AS IT IS 2013-06-06 "Wise People" Urge Peace in Turkey Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are off to Turkey to hear about the possibility of peace between the Turks and the Kurds. Then we travel east to Cairo to a pa

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EXPLORATIONS - On the Shoulders of Giants: Isaac Newton and Modern Science SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about one of the world's grea

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Economics Report - Ethic Violence in Kenya Raises Concerns Among Investors This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A recent study shows that investors are concerned about conditions in Kenya. The nation is preparing for general elections in

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By George Dwyer Washington 19 April 2007 A report released in Washington, D.C. earlier this month (April 10) examines the unique role women can play as peace builders in war-torn and post-conflict states. Sponsored by a quartet of powerful and presti

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 26 January 2006 Indonesian Information Minister Sofyan Djalil (File photo - July 28, 2005) New broadcasting regulations in Indonesia have come under fire by critics who

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 30 January 2007 Bombers have struck Shi'ite worshippers in two Iraqi cities as part of a series of attacks that killed more than 50 people Tuesday. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. Man wounded in attack on mini bus transpo

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 June 2008 A group of American doctors that promotes human rights says it has examined 11 former detainees who were held by the U.S. military, and determined they were systematically tortured with the complicity of medical pe

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France's New Passion: All Things Chinese Teacher Meifen Chen swears it is easy to learn Mandarin, the official language of the Chinese mainland. Maybe she is right, though it is daunting to watch her jot down the characters on a flip chart. One of he

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Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin People who fled their homes for this temporary camp in Burma's Kachin state are bracing for the monsoon season, worrying about food shortages. Despite an increase in foreign aid flowing into Burma's

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Clothing Company Ties Sales to Ocean Cleanup Volunteers and company employees keep that promise by descending upon temporary garbage dumps that contain just about everything youd find in a typical landfill. But instead of the trash being properly dis

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Obama Calls for Action on Gun Violence Gunfire erupted on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a heavily armed young man shot and killed 20 children and several school administrators. The entire nation recoiled in grief and horror. Days

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US Presidential Inaugurations Transfer Power Peacefully At noon on January 20, in the year following the November presidential election, a new U.S. president takes office, or the incumbent president continues on to a second four-year term. Inaugurati

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Floods Force Thais to Track Down Crocodiles in Bangkok Neighborhoods Thailands devastating floods swept over a third of the country in recent weeks, killing hundreds and turning hundreds of thousands into refugees fleeing inundated homes and swamped

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Scientists Help US Science Teachers in the Classroom Students in the United States in their last year of high school are not performing as well on the same science tests as their peers in many other countries. Educators say there should be more empha

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Study: Fast-paced TV Cartoons Reduce Kids' Learning Young children have difficulty learning immediately after watching fast-paced television cartoons full of images and activities that are not possible in real life, according to a new study. It's wha

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US Woman's Afghan Experience Inspires Novel Farishta means 'angel' in Dari, the widely spoken language in northern Afghanistan. It's also the title of a novel by Patricia McArdle, a retired American diplomat who spent a year in Afghanistan. Over her

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Obama, Netanyahu: Hamas Not a Partner for Peace At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The two leaders issued statements masking

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France, Italy to Send Military Advisers to Help Libyan Rebels NATO allies Britain, France and Italy are offering military advisers to help train Libyan rebels, as the military stalemate continues on the ground. Elsewhere, in Yemen and Syria, state cr

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African Educators Discuss Ways to Develop Work Force ADEA Executive Secretary Ahlin Byll-Cataria said theres a missing link between education and employment in Africa. He said students finish primary school without job skills and college graduates ha

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Experts: Chavez's Diagnosis Weakens Re-Election Chances Mr. Chavez disclosed his condition last week while visiting the site of a proposed tractor factory. He said he had been examined by doctors in Cuba who found a lesion in his pelvis where a cance

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