Mo dern-Day Knights Rescue Communities in Distress In days of old, knights fought for damsels in distress, but in the 21st century, they sometimes battle to help small communities raise revenue. Jousting, in which armored knights compete in games of

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We turn now to a photojournalist who is trying to make poverty more visible to America, where it's both very common and often overlooked. The last four years Matt Black who is an associate member of Magnum Photos has been working o

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The government guidelines released on Monday are aimed at tackling problems associated with urbanization and the growing city sprawl in rural areas. A key aspect of the guideline calls for roads in newly built communities to be opened up to the wider

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All over the world, working class and poor families bear the brunt of rising food and fuel costs. In Bangkok, Ron Corben visits a slum area to see how people are coping. He reports that charities are stepping up efforts to help families, as fears gr

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 A shortwave radio might seem like ancient technology these days. But for some people, it remains their only link to the wider world. 短波收音机如今

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African American Communities Face AIDS Crisis More than a million people in the United States are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 50,000 more people are infected with HIV

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Surfers' Helping Hands Impact Beach Communities It's not uncommon for surfers to travel the world chasing the best waves. But what is out of the ordinary is how members of Surf for Life pass the time when they're not out on the water. Instead of kick

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 27 October 2009 Protester fires sling shot during clashes with police in Standerton, South Africa, 15 Oct 2009 For at least three years, as the country's winter months begin to bite, poor South Africans have taken to

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After Ferguson, New Focus on Race and Policing 弗格森枪击案后种族和治安问题再度引发关注 NEW YORK The fatal police shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson, Missouri, has brought new attention to other allegations of excessive force

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Niger Delta Communities Pressure Shell on 2011 Oil Spill YOUBEBE, NIGERIA Local leaders in the Niger Delta want to unite competing communities to pressure Shell Petroleum to pay billions of dollars in reparations and clean up of fishing areas they sa

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 05 November 2009 Minority communities in Burma say the exploitation of the country's natural resources is damaging the environment and increasing the military presence in their areas. The activists say greater public participat

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