By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 April 2007 Lerato, 7, sitting left, and her friends Abigain, 11, right, and Koketso, 14, watch television while being treated in the medical clinic of the Sparrow Rainbow Village in Johannesburg (File photo) The governme

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National Mall Construction to Affect July 4 Celebrations Construction on National Mall If you are one of the 25 million tourists visiting the National Mall this year, you can't help but notice that it's going through changes. National Park Service in

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Chinese Company Bets Big on Laos Casino Project The Chinese-run Kings Romans casino is one of the most noticeable and flashy features on the Lao side of the Mekong Rivers Golden Triangle. Kings Romans signed a 99-year lease with the Lao government to

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By Michael Kohn Kabul 19 October 2006 Houses in Murad Khane that will be restored by the Turquoise Mountain Foundation The neighborhood of Murad Khane in Kabul's Old City was once a wealthy area of merchants and members of the royal family. But afte

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More than 13,000 people in northern Senegal now have ready access to safe drinking water thanks to a collaborative project between the government, Columbia University, and a U.S. manufacturer of plastic pipe. The project is having a big impact on th

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2007 The human rights group Freedom House says North Korea has the worst human rights record in the world and is calling on the international community to take concrete legal action against Pyongyang. VOA's Stephani

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 05 January 2007 watch Masterpiece or Fake Art report The Authentic Project finds another fascinating use for digital technology. Researchers are using it to understand the brains of the great artists, and in so doing the

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By Marissa Melton Washington 24 January 2007 Peace activists have announced they will hold an anti-war rally on the National Mall in Washington Saturday, the first since Democrats assumed control of Congress. Organizers say they have given up on sway

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Diplomatic activity aimed at ending the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying. The United Nations mediator for eastern Congo, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, arrived Thursday in Kinshasa for talks with Congole

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By David Gollust Washington 06 April 2006 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Thursday, the U.N. Security Council is close to adopting a resolution moving the war crimes case of for

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 November 2006 The United Nations, governments and humanitarian organizations are calling for stepped up action to combat violence against women. To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 26 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush is preparing for talks this week in Jordan with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House that both men will face pressure to curb v

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By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 October 2006 watch Darfur Ad Campaign Newspaper advertisements appeared in two major American newspapers recently (Washington Post and New York Times) calling on the international community to take strong action ag

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 24 May 2006 Activists in Burkina Faso are marking the 16th anniversary of their campaign to end the practice of female genital mutilation. Though progress has been made, many young girls still undergo the dangerous operation, w

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By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 25 January 2006 Palestinian family look at a voting list outside a polling station in the West Bank City of Jenin, 25 January 2006 Palestinians are voting for a new parliament

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By Suzanne Presto Irbil 17 June 2008 The Kurdish Textile Museum in Irbil has launched a new program aimed at creating job opportunities for women, while reviving traditional Kurdish weaving skills. VOA's Suzanne Presto in Irbil attended the opening

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The European Commission is calling for Russia to halt its military incursion into Georgia. Tendai Maphosa has the details from London. A woman in Gori, Georgia cries, after finding out that her child was killed, 11 Auf 2008 The European Commission e

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今天我们要学的词是secretive。 Secretive, 是不公开的,遮遮掩掩的。最新研究发现,认为美国联邦政府对民众不够坦率的人两年来显著增加。Three out of four view the federal government as secretive, 四个人

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Todd: Adrienne you have such interesting jewelry. I mean, it's just amazing. Where did you get all this stuff? Adrienne: Well, all over actually. I like to travel. I tend to travel a lot as does most of my family, so whenever I travel somewhere I lik

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今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan, 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 The source declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of

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