By Nico Colombant Dakar 29 November 2007 African government officials, economists and scientists have met for three days in Burkina Faso to discuss the local production and use of biofuels. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West and Central Afri

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The musician Dessa is kind of a science geek. She doesn't use those exact words to describe herself, but it is clear from recent projects that she is fascinated with how the brain works and how the head ends up affecting the hear

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NPR has learnt that Russia could start flying missions against IS targets in Syria in the coming weeks while Washington wraps up talks with Moscow on how to stay clear of each other when during anti-IS operations. NPR's T reports Russian warplanes ha

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in California, some chefs are bringing together high-end cuisine with ingredients that might actually get you high. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, BONG APPETIT) ABDULLAH SAEED: Cannabis-infused foie gras - we've come a long way from

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Israel has allowed a one-day delivery of food and fuel to the Gaza Strip, partially lifting a nearly week-long blockade of the territory. 以色列允许一天的时间给加沙地带运输食品和燃料,部分解除了对这个地区将近一个星

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First story is about an international rescue effort at sea. The ARA San Juan is an Argentine submarine. It mysteriously disappeared last Wednesday as it was travelling from the southernmost tip of Argentina back to its home port in Mar de Plata, whic

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Chinas National Development and Reform Commission has announced that the price of gasoline and diesel will be raised along with upgrades to fuel quality, in order to curb the countrys air pollution. 中国发改委已经公布,汽油和柴油价格将

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1. Violence rocks the Gaza Strip. Thousands of Fatah Party activists took to the streets. Some burned abandoned cars; others shot guns in the air. The demonstration comes after their party lost to the

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Kenyans Outraged Over Rising Fuel Prices Discontent is rising in Kenya's public and private sectors over the record-setting price of fuel. With ongoing unrest in North Africa and border clashes in northern and southern Sudan, the price of fuel is rea

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Company Takes Biodiesel From Field to Fryer to Fuel In the worldwide search for alternative energy sources, vegetable oil is becoming an increasingly popular substitute for crude oil. Diesel-engine fuel can be made easily from soybean, canola or othe

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3月4日在北美地区上映的喜剧新片《超级奶爸》在短短一个周末内创造了超过三千万美元的票房奇迹,一跃成为全美最走红的影片,主演范迪塞尔的搞笑表演也带给观众不少惊喜。外电报道如下

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In India, millions of trucks have gone off the roads to protest rising operating costs triggered by higher fuel prices and rising taxes. High oil prices are hurting India's economy. 数百万印度卡车驶离公路抗议由于高油价和增长的税收

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IN THE NEWS - Bush Proposes Measures to Reduce Energy Costs By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, April 30, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. PRESIDENT BUSH:

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Once again, the cost of fuel is a major issue on budget day. But while drivers complain, many hauliers say the high prices are threatening their survival. This company in Northampton runs 65 lorries. Every time they fill up, they cost an extra 230 po

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Kenya is joining a long list of countries planning to produce diesel fuel from the poisonous-but-oil-rich seeds of the jatropha tree, a plant indigenous to South America. The tree is at the heart of a five-year strategy to develop a bio-fuel industr

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What do you do at the weekends? Do you do anything special to let off steam or to get inspired? I suppose it depends where you live and what is available. After a hard week's work, it is nice sometimes to not do anything. If you look around, though,

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This is a great time to be in the seed business in America. Middlebury College economist Bill McKibben reports that Burpee, America's largest seed company, sold twice as many seeds this spring as it did last year. And that members of the Seed Savers

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Tiny nanomaterials show promise in many efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Sir Lankan village shop at dusk lit by solar panels - Nanotechnology could help make solar cells more accessible, eff

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in theaters this weekend. The film is on track for a $150 million opening, so reviews are probably irrelevant. But NPR's Bob Mondello has one anyway. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAX

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Leading our news this morning, Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams has been released for that charge after four days in custody. Police have been questioning Mr. Adams over the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville. Mr. Adams has again denied any inv

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