By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch Living Wage report Lawmakers in the Midwest U.S. city of Chicago have approved a measure requiring large-scale discount stores to pay their employees a so-called living wage. As VOA's George Dwyer

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Its pretty local in the sense of this is just the appointment of a mayor of Moscow, but Moscow is one of the biggest cities in Europe and its got massive budget, billions of dollars, so the person who occupies this post has some degree of power, but

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Dmitry Medvedev is the third and current President of Russia. He took office in May 2008 after winning the presidential election with 70% of the vote. He was formerly Deputy Prime Minister and Vladimir Putins chief of staff and right-hand man. Medved

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By Julie Donnelly Blacksburg, Virginia 20 April 2007 As new details emerge about the gunman blamed for the killings at Virginia Tech University, and more is learned about his 32 victims, the small community of Blacksburg, Virginia struggles with the

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By Kathie Scarrah Washington, DC 25 January 2006 watch New Orleans report Before Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana city of New Orleans last August, 60 percent of the city's nearly half a mi

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World Cup Cities Say Climate Change Is Big Part of Planning JOHANNESBURG The World Cup soccer tournament is getting more and more carbon-heavy, with FIFA estimating that the 2014 event in Brazil will dump 2.72 million tons of carbon dioxide into the

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Seoul Highlights Environmental Investments at Climate Change Conference 首尔在气候会议上强调环境投资 SEOUL This week South Koreas capital city showcases its efforts to greatly reduce air pollution, increase energy efficiency and improve

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The head of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs office has met with the mayor of New Taipei City. Zhang Zhijun and Mayor Eric Chu have discussed economic cooperation between the two sides. Zhang Zhijun is set to make a number of stops in different communit

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By Paige Kollock London 07 June 2007 When big city mayors, business leaders, and environmentalists gathered recently in New York City to discuss climate change, at the heart of their talks was the effects of carbon emissions on the environment. Paige

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 27 November 2007 Somali journalists and human rights groups have condemned new regulations introduced by the mayor of Mogadishu severely restricting independent reporting in Somalia. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from

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By Robert Berger Bethlehem 24 December 2007 Thousands of pilgrims joined local Palestinians in celebrating Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. As Robert Berger reports for VOA from Bethlehem, the observances were more cheerful than in p

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By Zulima Palacio Branson, Missouri 04 September 2006 watch Branson profile The small middle-American town of Branson, Missouri is becoming a popular tourist destination. It has fewer than 8,000 residents -- but attracts seven million visitors each

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 April 2008 Campaigning for local elections in Benin has been marked by tight competitions, one outbreak of violence and doubts over how politicians can change daily life. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West Africa bu

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 07 April 2006 More than 40 million Americans have no health insurance or access to inexpensive, high-quality medical care. A West Coast charity called the California End

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By Mona Ghuneim New York 11 September 2007 The United States marked the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States with ceremonies, tributes and silence all over the country. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona G

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Senate confirmation hearings will begin July 13th for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She must be confirmed by a vote of the full Senate before she can take the place of retiring Justice David Souter. Meanwhile

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David Huddleston, The Real Big Lebowski, Dies At 85 SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Big Lebowski is gone - not the guy who was mistaken for him in the 1998 Coen brothers film. Of course, that's Jeff Bridges. David Huddleston died at the age of 85, played the

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Thousands of mourners turned out in lower Manhattan in New York City Friday morning to mark the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. A vigil at the site of the World Trade Center, where nearly 3

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The US Immigration says it has detained a fugitive Chinese official wanted on corruption charges by Chinese government. Yang Xiuzhu, former vice mayor of Wenzhou in Zhejiang, is being held on immigration charges. She is accused of running off with ov

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Christchurch learnt today that the rugby games as part of the World Cup will be moved to other cities. This is because of damage to the stadium. There is damage to the field and damage to the stands where people sit. Another problem is the lack of ac

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