panel of ex

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Passengers checking in for American Airlines' first commercial flight out of Miami International Airport since the January 12 earthquake I feel wonderful! American Airlines is so happy to be going back to Haiti. - George Hazy, American Airlines VP At

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Josh Kelley Comes Full Circle with 'Georgia Clay' Singer Josh Kelley had to settle for a career in the pop field before returning to his first love - Country music. He has come full circle with his debut Country album, Georgia Clay. The album's title

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Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps Up until August of this year, Ahmad was a colonel in the Syrian Army. But when his village in Daraa was attacked by the Syrian air force, he decided to cross the border into Jordan with his wife and five ch

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South Africas Black Middle Class on the Rise The Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing says the black middle class is now 4.2 million people strong, up from 1.7 million in 2004. And many say their status is hard-won. I just started to work hard,

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Of the oceans of ink spilled by writers wrestling with the Trump presidency, it's probably safe to say that Jonathan Lethem is the only one who has managed to produce a book featuring the following - one, a shootout on a decr

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By David Byrd Washington 04 August 2007 Top seed Andy Roddick and American rookie John Isner have reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic hard court tournament here in Washington. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Roddick faces Ivo Karlovi

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By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 15 May 2006 It has been three years since Chad became an oil-exporting nation. The promise of petroleum revenues had fueled hope that the central African country, long one of t

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By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 07 June 2007 The first of four shuttle missions to the International Space Station this year is set for late Friday. Space shuttle Atlantis The shuttle Atlantis is on the launch pad and everything looks good for Friday

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 26 February 2008 The 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by director Stanley Kramer broke ground on racial issues. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the late director's wife about the impact of the film, newly re-released o

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 September 2007 Lebanon's top political leaders and hundreds of ordinary citizens turned out for the funeral Friday, of slain Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem. Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut. Church bells tolled as t

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I'll tell you a story before it tells itself 我要讲述一个故事在它呈现在你面前之前 I'll lay out all my reasons, you'll say that I need help 如果我阐述我的理由你可能会说我不可理喻 We all got expectations, and someti

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