By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 December 2006 Nigeria has confirmed its status as the most populous country on the African continent, announcing its population has exceeded 140 million. Gilbert da Costa reports the announcement sought to avoid some of

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 28 February 2006 watch Glass Architect report New technologies have made glass, that ancient, fragile material made from molten sand, suitable as an architectural build

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Study: Neglected Tropical Diseases Surfacing in Central Asia Many of the bacterial and parasitic worm infections commonly associated with the tropics are becoming rampant in some Central Asian countries in the former Soviet Union. That's the finding

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 24 June 2006 Squeezed in among all the multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbusters this season there is also a handful of documentary films drawing audiences to neighborhood theaters. Alan Silverman has a look at three of

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By Gary Thomas London 24 August 2006 The British government Thursday announced the creation of a commission to examine issues raised by the explosive growth of ethnic communities in Britain. The study was sparked in large part by revelations that yo

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 04 February 2006 Iraqi Special Police Commandos of the 2nd Brigade The Iraqi Army has been billed as the U.S. Army's ticket home. As part of the 11-point-five billion dollar eff

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By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 06 January 2006 Dry conditions and high winds are making life difficult for firefighters in Texas, where wildfires continue to threaten life and property in various p

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 01 August 2007 Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas monopoly, has announced a 45 percent reduction of natural gas supplies to neighboring Belarus. About 20 percent of the gas Russia delivers to other European countries transits

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By David Gollust Washington 20 February 2007 The Bush administration said Tuesday it has begun consultations on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would further penalize Iran for failing to heed demands to halt uranium enrichment. An initial

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2006 Finance ministers and central bankers from 20 powerful economies meeting in Australia have urged an early resumption of stalled global trade talks and greater cooperation against illegal financing. ---- The

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By Al Pessin Washington 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says he expects Afghan Taleban insurgents to launch a new series of attacks starting Wednesday to mark the Afghan New Year. The officer spoke at a news conference at the Pentagon, a

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta, Indonesia 02 January 2007 Emergency workers in Indonesia continue searching for the wreckage of an airliner that disappeared during a flight to Sulawesi Monday. Officials say earlier reports that the crash site had been fou

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 June 2008 The House of Representatives has approved legislation updating U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance law. President Bush welcomed the bipartisan compromise measure saying it will improve U.S. capabilities t

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 21 April 2008 President Bush is in New Orleans, playing host to his North American counterparts, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from New Orleans, i

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By Paula Wolfson Honolulu 03 September 2007 President Bush's surprise stop in Iraq marks the third time the president has managed to shroud his travel plans to a war zone in secrecy. As White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, the president's

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By Doug Levine Washington 05 January 2007 Bluesman Mark Hummel hasn't taken a vacation in years. He's too busy touring and making records. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Hummel's also the founder and bandleader of the internationally acclaimed Blues

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 April 2007 The United Nations has come under attack in Afghanistan. Officials there say a roadside bomb ripped through a U.N. vehicle, killing five people. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports. Afghan

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 January 2006 The top U.S. military officer expressed the hope on Thursday that as a new Iraqi government takes power in the coming months, many of the Iraqi insurgents will de

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 February 2007 A French policeman in front of the Cannes Festival Palace, where the Franco-African Summit is to be held African heads of states are preparing to meet later this week (Feb. 15-16) with officials from France and

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 March 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting on Sunday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the most serious effort to establish a dialogue since the Islamic militant grou

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