By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 April 2008 Nigeria, Africa's biggest importer of rice, plans to buy 500,000 tons of rice amid a global grain shortage. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA from Abuja the purchase was approved during a meeting of President Um

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Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than spoken language. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. It is possible to read other

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The development of the nation has created many problems. People are using more and more water resources. Also, development has created problems such as pollution, which further limits the water supply. Therefore, water has become an important topic i

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Hey Mom, technology is amazing! Advanced. The other day when I picked my children up from school, my oldest boys handed me their school pictures. Once a year, as in most schools, the children have their photographs taken. It adds some importance to t

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 June 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken charge of mediation efforts to secure the release of eight foreign oil workers seized Friday. Presidential spokesw

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By Scott Stearns Washington 01 April 2007 U.S. President George Bush says Iran must unconditionally release 15 British naval personnel seized this past week. VOA White House Correspondent reports, Mr. Bush discussed the matter Saturday with Brazilian

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By Barry Newhouse Sheikhan, Iraq 19 February 2007 Iraq's northern Kurdistan region has been relatively free of the sectarian fighting that has crippled the rest of the country, but a rare attack by Sunni Kurds on a religious group called the has loca

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By Larry London Washington, D.C. 28 August 2006 watch Meat Loaf report One of the greatest epics in rock music history will open a new chapter on October 31st with the release of Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell III. The winner of a 1994 Grammy for Best

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Gymnastics is a strength for China, and as the Olympic host this year, it is no surprise that the Asian giant has had big results in Beijing. As VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from the games, U.S. gymnasts also found their way to the medal podium, in l

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 June 2008 A ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip is due to begin at 6:00 a.m. local time Thursday. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israeli soldier gestures to direct a tank moving on top of mi

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 27 May 2008 The French government has called for the European Union to suspend certain gas taxes and for OPEC to increase production as part of a series of measures to ease the high cost of oil - which has topped $130 a barrel. L

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By Uma Ramiah Dakar 21 May 2008 A year-old project in Benin has shown that harnessing the power of sunlight could provide long-term solutions to hunger in underdeveloped nations. A six-month dry season in the Kalale District of Benin used to wreak ha

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As Iran Talks Falter, Fears of Military Action Increase Two days of grueling talks did not narrow the gaps between the West and Iran. The negotiators could only agree to hold lower level talks in the coming weeks. Mark Fitzpatrick at Londons Internat

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Tensions Ease Over Irans Nuclear Program as Diplomacy Ramps Up Earlier this year, threats of armed conflict rumbled across the Middle East. Iran launched war games near the Persian Gulf. Israeli warplanes conducted drills to ready for attack. And a b

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 18 April 2008 Some good news from one of the world's most impoverished countries, which struggles to feed its people in the best of times. Bangladesh reports the rice harvest, just under way, appears to be a bumper crop. But

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By Sonja Pace London 04 April 2007 British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed Wednesday the release of 15 detainees by Iran, saying London wanted to peacefully resolve disputes with Tehran. The British navy crew was seized by Iranian forces nearly two

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 06 August 2006 France and the United States have presented the U.N. Security Council with a draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. -------- Lebanese soldiers stand next to

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By Challiss McDonough Beirut 16 July 2006 Israeli air strikes in Lebanon killed at least 32 people on Saturday, and residents in the heavily targeted south were trying desperately to flee. The Lebanese prime minister declared his country a disaster

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 November 2006 The colonel who commands the U.S. Marines in and around Fallujah, west of Baghdad, says the key to transferring security responsibility to Iraqi forces, and eventually reducing the U.S. troop presence in the co

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 June 2008 World leaders at a UN summit in Rome have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a global food crisis. At the end of a 3-day world food security summit in Rome, delegates

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