US-based Liberians Kick off Independence Anniversary Celebrations Friday (July 26) marks Liberias 166th independence anniversary. For Liberians in the United States, the celebration began Saturday with festivities on the grounds of the Liberian Embas

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A: What can I help you with? B: May I ask you something? A: What's your question? B: How many hours behind the wheel do I need? A: What do you need to take it for? B: I'm trying to get my license. A: You need six hours. B: Can I do all six hours in o

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The Tertiary Education Commission (the TEC) announced the funding for polytechs and universities for the next 3 years. The TEC is the government organisation responsible for tertiary institutions like polytechs and universities so this is government

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) became President of Liberia in 2005. She was Africa's first ever elected female head of state. She has the nickname Iron Lady because of her iron will and determination. She also actively campaigns for womens rights.

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 July 2006 Violence continues to escalate in the latest confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians, as both sides blame each other for the crisis. Israeli and Palestinian representatives repeated their accusations

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 May 2006 Mwai Kibaki (file photo) The United States has banned a former aide to Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and three prominent Kenyan businessmen from entering the United States under U.S. anti-corruption legislation.

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A court under the control of a Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab has ordered four young men suspected of stealing guns and mobile phones to have a hand and a leg amputated, but the punishment was postphoned. An al-Shabab spokesman told the A

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Forces loyal to Somalia's embattled government say they have pushed out Islamist insurgents from the strategic capital of Beledweyne in the central Hiran region. But the insurgents claim they made a tactical retreat and have not been defeated. Contr

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By June Soh Washington 16 April 2007 Watch video report on Micro Loans Many new immigrants and refugees in the United States find out that they have a hard time landing well-paying jobs. Even with business ambitions, they can face difficulties. VOA'

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Top Bush administration officials say a plan is in place to deal with insurgents in Iraq. The president's foreign policy advisors stress the insurgency will not derail Iraqi elections scheduled for early 2005. 布什政府高层官员说,政府已经

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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible loss of vision worldwide and now doctors believe the devastating disease begins in the brain and not in the eye as has long been thought. Dr. David Calkins, director of research at the Vanderbilt Eye Inst

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By Brian Wagner Caracas 02 December 2007 Venezuelans are casting ballots on a controversial reform plan that would allow President Hugo Chavez to seek re-election indefinitely and extend his socialist policies.Pro-Chavez government officials say that

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《爱无厌》(Insatiable)是野人花园乐队(Savage Garden)原主唱戴伦-海斯(Darren Hayes)单飞后的最佳单曲,选自他2003年的专辑《心灵节奏》(Spin)。一首英文情歌,更准确地说,情欲之歌登峰造极的假声,拉丁风情的曲风,四十人的交响乐旋律,烘托着难以自拔、心

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By David Gollust Washington 17 April 2006 Scott McClellan The United States is condemning officials of Hamas, which now runs the Palestinian Authority, for remarks condoning the suicide attack Monday

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2006 Many Kenyans are criticizing a controversial proposal by a Kuwaiti company to develop the historic area of Lamu on Kenya's north coast, saying that the proposal has not followed proper procurement procedures

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U.S. commanders in Iraq are concerned that Shiite insurgents are using a new type of high-powered homemade weapon that uses rockets made in Iran and elsewhere. In the most recent attack, on Tuesday in northeastern Baghdad, an Iraqi soldier and a U.S

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By Jim Malone Washington 19 May 2006 Immigration is the hot topic of debate in Washington these days. But the situation in Iraq is never far from the minds of politicians and policy makers in both maj

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今天我们要学的词是insider。 Insider, 意思是圈内人士。 The couple has filed for divorce, according to Hollywood insiders, 据好莱坞圈内人士说,这对夫妇已经提出离婚。 The book gives readers an insider's look at the

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Anti-gay demonstration in Uganda U.S. President Barack Obama has sharply criticized an anti-gay bill in Uganda that would impose the death penalty in some cases. Other western governments and gay rights activists also have criticized the legislation.

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 July 2007 For years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spoken almost daily about his vision of so-called 21st Century socialism. Yet many Venezuelans of varying political persuasions are unsure what the slogan means

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