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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Reflecting on 50 Years of Kenyan Independence 肯尼亚独立50年的反思 WASHINGTON Thursday will mark 50 years since Kenya gained independence from Britain. As the nation celebrates half a century of self-rule, Kenyans are reflecting on how their

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Jos Ramos-Horta (born 1949) is the second Prime Minister of East Timor and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He has spent most of his life fighting for and serving his people. He was a founder of a group that fought against the Indonesian occupation of his

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Fifth Harmony这一次MTV大奖上打败重重对手获得最佳新人奖。而这首她们的热单《Miss Movin' On》功不可没。整首旋律很欢快也很好听,MV最后那个小伙子真帅,把女主角都给吸引住了呐。 歌词:

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 24 March 2008 Russia says it is responding to a Serbian request for humanitarian assistance to Kosovo, the disputed territory that recently declared its independence from Belgrade. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has

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By Barry Newhouse Washington 04 July 2006 Across the United States, millions of people celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, marking the 230th anniversary of America's independence. An estimated half a million people gathered in Washington DC for t

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By Barry Wood Pristina 09 August 2007 Envoys from the United States, the European Union and Russia, who are meeting in London Thursday to talk about the status of Kosovo, say they are expecting no substantial shifts in positions. VOA's Barry Wood rep

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By David Gollust State Department 11 January 2008 The United States has reaffirmed support for early action giving Kosovo what is called supervised independence under the plan of U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The U.N.-administered Serbian province is

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By Barry Wood Washington, DC 16 March 2006 watch Montenegro report Montenegro coastal territory The mountainous, sparsely populated coastal territory of Montenegro on May 21st will hold a referendum o

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has signed decrees granting formal recognition to the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports analysts say the move could promote separatism in R

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The Obama administration on Monday reaffirmed support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity while it pursues better relations with Russia - Georgia's adversary in last year's military conflict. The White House says Vice President Joe B

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Americans Celebrate Independence Day In Washington, D.C., the annual July fourth parade made its way down Constitution Avenue. Later, a large crowd gathered on the national mall for a patriotic concert, and watched as fireworks lit up the sky behind

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The European Union has signed an agreement with four nations to move ahead on creating new gas pipelines to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. Czech Republic's outgoing PM Mirek Topolanek, left, welcomes the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, i

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to work for broader international recognition of Kosovo on Wednesday during a visit to Pristina, the first by a U.S. chief diplomat since Kosovo's independence in 2008. Clinton also stressed U.S. backing for

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: President Obama has granted clemency to more than a thousand prisoners. Now in his final days in office, some activists, celebrities and politicians are asking him for one more pardon. Oscar Lopez Rivera has been in fede

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One, the amount of money which each department receives and two, using this money, targets each department will achieve. For example for the Education Department a target for how many children pass exams. The second main institution is the Bank of En

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Leading our news today, world leaders have been meeting in Paris to work out a strategy to fight Islamic state militants in Iraq. Thirty countries including ten Arab nations have now agreed to provide support. Australia will begin deploying forces an

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今天我们要学的词是bolster。 Bolster, 是加强,支持的意思。 The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which marked its independence on July 9th, 为支持7月9日新独立的南苏丹

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday said she hopes Serbia will accept a resolution of Kosovo's status and move forward to fuller integration with Europe. Kosovo, a Serbian province administered by the United Nations since 1999, is expe

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 20 February 2008 A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians should follow the example of Kosovo and unilaterally declare independence. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the idea was dismissed by Palestinian

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