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By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2006 View Bush comments on Iraq allegations (Real Video) President Bush says he is troubled by allegations U.S. Marines killed unarmed Iraqi civilians last year in the city of Haditha. Mr. Bush says if laws were b

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By Efam Dovi Accra 31 March 2007 Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States have agreed to use biotechnology to increase food production in their region. The agreement was reached at the third ECOWAS ministerial meeting on biotechno

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And there's nowhere I'd rather be 我愿浪迹寰宇世界 When they take with the one hand and take with the other 可他们将我的双手禁锢在锁铐里 On the day all the hands go free 终于在那一天我重获了自由 And the sun's gonna s

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By Parke Brewer Munich 13 June 2006 Allianz-Arena stadium in Munich Twelve different cities are hosting the 2006 World Cup football finals in Germany. Of those 12, nine had existing stadiums undergo reconstruction for the month-long tournament, whil

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They've given us two wheels and four wheels. Now, Honda are giving us this which they believe is a replacement for our legs. It may look like ride on a vacuum cleaner. But this is the UNI-CUB, the future,say Honda, of personal transport. It may resem

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The Human Rights Office in Geneva says it welcomes the nomination of South African jurist, Navanethem Pillay as the new High Commissioner and looks forward to her leading the organization, which is growing in scope and in importance. Her nomination,

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Sandra Jackson, 68, of Pasadena, Maryland says she believes that everyone has something to contribute to his or her community as she helps almost every day by giving rides to those who do not or cannot drive. She is making a difference by fostering a

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 16 November 2009 A rebel group in Ethiopia's restive Ogaden region says it has killed 626 government troops in heavy fighting near the border with neighboring Somalia. The government has dismissed the claim as 'a comple

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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia's military operation in Georgia as an illegitimate and unilateral attempt to change the country's borders by force. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Speaking at a news conference i

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The communiqu noted that building clean politics and opposing corruption are important tasks in strengthening and standardizing political life within the Party. Zhuang Deshui from Peking University said a standardized intra-Party political environmen

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 March 2008 Top corporate leaders from around the world gathered in New York Monday to unveil new strategies to fight worldwide piracy and counterfeiting. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau rep

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By Meredith Buel Islamabad 11 February 2008 Pakistani security forces say they have wounded andcaptureda prominent Taliban commander and five other militants after a shootout near the border with Afghanistan. VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel has detai

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 February 2007 The Palestinian prime minister resigned late Thursday, paving the way for a Palestinian unity government. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the move comes just days before a summit meeting between Pale

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 10 September 2007 Ethiopia is set to celebrate the arrival of the third millennium more than seven years after it was celebrated in the west. Events are planned, across the country, as well as in several American cities,

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By Tom Rivers London 19 August 2007 London's Independent on Sunday newspaper says two senior British generals have told Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Britain has accomplished what it can in southern Iraq and that moves toward a full withdrawal sho

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As U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Tuesday, the top U.S. and NATO commander there said he needs well over 10,000 more troops, in addition to several thousand President Bush announced last week. The commander, Army General David

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Good morning ,everyone,In breaking news this morning,Woolworths Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Grant O' Brien has announced he'll retire from the company.Mr.O'rien has been CEO since October, 2011 Woolworths announced that the global e

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Topics: Fraternities and sororities; the foster care and adoption system; scholarship versus grant; commie Words: fraternity sorority rush to pledge initiation ceremony service organization hazing exclusionary to take (someone) in foster care to adop

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