By Nina Maria Potts Athens 03 September 2007 Fire officials in Greece say wildfires that have swept through southern Greece over the past week have been brought under control. The fires have claimed at least 64 lives and burned numerous villages and

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By Tetiana Vorozhko Washington, D.C. 21 December 2007 Christmas trees in the United States are not only a holiday tradition but big business as well. Every year Americans buy some 30 million live trees. They are grown at special farms like the 'Pepe

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 March 2006 The Australian government has granted temporary visas to 42 Indonesian asylum seekers, in a move Jakarta called

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 14 June 2008 Eritrea has dominated discussions at an East African summit in Addis Ababa attended by all regional leaders except Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. From the summit site, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports the l

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 June 2008 The most severe drought for 100 years in Australia is getting worse. Farmers warn that this winter's wheat crop could be even smaller than last year's if rain does not come soon. Most Australian grain is exported a

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Rock Musician Struggles to Find Boundaries in Burma The musician who calls himself Darko C has been the leader of a struggling Rangoon rock band for seven years. He says he is unsure about the new standards of Burma's censorship board, which vets all

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Afghanistan Struggles to Educate its Youth Modern education is a challenge in Afghanistan. Educators are struggling with the aftermath of decades of war and differing political ideologies. Education Ministry spokesman Amanullah Iman says it has taken

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Global Plan to Control Measles Launched Measles, one of the most infectious diseases on the planet, is a leading cause of death and disability among children worldwide, especially in the developing world, even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met on Monday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and a European Union delegation to discuss ways to reach an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. While diplomatic talks have been unsuccessful in ending the viol

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ManStruggleswithComatoseWife,FeistyTeenin'TheDescendants' Movie stars and fans descend on Toronto every September for the Canadian city's annual international film festival. One of this year's most acclaimed films, The Descendants, stars George Cloon

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US Tribes Struggle With Growing Enrollment The U.S. government recognizes 566 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and bands within its borders. In some respects, they're nations within a nation. Native American tribes can make their own laws on

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Aid Workers Struggle to Cope with Syrian Refugee Influx Early afternoon at the Bab al-Salama Camp on the Syrian side of the Turkish border. Aid workers are distributing food to people waiting to become refugees in Turkey. The Turkish government is al

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NYC Schools Expand Birth Control Availability Every year in New York, more than 2,500 girls under 18 give birth, and many drop out of school. So officials began a program last year making hormonal birth control available at 13 high schools with high

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha

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Obama Visit to Soweto Seen as Bow to Struggle for Freedom The images from a 1976 student uprising in the township of Soweto remain searing to this day: apartheid police firing at, and beating back, black students rebelling against a deliberately raci

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Turkey Protests Reveal Wider Political Struggle The protests have been focused on Istanbuls Taksim Square, sparked by a government-backed development plan. But analysts say thats not what its about anymore. The real agenda behind the protests is to s

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It is now nearly four weeks since the start of the terrible bush fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, which killed more than 200 people. 53 New Zealand fire fighters came to Victoria to help fight the fires. Today, they returned home and 57 new

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By Trish Anderton Jakarta 15 August 2007 Investors are beginning to show renewed interest in Indonesia, whose economy has finally been shaking off the effects of the 1997 Asian economic crisis. But one legal expert says the country's judicial system

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 26 February 2008 The Iraqi government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops, saying the five-day incursion is threatening their otherwise friendly relations. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi cit

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