AS IT IS 2014-02-12 A Turkish Law Raises Questions About Government and the Internet 法律人士质疑土耳其政府对互联网的管制 Welcome to the VOA Learning English program, As It Is! Im Mario Ritter in Washington. Today we explore the iss

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We're starting with the sweeping executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. It reflects a very different governmental approach concerning the environment than the one by former President Barack Obama. He addressed what he characterized as a bipa

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In Hong Kong, the versatility and resourcefulness of Customs officers are taken to such extremes 在香港,海关人员具备多方面的知识和技能。 That we are not only responsible for performing our traditional duties as tax collector and

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 29 March 2006 Millions of people across West Africa came out to witness what many expect will be a once in a lifetime event: a total solar eclipse that made its way across the co

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By Dan Robinson Washington 14 February 2008 In a blow to Democrats, the House of Representatives has voted to reject a measure that would have extended existing foreign intelligence surveillance legislation by three weeks. VOA's Dan Robinson reports,

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By Paul Sisco Washington 25 July 2007 At the beginning of the 20th century there were more than a million lions worldwide. Today there are less than 30,000 in the wild. The remaining lions are increasingly threatened by habitat loss, hunting, and era

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2006 Boy with open wound on his forehead waits to be attended to by doctors in Balakot The United Nations is launching a global campaign to protect children from dying and being injured in natural disasters. The U.N. D

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President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia reserves the right to use military force to defend its interests, and will also take steps to protect the dignity and lives of its citizens, wherever they may be. Mr. Medvedev made those remarks during a nationa

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Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the fact that U.S. territory has not been attacked since September 11, 2001, is the central accomplishment of his four years in office. Chertoff credits the policies of U.S. President G

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By Zulima Palacio Carroll County, Maryland 22 September 2009 The bog turtle In Maryland, environmental officials are working to save one of the smallest and rarest turtles in North America. The bog turtle had the power to move an entire highway proj

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US Secret Service Maintains Dual Mission - Investigations, Protection U.S. Secret Service agents are credited with saving President Ronald Reagan's life during an assassination attempt in 1981. Day in and day out, Secret Service agents and uniformed

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By Tendai Maphosa London 03 October 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stepped up his criticism of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe for his dictatorial rule and human rights abuses. The British government also repeatedly condemns oth

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Let us now consider the donkey. They have been beasts of burden for 5,000 years, and they haven't gained much respect over the millennia. In the wild, burro herds are a nuisance. In captivity, they can be mistreated. But no

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By Jessica Berman Washington 10 April 2008 An international team of scientists has conducted an exhaustive survey of Madagascar's thousands of endangered plant and animal species. The information will be used to protect the creatures and vegetation t

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 September 2007 There has been commuter chaos in parts of Australia's biggest city, a result of the tightest security the country has ever seen. The disruption to daily life, caused by this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera

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By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 April 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 July 2006 The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, says the intelligence community puts high priority on protecting the privacy and civil liberties of Americans. He spoke to business leaders Monday a

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By Scott Bobb Durban 14 June 2007 South Africa boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world,which attract millions of tourists each year. A series of fatal shark attacks in the Durban area in the 1940s led local authorities to install shark

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By Noel King Nyala, Sudan 01 March 2007 The United Nations and international observers have identified rape as a tool used by Arab Janjaweed militias to terrorize women and girls in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. The African Union force charged with

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The Committee to Protect Journalists says it is alarmed by the suspension of two independent newspapers in Gabon and the increasingly hostile environment for private media in the country. The Committee to Protect Journalists says the suspensions are

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