By Katherine Cole Washington 20 February 2007 Ever since releasing her first album in 1996, critics have been raving about Patty Griffin and her songs. While you're unlikely to hear Patty singing them on most U.S. commercial radio stations, that does

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By Joan Butler Washington 27 April 2007 The largest annual prize in the world will be awarded for achievement in Africa leadership and the prize committee will be lead by a former U.N. Secretary General. For producer Joan Butler, VOA's Jim Bertel has

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By Steve Herman India Goa Land 23 January 2008 The tiny coastal state of Goa has become the first state in India to rescind the creation of special economic zones - putting it into conflict with the central government and powerful developers across t

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Australian researchers have studied the navigation skills of insects to develop a pioneering weapons-guidance system. The insect-inspired tracking technology has been launched at an air show in the southern state, Victoria. Australian army captain i

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Tribal Languages, Economic Woes Inspire Nigerian Music Success in the arts may be a long shot, but in a country where most people live in poverty, Nigerian musicians say it could be their best and only shot. Ifeyinwa Samuel Ndukwu, known to her fans

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The new comedy film Kabluey was inspired by the real-life experiences of writer-director Scott Prendergast. Mike O'Sullivan reports that the filmmaker, who also stars in Kabluey, has graduated from low-budget short films to a full-length feature, wi

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