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AILSA CHANG, HOST: A hundred years ago, this country entered the first global war, World War I. That ugly, dirty, agonizing conflict cost millions of lives and changed the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is observing the centen
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: The War in the Pacific 建国史话- 太平洋战争 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) American military planners had to make
Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A young girl walks the land in S
The last known American veteran of World War I died Sunday at his home in West Virginia. Former U.S. Army Corporal Frank Buckles was 110 years old. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin had the chance to speak to Mr. Buckles several years ago and file
Displaced Syrians Despair Over Civil War Late morning at the Bab al-Salama camp in northern Syria. Life has become routine and tedious as residents wait for places in Turkey's refugee camps. This camp has grown in 10 months from nothing into a small
Iraqis Debate Impact of War For many, the day Iraqis -- aided by U.S. troops -- toppled the statue marked the the end of a brutal dictatorship and the beginning of a new hope. Today the square is bedecked with campaign posters for this month's local
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The love story between Isabell and Preble Staver came quietly to an end last month. The couple was together for more than seven decades. The Stavers were two of the hundreds of World War II veterans who are dying each day. NPR's S
AILSA CHANG, HOST: We're now going to talk about something pretty sensitive. So if you have small children around, you might want to listen to this later. We're going to hear about what happens to sexual relationships after servicemembers return from
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NOEL KING, HOST: Beijing says it will retaliate if President Trump goes ahead with plans to impose tariffs on more Chinese products. The U.S. and China are locked in what could become a full-on trade war. And China's economy is better positioned than
Life is returning to normal in parts or northern Georgia - two months after open warfare there between Georgian and Russian troops and Russian-backed separatists from the enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russian troops pulled out of their sel
THIS IS AMERICA - Memorial Day: Honoring America's War Dead By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, May 30, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus.
The firing came to an end. The horses calmed down. Thesmoky air began to clear. Clara handed Jack and Annie each a can-teen. Fill these quickly, she said. We have no time to waste.Jack's legs felt wobbly as he followed Annie to the creek. Theyfilled
Clara Barton had turned the wagon around. She helped Jackand Annie lift the drummer boy into the back. The soldiers said he has heat stroke, Annie told Clara. Hisname is John.The boy lay down next to the sleeping Confederate soldier. He does have hea
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk Tuesday he had ordered the closure of the gas transit to Europe via Belarus, until Gazprom pays the debt(债务) for the transit.Until they pa
After Hitler invaded Poland in September of 1939, England and France declared war. This was the start of World War II. Italy sided with Germany. For the time being, the United Statesan ocean awaystayed out of the conflict. As for the little country o
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met in Tehran on Saturday, to discuss the Syria war. The two countries hold opposite views on the issue. Turkey is a leading backer of rebels... trying to topple Syrian Presi
Mexico Drug Cartel Chief Killed On December 16, Mexican marines stormed a luxury apartment in Cuernavaca, near Mexico City, and killed Arturo Beltran Leyva, head of one of the country's largest drug trafficking organizations. A couple of weeks later,
EXPLORATIONS - From a Photo of War, a Statue to Remember MARIO RITTER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Im Mario Ritter. July fourth, Independence Day in the United States, is a time of celebration. Friends and family across t
Chinese President Xi Jinping, coming fresh off his time in-front of Chinese veterans and current troops, has told Vladimir Putin the two should be working together to ensure their shared history during the war is not forgotten. As time passes, young