By Al Pessin Washington 24 May 2007 General David Petraeus President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates say a report from their top general in Iraq, due in September, will be a key element in deciding the future of the U.S. commitment in that co

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By Carol Pearson Washington 16 April 2007 Watch Diabetes report Type 1 diabetes can affect anyone but it usually starts in people younger than 30. It is a lifelong disease, and there is no cure. But doctors recently tested a stem cell therapy that a

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By Efam Dovi Accra 12 June 2006 In Ghana, about 20 percent of teenage girls drop out of school, or fail to finish their exams. Authorities say many of them leave school because they have become pregnant. Activists say the girls are ostracized by soc

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By Tabinda Naeem Washington, DC 26 January 2007 watch Amber Alert report Dylan and Shasta Groene Every day thousands of children around the world are reported missing. Authorities in the United States have devised a special method to alert the publi

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President Obama has lifted restrictions on the use of federal money for research using embryonic stem cells. Some researchers are already making progress using stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which entails no controversy since there is no dest

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By Deborah Tate Washington 19 July 2006 watch Bush Stem Cell report The U.S. Senate has approved and sent to President Bush a bill that would allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. The president opposes the measure on moral grounds,

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By Efam Dovi Accra 23 August 2006 In Ghana, a high court in the capital Accra Tuesday sentenced five robbers to more than 300 years in prison in what the police say is a clear sign the country is taking violent crime seriously. The spate of armed ro

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By Carol Pearson Washington 27 March 2007 watch Heart Stem Cell report It is being hailed as a major medical breakthrough: cardiologists are using adult stem cells, not the controversial embryonic stem cells, to rejuvenate the hearts of patients who

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By David McAlary Was 16 August 2006 Artist's rendition of solar system There may soon be three new planets in our solar system. The expansion would be the result of a proposed new definition of what a planet is. The change is controversial, but if a

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 20 October 2006 The U.N. General Assembly has suspended voting until next week in a fiercely fought contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for a seat on the Security Council. Thirty-five rounds of balloting have pro

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By Jim Malone Washington 17 August 2006 The ethical and moral debate over expanding embryonic stem cell research could motivate voters on both sides of the issue in this year's U.S. congressional elections. Color-enhanced stemcell from bonemarrow Em

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By Melinda Smith Washington 27 June 2007 President Bush speaking at the White House about stem cell research, 20 Jun 2007 Some U.S. scientists say President Bush's veto last week of federal funding for stem cell research raises questions about the f

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 20 January 2006 As concerns over the spread of bird flu increase, Italian police have stepped up controls at sites that could be at risk. Thousands of chickens and eggs wer

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 August 2006 The Malaysian foreign ministry says officials from predominantly Islamic countries will urge the United Nations to demand an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force that

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U.S. President Barack Obama has lifted restrictions on federal funding for medical research using human embryonic stem cells. Mr. Obama says it is part of a broader effort to limit political interference in science. President Barack Obama signs an E

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By Paula Wolfson Guatemala City 12 March 2007 President Bush says he is hopeful there can be U.S. congressional action by August on immigration reform. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the controversial issue dominated his talks in Guatemala City with Gu

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 October 2006 The U.S. military is giving the West African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe an $18 million system to help it keep track of activity in its territorial waters and nearby ocean areas. The military hopes th

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