After a series of violent protests and strikes in Athens, Greece, tourism officials in the country say Greece is still a great destination for a family vacation. Angela Gerekou is the Greek Tourism Minister. Athens is safe as usual, the life is going

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Hawaii's Birds Threatened by Invasive Predators, Habitat Loss Many people think of the Hawaiian islands as a Pacific paradise, a string of tropical islands lush with exotic flora and fauna. But the islands' native species - especially birds - have be

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Ukraine Developments Loom Over Obama Trip to Asia 乌克兰阴云笼罩奥巴马亚洲行 BEIJING President Barack Obama's trip to Asia this week comes as concerns about Beijing's territorial ambitions are growing in the region. Those concerns have b

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As we produced today's edition of CNN 10, a category five hurricane was roaring over the Turks and Caicos islands and it had the Bahamas and the U.S. mainland directly in its projected path. Hurricane Irma is a monstrous and deadly storm. Last night,

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Trade surplus here in China has risen sharply through December. 中国去年12月份贸易顺差显著扩大。 The trade surplus through this past month has come in at 31.6 billion yuan, led by strong exports. 上个月,由于出口表现强劲,贸

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British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas , and extends 800 miles( 1,280km ) north from the United States border. It includes Canada s entire west coast and the isl

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 13 June 2006 South Korean fishing boats around Dokdo islets, known as 'Takeshima' in Japan No progress was made during the first talks in six years between Japan and South Korea concerning a disputed maritime boundary. --------

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IN THE NEWS - Japans Diplomatic Tensions With China and South Korea Intensify Over Disputed This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan is at the center of separate diplomatic crises with China and South Korea over two groups of disputed island

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 April 2006 South Korea and Japan are working to prevent a diplomatic confrontation over disputed islands from escalating. Authorities in Seoul say they hope diplomacy will be su

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Japanese prosecutors say they will release a Chinese trawler captain who has been detained since his boat collided with Japanese patrol vessels in disputed waters. The incident enraged China, which retaliated by canceling meetings with Japanese offic

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A volcano that started erupting on one of the Galapagos Islands last week may be changing the landscape of the island. According to the Associated Press, rangers and tour guides spotted lava flowing down the northeastern flank of the Cerro Azul Volca

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These destructive waves are as much a part of the reefs life cycle as the animals that inhabit it, and the corals that make it. But out here, there is another miracle. A hundred miles from the coast, In the midst of this huge flat sea, suddenly and w

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 May 2007 A team of Australian malaria experts has been meeting in Canberra to find the most efficient ways to combat the disease in the South Pacific. Canberra has just announced a new multi-million dollar aid package to help

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 05 February 2007 African immigrants arrive in a fishing boat carrying 60 to the port of Los Cristianos, in the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain, 1 Feb 2007 Mauritania says it is denying landing rights to a disabled boat carrying

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 06 December 2006 Spain's prime minister met with Senegalese leaders Tuesday to discuss ways to prevent illegal migration. Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to stopping the flow of Africans taking the dangerous boat jou

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South Korea is calling its ambassador to Japan home, in the latest flare-up of a decades-old dispute. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the islands at the heart of the conflict trigger some very painful memories for Koreans. South Korean Forei

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By Scott Stearns White House 15 June 2006 President Bush has created the world's largest marine reserve. Mr. Bush acted to protect an area of the Pacific Ocean that is roughly the size of California. More than 7,000 species of marine life live in a

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By Kate Pound Dawson Bangkok 01 October 2009 Survivor walks through ruins of Salebata village on south coast of Samoa, 30 Sep 2009 Aid is starting to reach the Pacific islands devastated by a powerful earthquake and a resulting series of tsunami wav

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Hawaiis Next Island Look at a map of Hawaii and youll see volcanic islands strung out like pearls on a necklace. The biggestand the youngestis Hawaii, in the south-east corner. As the islands stretch away to the north-west they become older and more

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By Mike O'Sullivan American Samoa 05 October 2009 The death toll has reached 176 people, following last week's tsunami in the Pacific islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. Cleanup and recovery efforts are under way and survivors are taking tim

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