Trains Drive Baltimore Holiday Display BALTIMORE During the Christmas season, fire stations in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland, draw a number of excited visitors. The fire stations have a long-standing tradition of hosting holiday train gardens,

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By Greg Flakus Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch Carnival Cleanup report Carnival Cleanup The Carnival season has drawn thousands of people to the streets of New Orleans over the past week. The ce

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 18 February 2006 Mardi Gras celebrations get under way in New Orleans this weekend, although on a much smaller scale than in past years. The city is still recovering from th

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The world has watched with growing interest these last few days as the U.S. Democratic Party chose Barack Obama as its presidential candidate, the first African-American to be a major party nominee. U.S. presidential elections always generate intere

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South African Newcomer Wins Multiple Music Awards Bulelwa Mkutukana, better known as Zahara, released her first album titled Loliwe, or The Train, towards the end of 2011. To date it has sold over 300, 000 copies making her one of South Africas bigge

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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Now, let me just comment, first of all, on the fact that I can't get the networks to break in on all kinds of other discussions -- (laughter.) I was just back there listening to Chuck -- he was saying, its amazing tha

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Round like a circle in a spiral Like a wheel within a wheel Never ending on beginning On an ever-spinning reel Like a snowball down a mountain Or a carnival balloon Like a carousel thats turning Running rings around the moon Like a clock whose hands

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. One of the sweetest gifts of nature is a red, ripe strawberry. There are three basic kinds of strawberries: June bearing, ever bearing and day neutrals. June bearing are ready in the spring, so the

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By Tendai Maphosa London 29 March 2008 Zimbabwean law does not allow citizens outside the country to vote. But to show their solidarity with Zimbabweans who are voting in Saturday's elections, some of those in the diaspora have organized mock balloti

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New Orleans Artists Preparing for Mardi Gras New Orleans explodes into a carnival every year for Mardi Gras. And on that final day before the beginning of Lent, giant colorful floats parade down the city's streets. Groups known as krewes are responsi

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Russians Ignore Arctic Cold and Keep Protest Flame Burning Arctic cold held Moscow in its icy grip, but tens of thousands of people left their warm apartments to demonstrate against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Braving the same sub-zero tem

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2016年里约奥运会做好技术运营准备 As floats were being built with high-tech features to dazzle spectators and revelers at this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Internet technology experts have been developing the network of servers, co

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(SOUNDBITE OF SAMBA PARADES) LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Ah, yes. Carnival season is underway in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro's traditional samba parades opened yesterday and will continue for the next few days. Millions of Brazilians are also celebrating w

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The atmosphere in central Bangkok, where thousands of anti-government protesters are gathered is upbeat and festive. Protesters vow to stay until Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resigns. 数以千计反政府示威者聚集的曼谷市中心,气氛活

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Which of these seasons typically coincides with fall and winter in the U.S.? Baseball season, hurricane season, flu season, or carnival season? The only one of these seasons that starts in the fall and continues through winter is the flu season. AZUZ

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Samba, of course, was mixed race music, with its roots in both Africa and Europe, and promoting samba suited / the Vargas policy of encouraging Brazilian unity by celebrating ethnic integration. And yet throughout the 1930s, Vargas continued to devel

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This was a period when black communities across the Americas were taking renewed entrust in their African roots. In the United States, it was the era of black pride and an emphasis on black history, while in Africa itself in the early 70s, guerrilla

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 14 May 2007 A woman and her child wait with hundreds of other flood survivors at the Convention Center in New Orleans (file photo) Another controversy is brewing over how the Bush administration handled recovery efforts fo

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Several topics have been covered in President Xi's speech such as trade opportunities provided by the One Belt, One Road initiative as well as the promotion of tourism between the two countries. Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Alan Yarrow s

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