US Anti Apartheid Movement Helps Bring Change to South Africa 美国反隔离运动给南非带来改变 It's been 20 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, the system of racial segregation that curtailed the rights of black South Africans

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Russia's Shrinking Free Media Environment 俄罗斯日渐萎缩的自由媒体环境 The Russian government continues to cut the Russian people off from independent voices and from media perspectives that differ from the states controlled narratives.

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Unit 76 Superman Star Christopher Reeve Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who turned personal tragedy into a public campaign and from his wheelchair became the nation's most recognizable spokesman for spinal cord research, died on Oct. 10, 2004, afte

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 29 November 2006 Iran's president has issued an open letter to the American people in which he criticizes U.S. policies in the Middle East. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports the letter was released at U.N. headquarters in

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 July 2006 The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to send an urgent fact-finding mission to Gaza to investigate alleged human rights violations there by Israel. At the end of a special session of the Council, members approv

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By Sonja Pace London 28 March 2007 Iran has shown television footage of some of the 15 British sailors detained by Iranian forces last Friday and hints they could be released soon. Earlier in the day, Britain announced it is freezing all bilateral b

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Europe Struggles to Restore Confidence in Troubled Economies Greece named a new prime minister Thursday, and Italy is planning to do the same fairly soon, as European leaders move to regain the confidence of financial markets and to ensure that the r

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Experts Ponder Costs Of Climate Change 专家思考气候变化带来的成本 Climate change is making it harder than usual for scientists to figure out what the future will bring and what impact weather changes will have on society and the economy.

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 October 2006 The U.S. government says it is concerned about new visa restrictions Israel is imposing on Palestinian-Americans who want to visit or live in the Palestinian territories. Cars drive around Menara Circle in cen

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By Andr de Nesnera Washington 11 October 2006 Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia, after Georgia released last month four military officers arrested on spying charges - an accusation rejected by Moscow. The Russian government retaliated

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By Meredith Buel Washington 02 November 2006 The United States is urging the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran immediately for its refusal to halt its uranium enrichment program. Some Middle East analysts say even with the threat of

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