By Nico Colombant Dakar 30 April 2007 Mixed brigades in Ivory Coast are being launched in two towns in a buffer zone separating the government-run south and rebel-held north, but the process is mired in a dispute over military ranks given to rebels.

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Soldiers go to war. They fight the enemy. That is their job. Firemen go to fires. They rescue people in burning buildings. That is their job. Policemen go after dangerous criminals. They arrest dangerous criminals. That is their job. Phil was driving

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Carl worked for a company for one year. Then they laid him off. We have to lay you off, said his boss. It's not you. It's the economy. We'll hire you back when the economy gets better. Carl was angry. It wasn't the economy. It's discrimination, he th

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He had finally made it to New York City. They call it the city that never sleeps. He had always wanted to live there. He had quit his job in Florida. He loved his new neighborhood. He loved his new apartment. He had used half of his savings to pay fo

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Why do I love you? he asked. Why do I love you so much? You're smart. But you're not that smart. You're pretty. But you're not that pretty. You're fun to be with. But you're not that much fun. Oh, really? she asked. I'm not that much fun? How much fu

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Look at this, she said. He looked. He looked inside a plastic bag. There was rice inside the bag. But something else was inside the bag. What are these things? he asked. They were insects. The insects were crawling around. A lot of insects were crawl

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Who answered the phone? Was that really his wife? Or was it another woman? Had someone stolen his wife's phone? Was his wife okay? He called back. All he got was her recorded message. He left a message. It's 9:30. Where are you? Call me immediately,

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He has a big window in his bedroom. His desk is in his bedroom. His desk is next to the big window. He sits at his desk. He looks east. He looks east toward the East River. The East River is about six blocks away. But he cannot see the East River. Bu

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From NPR news, this is all things considered. I am Robert Siegel, and I am Melissa Block. We are going to begin today with news about GOOGLE. The search engine company has launched a new instant messaging and voice communication service. Until now AO

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By Nico Colombant Abidjan 08 February 2006 Rebels hold half the country Supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and northern rebels are both accusing the United Nations of failing to unders

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By Kari Barber Dakar 21 April 2007 In Ivory Coast Saturday, rebels met with supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo to show they are united in backing a peace deal signed last month. The meeting, which took place in Abidjan, is the first of its kind s

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BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In nineteen eighteen, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, a truce took effect between the Allies and Germany. But not until seven mont

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 September 2006 Ivory Coast's national assembly has opened public hearings into the dumping of several hundred tons of toxic waste in the country's main city last month. Two main figures implicated in the scandal have refused

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 September 2006 Vatican Swiss guards salute a car with an Albanian flag at Pope Benedict XVI's summer residence, September 25, 2006 Pope Benedict has met with diplomats from predominantly Muslim countries and said both

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 19 April 2006 Voters in Thailand went to the polls Wednesday for the second time in less than two weeks to elect a Senate amid a continuing political confrontation between the go

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US Calls for Egyptian Voting Free From Intimidation Following el-Sissi Bid 美国呼吁埃及举行自由公平选举 ROME Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's decision to run for president comes as the United States is pushing Cairo to improve i

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By Gini Sikes New York 09 June 2006 Nolan Bell, left, and the Warren brothers BJ, center, and Michael, install a new metal roof in New Orleans Countless Americans have journeyed to the Gulf Coast to help those devastated by Hurricane Katrina last ye

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 02 May 2006 Senior officials from six countries held talks in Paris Tuesday to find common ground on how to deal with the Iran nuclear standoff. The discussions come ahead of a cr

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By Kurt Achin Beijing 09 February 2007 Senior U.S. and North Korean negotiators have focused on a draft proposal of concrete steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Beijing, where a second day of

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By Kurt Achin Beijing 14 February 2007 Explaining the painstakingly slow progress at the North Korean nuclear talks can be a complicated business. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Beijing that this week envoys found it useful to look for inspiration to

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