By Amy Katz Washington, DC 28 April 2006 watch Caffeine report Two recently released medical studies show that caffeine is not harmful to the heart. The two long-term studies of coffee drinking habits

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Thousands of Guineans turned out Friday to pay their respects to former President Lansana Conte, whose death this week sparked a military coup. Mutinous soldiers have consolidated power with the resignation of Guinea's prime minister. Guinean soldie

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AS IT IS 2013-04-29How India Has Become an Important Market for Developers of Solar Energy Welcome to AS IT IS, a daily show from VOA Learning English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we report on how India has become an important market for developers

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By David Gollust State Department 29 June 2006 The United States and its partners at the G-8 foreign ministers meeting in Moscow appealed Thursday for Israeli restraint, as diplomatic efforts for the release for the Israeli soldier kidnapped in Gaza

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse

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By Efam Dovi Accra 12 September 2006 In Ghana, mining companies are being forced to cut energy use by 50 percent to help the country through its worst energy crisis in nine years. The country's bulk electricity supplier, the Volta River Authority, s

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he believes Iran is prepared to engage in serious negotiations regarding its controversial nuclear program. The secretary-general met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr

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President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, said if confirmed he will pursue policies to address climate change and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Energy Sec.-designate Steven Chu te

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By Benjamin Sand Kabul 04 August 2006 Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, faces a crippling energy shortage with basic electricity only available six hours a day. Officials say demand is soaring, but international support for the city's energy needs is be

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 May 2007 Proceedings against a former rebel leader have resumed at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, even as the court's slow pace is frustrating human rights activists. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 The U.N.'s Chief Human Rights Official blames widespread sexual violence in conflict ridden Darfur on Sudanese Government Forces and allied militia. Louise Arbour is urging the Sudanese government to conduct an im

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 09 May 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki talks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate,

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By Carol Pearson Washington 14 May 2008 Doctors say mammography is the best way to find breast cancer before it gets a chance to spread. But mammograms can miss some cancers, especially for women with dense breast tissue. Now, a new study shows for t

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With Tuesday's Senate vote approving its version of economic recovery legislation, the focus has shifted to a House-Senate conference committee beginning work on resolving differences between slightly different versions of the measure. Tough bargain

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 March 2007 A Russian arms deal with Syria has drawn a sharp protest from Israel. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is warning that the sale would strengthen radical elements in the Middle East

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 13 October 2006 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Authorities in the Philippines have filed rebellion charges against 45 people, including two former military generals, in connection with an alleged plot in February to take power an

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 May 2007 The U.S. Senate is to begin debate on immigration reform next week. But prospects for passage of any legislation remain unclear amid partisan wrangling over what to do about the millions of illegal immigrants

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By David Gollust State Department 05 June 2008 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said Thursday the Bush administration has no secret agenda in negotiations with Iraq on the future status of U.S. forces there. He said the United States does not se

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 October 2006 Efforts to convene a rare Israeli-Palestinian summit have broken down. The thorny issue of the release of Palestinian prisoners is at the heart of the dispute. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is seen at the weekly c

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 18 December 2007 West African trade ministers have given themselves another 18 months to negotiate before signing a regional economic partnership with Europe. But the current trade agreement between Europe and nearly 80 of its

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