By Melinda Smith Washington 02 August 2007 Doctors estimate that one out of every 1,000 babies around the world die of a condition called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome [also known as 'crib death' or 'cot death']. It is a parent's worst nightmare: the

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Swimmer Dara Torres of the United States has tasted Olympic victory. But this year, the 41-year-old mother is carrying more than aspirations for a gold medal on her shoulders - she is carrying the hopes of a generation of athletes and fans. Torres w

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By Yi Suli Washington 02 May 2008 Olympic hopefuls are training for the Beijing games at the Potomac Boat Club in Washington, DC Three of America's top female rowers work at the same high tech company just outside Washington. They share the same pass

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 04 June 2008 Russia's relations with independent countries that once formed the Soviet Union have often been contentious, and Moscow's efforts to exert influence in the region have also led to tensions with the West, particu

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By Noel King Kigali, Rwanda 06 September 2007 An estimated 190,000 people in Rwanda, about three percent of the population, are infected with HIV and AIDS. But there is optimism at the highest levels of government that education can stem the spread o

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 16 August 2007 The 14-nation Southern African Development Community, SADC, has begun a crucial summit in Lusaka, Zambia, with the crisis in Zimbabwe at the top of the agenda. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that t

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 10 September 2007 Toxic dust clouds resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings About 3,000 people died in the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Six years later, experts say the

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By Carol Pearson Washington 08 January 2008 New technology makes surgery safer, shortens recovery time and leaves no scars. Both physicians and patients are pleased with the results. VOA's Carol Pearson has more. Maria Viruet recently had her gallbla

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 06 July 2007 International human rights activists and lawyers are condemning reports that Somalia's interim government has carried out its first formal executions since the government body was formed with international backing i

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Today marks the start of the annual three-day Eid al Fitr holiday which follows the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in 9 Arab states across the Middle East. It is a time when the pious pray, doting parents give gifts, and children light firecrackers, a

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By Tang Ximing and Rebecca Lombardi Wasington 19 September 2007 Aspiring journalist Jessica Shyu was on her way to achieving her life's dream. But a chance to teach far from her Washington, D.C. home convinced her to give up city life for the sprawli

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Last year, the CBS Television program 60 Minutes asked several Americans whether they would call the police if they witnessed a crime. Most said yes, of course they would. Silence is the Code of the Street in some neighborhoods. Those who snitch can

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The sub-prime mortgage collapse that led to the current U.S. financial crisis has not had as deep an impact in the middle of the nation as it has had on the east and west coasts. But economists say a credit crunch will affect all regions of the coun

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By Scott Stearns White House 02 May 2008 The U.S. economy lost 20,000 jobs in April as higher food and fuel costs continue to slow economic growth. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, U.S. President George Bush says tax refunds and b

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 July 2007 Seventy years ago, Turkey was one of the first countries to give women the vote. Seven decades later, there is only one woman in Turkey's 20-member parliament. From Istanbul, Dorian Jones reports on a new initiat

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Relief agencies in Zimbabwe say they are ramping up emergency programs to combat a cholera epidemic that has infected more than 11,000 people and killed nearly 500. The emergency comes as soldiers rampaged in the capital, Harare, over declining livi

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By Meredith Buel Manchester, New Hampshire 05 January 2008 New Hampshire is the new battleground for U.S. candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations. The state is home to the nation's first presidential primary next Tue

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The leader of Zimbabwe's smaller opposition faction says negotiations on the country's political crisis are a three-way affair and no one party can sign a settlement deal with another. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare. Arthur Mutambara (14 April

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 09 May 2008 U.N. officials say they have suspended aid shipments to Burma after the military government seized all of the food and equipment that had been flown in by the World Food Program. The latest development in the unfol

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The participants at the ongoing Ghana conference on international aid are hoping to improve the effectiveness of aid to help poorer countries. A discussion is taking place over how to give developing countries more control over how aid money is spen

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