A small group of villages in Senegal is slowly reversing the migration of workers to urban areas by creating community-driven employment opportunities at home. In 1988, Yanhobah Sy did the opposite of what hundreds of thousands of other Senegalese we

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1.Pope Benedict was at Yankee Stadium leading the final Mass in his six-day visit to America. Thousands cheered and waved as the pontiff entered in his popemobile. Earlier he visited Ground Zero and blessed the site of the September 11th terrorist a

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AS IT IS 2015-04-26 Islam Is the Fastest Growing Religion in the World 伊斯兰教是世界上发展最快的宗教 Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, according to a new study. The Pew Research Center spent six years studying the de

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AS IT IS 2016-08-22 Mosque in Virginia Starts Hospital Visiting Program 维吉尼亚州清真寺开始医院探视计划 A young member of a Muslim religious center near Washington, D.C. has created a program for people who are suffering health probl

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AS IT IS 2016-02-14 US Candidates Talk about Faith, Religion 美国候选人讨论宗教信仰 Candidates for president are talking a lot about their religious beliefs. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, recently asked New Hampshire supporters to

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AS IT IS 2015-01-25 Should Schools in US Recognize Muslim Holidays? 美国学校应承认穆斯林假日吗? As religious minorities increase in the United States, some want public schools to close not only on Christmas, but also on their religious h

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AS IT IS 2014-11-23 Latin America Catholics Converting to Protestants 大量拉丁美洲天主教众皈依新教 Almost 40 percent of the worlds Catholic population, about 425 million people, lives in Latin America. In 2013, for the first time in his

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Officials in West Bengal state say the tragedy occurred early Thursday, when hundreds of devotees scrambled to take the first boat service to Sagar Island - the venue for a Hindu religious festival known as the Gangasagar Mela. Anjana Pasricha | New

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Residents of Nigeria's city of Jos say attacks are continuing for a fourth day in parts of the state previously unaffected despite the imposition of a 24-hour curfew and the deployment of soldiers. Incidents of violence are still being reported in th

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You'd probably want to eat one of each of these desserts from the Ox Inn, but it's doubtful you'd have room after endless earlier helpings of food. In the Midwest state of Iowa, not far from the Mississippi River, there's a cluster of seven villages

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来自中国的雇员Dana跟同事Charlie聊天儿,说自己要去美国朋友家过圣诞节。 Dana: Hey Charlie, you're from Boston right? C: Yeah, I'm from Newton. It's a suburb of Boston. D: I'm going to be visiting your hometown for Christmas

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight! Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The year was 1752. On Wednesday, Sep

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Anya Ardayeva Uzbekistan's prosecutor-general, Rashid Kadyrov, said the first explosion tore apart a house in the central province of Bukhara on Sunday night. He said the building served as a meeting

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-Who is like something that is very big?There is a mystical timeless quality to Lake Tana. The lake is home to dozens of island monasteries, guardians of Ethiopia's unique religious history. This is a land of myth and legend. It's said to be home to

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The church also prohibited freelancers and streetwalkers who weren't working for the church. It's a lot like' and I trust the law now. They are monopolizing and controlling a very, very lucrative market. The Catholic church was a spiritual entity, bu

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EDUCATION REPORT -August 29, 2002: Adult Education By Jerilyn Watson (Photo -Montgomery College) This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Millions of Americans take part in adult education pr

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Preaching for the Environment Throughout history, there have been many groups and cultures that have worshiped the Earth or nature. While the worlds major organized religions do not hold to those beliefs, some scientists say todays religious leaders

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 August 2007 On Tuesday, suicide truck bombers killed at least 400 northern Iraqi villagers who belong to the Yazidi religious minority. Before now, little has been said about this Kurdish-speaking community living mo

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1. Hurricane Ike sent waves crashing over a seawall as it steamed toward Texas Friday. The powerful storm is threatening to devastate coastal towns and batter America's fourth largest city. Ike's eye was forecast to strike near Galveston late tonigh

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1. President Barack Obama is telling Congress its time to stop bickering and pass health care reform. Obama received several standing ovations from his own party during the prime time address. But at one point, Republican Joe Wilson of South Carolin

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