Men Move in the Wake of Wives' Jobs PHOENIX - Things have changed since Mark Breidenbach and Chris Walker grew up 30 years ago in homes anchored by Dad, the breadwinner, and Mom, the caretaker. Breide

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing a social media campaign as he prepares to seek re-election next year. The campaign has criticized him for failing to show enough sympathy to Islamic interests and the rising prices of household goods. The mo

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The Russia-Georgia conflict has put Turkey in a tight spot. Will Turkey side with the United States, its NATO ally, and let more U.S. military ships into the Black Sea to assist Georgia? Or will it choose Russia which also shares a Black Sea coast w

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NASA: Private Companies to Make Next Moon Landing The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, has announced that private companies will make Americas next moon landing. 美国宇航局宣布私营公司将完成美国的下一次登

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 11 March 2008 Vietnam's financial markets have had a tumultuous year. The once high-flying stock market has fallen more than 30 percent, since January 1, and inflation has ballooned. A major investors' conference was schedule

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The Pakistani lawyers whose protests helped drive President Musharraf from office have returned to the streets and this time they are targeting the country's newly- elected government. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the lawyers say the

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Tensions threatened to disrupt Zimbabwe's first consitution-writing conference. Many people left the gathering fearing political hostility would lead to violence, but leaders vowed to press ahead with the meeting. Militants of President Robert Mugab

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Minecraft is the kind of videogame that can seem repetitive and mindless. The player builds three-dimensional virtual worlds with blocks - grass blocks, sandstone blocks, dark prismarine. But Minecraft gets high praise for its ed

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Hi, everybody. This Father's Day weekend, I'd like to spend a couple minutes talking about what's sometimes my hardest, but always my most rewarding job being a dad. I grew up without my father around. He left when I was two years old, and even thoug

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The teachings of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucious are also depicted in the Dazu Rock Carvings. This is the typical carvings to show the Confuciouss thoughts how it applies to peoples life. Confucian thoughts? Yes, thats the combination of t

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Topics: Famous authors: Maya Angelou; Universal Studios; wise versus savvy versus clever; delicatessen; to end up versus to wind up Words: cage racism highly acclaimed to ban honorary degree ritual lecture circuit studio theme park ride set fa?ade wi

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The United Nations has expressed concern over a developing humanitarian crisis in the southern Philippines, after fierce fighting between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front displaced some 160,000 people. VOA Correspondent Nancy-

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 11 October 2007 Fifteen years of conflict on the African continent have cost Africa an estimated $300 billion, which is the amount of foreign aid received during the same period. This is the assessment of a new report calli

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 24 October 2007 African leaders from the government, civil society and private sectors are in Burkina Faso for a three-day U.N. conference on good governance. Organizers say despite recent democratic reforms, the continent still

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By Jeff Swicord Jerusalem 27 November 2007 Withthe U.S.-sponsored Mideast conference underway in Annapolis Maryland, borders are one of the issues on the agenda. Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Jewish settlements and Israel's separation barrier in t

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By Phuong Tran Air Mountains, Niger 01 April 2008 Over the past year, desert nomad rebels in northern Niger have renewed violence against government targets in the uranium-rich Saharan region because of what the rebels say is continued neglect and di

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali 10 December 2007 Delegates to the U.N. climate change conference are locked in debate over whether to set tough new limits on greenhouse-gas emission, with the United States leading the fight against firm limits. VOA's Na

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 August 2007 Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai head of the Pakistani delegation, right second, greets with Afghan officials at the Kabul international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, 8 Aug. 2007 Pakistan and Afghanist

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 September 2007 The World Health Organization says the threat of avian flu is as serious as ever. Members of the WHO's western Pacific region are in South Korea to discuss ways to combat bird flu. VOA's Kurt Achin is at the meet

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is urging Iraqi leaders to settle their political differences with the country's Sunni Muslim vice president facing charges that he plotted to kill other government officials. The White House says Biden telephoned Iraqi

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