Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warns that the era of cheap natural gas is ending because of multi-billion dollar investments needed to develop the industry. Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of a dozen leading natural gas exporters who conve

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

The Russian economy has been among the hardest hit of any country, during the current global economic crisis. Russia - a major energy exporter - has not only suffered banking and stock woes, as in the rest of the world, but also a precipitous drop i

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Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders met Tuesday on the sidelines of an international conference in The Hague aimed at re-energizing international commitments for war-torn Afghanistan. Participants agreed to boost security and development in the central

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Political opponents of Mauritania's military government say they will demonstrate against plans for new elections in June. The military says it will not allow unauthorized protests. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (File) Now

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Nigerian Midwives Improve Rural Healthcare Maternal healthcare is improving in rural Nigeria thanks to a program to expand the use of midwives. The program could serve as a model for other developing countries. Its called the Midwife Service Scheme a

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Theophile Kouamouo (L), a French national and the editorial director of Le Nouveau Courrier, and senior editor Saint Claver Oula (R) walk handcuffed for their trial on theft of an official document to Adibjan's Justice Palace, 19 July 2010 In Ivory C

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev this week announced a large-scale military rearmament program, which he says will require considerable resources despite difficulties associated with the current global economic crisis. There are political and econo

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Indian Tribe Enlists 'Twilight' Fans' Aid in Move to Higher Ground Several Pacific Northwest Indian tribes want to move their coastal villages to higher ground. This comes after the March earthquake off the coast of Japan underscored the dangers of l

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Indian Activists Say New Rape Law Falls Short Consider Purnima Rao, who has lived in New Delhi her entire life. She does not remember a time when she felt safe in the city, whether it was as a young girl or now as a 33-year-old filmmaker. You get sta

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 12 May 2006 Local youths walk on oil pipeline belonging to the Shell Oil company in Nigeria Nigerian police say a pipeline explosion has killed as many as 200 people on the outsk

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 May 2006 The largest population of Iranians living outside of their country is in Los Angeles. The exile population is watching the growing confrontation over Iran's

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 May 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (File photo) There have been some rowdy scenes in both houses of the Nigerian parliament in recent days, as lawmakers review

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 July 2006 Nigeria's teeming population and crumbling infrastructure are putting a lot of pressure on the country's roads, which are in disrepair and overcrowded. Venturing into traffic in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, can

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 08 January 2006 Chadian workers guide a pipe down a well in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad where a $3.7 billion project was officially inaugurated (File photo - Oct. 10, 20

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 June 2007 A general strike has brought much of Nigeria to a standstill and paralyzed economic activity for a second day. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports on worries about the economic impact of the shutdown. Peo

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 September 2006 A new U.N. report warns the Palestinian economy is on the verge of collapse. In its annual report on Assistance to the Palestinian People, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development is calling for intensifi

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By Brent Latham Abuja, Nigeria 05 November 2009 Nigeria 2009, FIFA Under-17 World Cup Not everything at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria has gone according to plan. However, visiting players and coaches unanimously agree that Nigerians have re

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 February 2006 The second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia has called for Muslims to forgive the publication of drawings of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish

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By Michael Gutkin and Alona Cherkassky Washington, DC 08 September 2006 watch Russian Candidates report Brooklyn, in the eastern U.S. state of New York is home to the largest Russian speaking community in the United States. Soon, this vibrant neighb

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 May 2006 President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks during a meeting of the People's Democratic Party in Abuja, May 18, 2006 Some of Nigeria's leading opposition groups are critic

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