Words and Their Stories: Water Expressions Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings. The expression to

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We're starting on a report on an attack at Ohio State University. A U.S. government official says an 18-year-old man of Somali descent targeted a group of people on campus yesterday morning. He first ran the car into some pedestrians and then used a

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First up, a highest level meeting at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. U.S. President Barack Obama hosted U.S. President-elect Donald Trump yesterday afternoon. The two men have a history of taking verbal shots at one another. While campaigning for the presi

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November the 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It was started by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999. The UN asked governments, international organizations and NGOs to raise global awareness of this

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The International Day of Non-Violence is on the 2nd of October. It is not surprising that this is also the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. The day started in 2007 after the United Nations General Assembly voted for it. The U.N. resolution asked all its m

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Can the state force you to attend Alcoholics Anonymous, or similar programs with religious overtones? Before I go any further, Im happy to tell you that this article is brought to you by Carbonite Pro. For a free trial

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By Scott Stearns White House 04 January 2006 U.S. First Lady Laura Bush will attend the inauguration of Liberian president-elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf later this month. She will be joined by Secretary

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. Biologists, traditionally track migrations by tagging animals with devices that allow their movements to be monitored. But Homo sapiens can't be fitted wi

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By Nico Colombant Reported by Pauline Bax in Conakry, Guinea 06 January 2006 Guinea's opposition is expressing dismay over the organization of recent local elections, leading one party to quit parliam

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By Nico Colombant Abuja 23 April 2007 Nigeria's ruling party, whose candidate won the deeply flawed presidential election on Saturday, denied the ballot was rigged. The opposition candidates, however, have rejected the results of the election, which

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标准英语,VOA,Africa,Laura,Bush,By Scott Stearns Accra 15 January 2006 Laura Bush, center, holds hands with 10-year-old Aisha Garuba as she is greeted by Ghanaian officials U.S. first lady Laura Bush is in Africa at the start of a f

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 April 2007 Two of Nigeria's 18 opposition parties have backed down on their earlier threat to withdraw from Saturday's presidential ballot. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that cracks have emerged within the ranks of th

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By Tendai Maphosa London 29 March 2008 Zimbabwean law does not allow citizens outside the country to vote. But to show their solidarity with Zimbabweans who are voting in Saturday's elections, some of those in the diaspora have organized mock balloti

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The Palestinian militant group Hamas claim Israeli intelligence agents have targeted a top Palestinian militant in the United Arab Emirates. Hamas has accused Israel of assassinating one of its senior commanders. Speaking in Damascus, Hamas official

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45 国际小儿麻痹预防运动 DATE=5-7-01 TITLE=DEVELOPMENT REPORT - UN Polio Campaign BYLINE=Jill Moss (Start at 1'01

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EXPLORATIONS - September 4, 2002: Rio Grande, Part 2 By Oliver Chanler (Photo - Ken Osborn/U.S. Geological Survey) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA

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CAPITOL HILL Global private banking giant HSBC has admitted that lax vigilance made it vulnerable to money laundering by Mexican drug cartels, as well as transactions involving Iran that are banned under U.S. law. HSBC managers pledged to do better i

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3 Ways to Stop Living Vicariously Through Technology Image courtesy of jonrawlinson on Flickr As technology continues to improve, it is becoming easier than ever for us to live vicariously through the creations of others. Living vicariously through t

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By Simon Marks Paris 04 May 2007 French voters go to the polls on Sunday (May 6th) to elect a new president. They face a stark choice between a conservative, former Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, and the Socialist Party's candidate, Segolene Roya

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By Meredith Buel Islamabad 14 February 2008 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is pledging that next week's parliamentary elections will be free, fair, transparent and peaceful. During a speech in Islamabad, Mr. Musharraf denied allegations the vot

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