It had been widely built as a major test for the police: a series of desperate protests, in and around Londons financial district. At the same time, as the city was playing host to US president Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders, there wa

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: And tomorrow marks the start of the Chinese New Year and also a time when China's big cities feel empty. Hundreds of millions of workers who migrated there for work are returning home for the holiday. NPR's Rob Schmitz is still in

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For the struggling economy of Egypt, aid is on the way in the form of the $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF is an organization of 189 countries. It aims to stabilize global economies and it gives loans to member countries

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By Nathan King New York City 12 July 2007 New York's Coney Island is one of the Big Apple's most visited attractions. Its beach, boardwalk and amusement park have been attracting visitors for more than a century. But its largest theme park -- Astrola

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By Nico Colombant and Pauline Bax Abidjan and Conakry 09 January 2006 Youth struggling to make ends meet in Conakry, Guinea In the West African nation, Guinea, which some economists fear could collaps

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 03 December 2006 Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana casts his ballot in Antananarivo, 3 Dec 2006 In Madagascar Sunday, voters were choosing a president in what observers say was a mostly peaceful process. Many analysts

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By Gary Thomas Tehran 11 July 2006 The European Union deadline for an answer on new proposals to end the Iranian nuclear controversy went almost unnoticed in Iran. The July 11 deadline passed with almost no mention of the issue by official Iran. Pre

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 29 May 2006 Experts from around East Africa are meeting this week in Kenya's capital to discuss how to supply one of the continent's most basic needs, clean water. In many East African cities large areas have no access to r

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Aid agencies warn that East Timor faces a food crisis and more than half of its youngest children are going hungry as global food prices soar. A new survey reveals that more than 70 percent of households across East Timor are unable to find enough t

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Olympic Games Hurt Business in London The street performers at Londons Covent Garden can still draw a crowd. But in the middle of the summer tourist season, those crowds are smaller than usual. And the nearby market seems almost empty compared to the

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Arab Spring Brought Major Change, Challenges to Middle East The wave of popular uprisings that swept the Arab world were as unexpected as they were cataclysmic. Long-reigning rulers fell, others teeter on the brink, and the region is forever changed.

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Senior Citizens Help Each Other Remain in Their Own Homes 老年人互助组织帮助老人在家养老 WASHINGTON With more and more of the so-called baby boomers reaching retirement age in the United States, the trend toward aging in place is gaini

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A Russian intelligence agency launched a cyberattack last year against a company that helps run American voting systems. That detail appeared today in a top secret National Security Agency document that was posted by the news web

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By Sarah Simpson Lagos 01 February 2007 The Nigerian government's announcement earlier this week that tests confirmed the country's first human death from the bird flu virus appears to have left Lagos residents unfazed. Sarah Simpson reports for VOA

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil 14 April 2007 Iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded in a crowded bus station in the southern Shi'ite city of Karbala, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100 others. In Baghdad, insurgents have attacked anot

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By Efam Dovi Accra 03 March 2007 Ghana is preparing to mark 50 years of political independence from British colonial rule. The March 6 event is expected to attract about 30 heads of state and many high profile delegates from around the world. But wit

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