The name Genghis Khan probably makes many people think of conquering warriors on horseback leaving burning cities and piles of dead bodies behind them. While there is no doubt that Genghis Khan was the leader of a highly efficient killing machine, th

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By Michael Drudge London 31 January 2006 Delegates pose for a group photograph at the London Conference on Afghanistan in central London, Jan. 31, 2006 An international conference on Afghanistan has o

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Burma Working to Change Image At the airport in Rangoon this week, supporters waited for Thein Sein, already proclaiming his U.N. visit a success. I came here to welcome Mr. President because I love the speech he gave at U.N. I think I should welcome

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Louis Khan Helped Define Modern Architecture Written by Dana Demange VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered one of the most

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Section 30 Climate Change El Nino, which is not an English name, is playing an important part in our lives. We often hear people talk about the strange weather we are having nowadays. The changing wea

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这首歌来自专辑A Place in the Sun。19首乡村榜冠军歌曲、六张多白金畅销冠军专辑、拥有2500万唱片销售,乡村歌坛天王提姆麦克罗从92年出道至今的巨星地位毋庸置疑,凭藉动人歌声和一张张制作精良的音乐作品,提姆已经是当今乡村歌坛最炙手可热的天王,纪录一再刷新,

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AS IT IS 2013-07-10 Measuring the Effects of Climate Change Policies Welcome again, to the daily magazine show, As It Is, from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about an unusual artist who decorates prosthetic limbs. We have a sto

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By Scott Stearns White House 25 November 2006 When leaders of America's Democratic party take charge of Congress in January they say they will press Iraq's government to take more responsibility for its own security. VOA White House Correspondent Sc

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By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan 22 May 2006 As violence flares across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials say the new Afghan National Army will have to shoulder greater responsibility for defea

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Burmese Migrants in Thailand Await Changes Back Home In Thailand there are more than a million registered Burmese migrant workers. The number of unregistered is even greater, and many of them work jobs that Thai laborers are often unwilling to do. Wo

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Amid Drought, Midwest Farmers Embrace Changes to Farm Bill Legislation commonly known as the U.S. Farm Bill expires at the end of September. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, its formal name, comes up for renewal every five years. It directs th

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Young Singer Wins Chance of a Lifetime The National Anthem can be a challenge, but more than two dozen singers, aged eight to 17, gave it their best shot for a chance to perform it with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. They come on stage and they ar

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Hope for Change in Iran Tempered With Caution Supporters of the new president-elect marched through the streets of Tehran to celebrate. Rowhanis election on the first ballot, with more than 50 percent of the vote, surprised many experts. On Monday, R

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Baby Bins Give Abandoned Children A Second Chance In a small street in Berea, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Johannesburg, a trap door in a wall could be mistaken for a mailbox. But it's actually a place where mothers can safely leave their babi

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, visiting Europe to secure continuing support for his country, says the help is needed if Afghanistan is to continue to reverse the extremism and terrorism that gripped his country during the Taleban regime. Mr. Karzai s

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It has been almost forty years since Chinese and Singaporean leaders last met each other - in 1978. At that time, Han Tan Juan was a chief editor for former Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs. He recalls Lee's meeting with the then Chinese lea

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By Al Pessin Washington 02 July 2007 The Afghan ambassador to the United States says U.S. and NATO forces in his country need to do more to avoid killing civilians as they battle Taleban insurgents. The ambassador spoke an interview with VOA Pentagon

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Sophie Zelmani(苏菲.珊曼妮)来自瑞典这个北方国度的甜美清新邻家女孩。以其生活化、发自内心真诚的诗意词句,简单干净透澈却能直接触摸隐藏在心灵深处纤纤情感的音乐,而征服了瑞典、欧陆乃至亚洲的广大歌迷。Sophie Zelmani的音乐之所以能像她的人一样,情感纤细、纯

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Plastics in Oceans: More Damaging Than Climate Change The United Nations estimates that each one of us uses nearly 140 kilograms of plastic each year. At least 6.4 million metric tons of that plastic has ended up in the oceans. Environmental activist

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Just two weeks ago, the Royal Commission recommended that Auckland should have one City Council for the whole of Auckland instead of eight smaller councils. See March 27th 2009. Today the government agreed that there should be just one council of 20

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