Economics Report - Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in New College Programs This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth. Small businesses have created almost two-third

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 January 2007 Guinean demonstrators protest the regime of President Lansana Conte, across from White House in Washington, 25 Jan 2007 Many Guineans are expressing disappointment in a deal to end a three-week strike, saying P

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 July 2006 The governor of Nigeria's Lagos state says owners of a four-story apartment building, which collapsed Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, will be prosecuted. Rescue efforts continue nearly 48 hours after the i

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By Doug Levine Washington 05 March 2006 Blueprint of a Lady Few jazz vocalists have the courage to take on the Billie Holiday songbook. Those songs evoke such deep feelings - many expressing heartache

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 14 June 2007 Thousands of angry mourners have attended the funeral of Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido, who was killed along with nine others in a car bombing Wednesday. VOA's Challiss McDonough has more from our Middle East b

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 February 2007 Israeli police and Palestinian protesters have clashed near a hotly disputed holy place in Jerusalem after Friday Muslim prayers. The riot was quickly contained, and 15 people were arrested. But as Robert

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met separately with Palestinian U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center left, smile following their meeting in the Wes

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse

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By Efam Dovi Accra 12 September 2006 In Ghana, mining companies are being forced to cut energy use by 50 percent to help the country through its worst energy crisis in nine years. The country's bulk electricity supplier, the Volta River Authority, s

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he believes Iran is prepared to engage in serious negotiations regarding its controversial nuclear program. The secretary-general met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr

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The United States said Monday the government of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe cannot be considered legitimate in the absence of a presidential runoff election. In the wake of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai's forced departure from the c

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President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, said if confirmed he will pursue policies to address climate change and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Energy Sec.-designate Steven Chu te

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South Korea and the European Union have started what they call their final round of talks in efforts to agree on a trade liberalization deal. The deal still faces serious opposition from South Korean farmers, and may require fine tuning on opening u

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By Benjamin Sand Kabul 04 August 2006 Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, faces a crippling energy shortage with basic electricity only available six hours a day. Officials say demand is soaring, but international support for the city's energy needs is be

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 May 2007 Proceedings against a former rebel leader have resumed at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, even as the court's slow pace is frustrating human rights activists. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar

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By Kari Barber Dakar 03 February 2007 Sierra Leone, which was recently forgiven more than $1.5 billion in debt, is now looking at how to spend the extra funds. Some in the impoverished nation say they worry the government will mishandle money set as

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 The U.N.'s Chief Human Rights Official blames widespread sexual violence in conflict ridden Darfur on Sudanese Government Forces and allied militia. Louise Arbour is urging the Sudanese government to conduct an im

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 09 May 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki talks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate,

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The State Department confirms that Iran could enter negotiations on its nuclear program without initially meeting the demand of the United States and other major powers that it suspend its uranium enrichment program. U.S. officials say they are amen

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U.S. President Barack Obama is mandating higher energy efficiency standards for common household appliances as part of a broader effort to overhaul the nation's use of fuel and electricity. Mr. Obama says the economic recovery package before Congres

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