Dr. Peter Bossman, who was born in Ghana, is starting his work as mayor of Slovenia's coastal town of Piran. Bossman's election earned him the distinction of being Eastern Europe's first black mayor. But he has urged supporters not to view him as the

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Florida Seniors Split on Medicare Debate The Republican Party's 2008 presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, has been campaigning for Mitt Romney in southern Florida. He says new leadership is needed to reduce the more than one-trillion-dollar f

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北京奥运28大项 参与,竞争,分享,进步 Water Polo 水球 英文原文 Each team shall consist of seven players, one of whom shall be the goalkeeper and who shall wear the goalkeeper's cap, and not more than six reserves who may be used as substitutes. The

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day 23 Job Tips for Temporary Employment More and more companies are looking for temporary employees rather than permanent employees. It does not matter whether you have a skill or not, an agency can offer you employment to suit you. With a few good

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Tips for Explaining a Job Loss If you have been fired, you may be afraid that your past will come back to haunt you in your next job interview. So just how do you handle questions about your past? Here are a few strategies . 1. Plan ahead to answer t

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 11 January 2006 The international musical hit

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 17 March 2008 Stock markets in Japan and Hong Kong plummeted on fears that even heavyweights in the financial sector could collapse in the U.S sub-prime mortgage crisis. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, the U.S. dolla

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By Parke Brewer Atlanta 03 April 2007 The University of Florida has won the U.S. men's Division One college basketball championship, for the second straight year. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Atlanta on Florida's 84-75 victory over Oh

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Tulips at the Public Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts (file photo) We have a question from a Chinese student who is interested in floriculture. Wang Yue wants to know what kinds of flowers American

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 November 2006 UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot presents the annual AIDS epidemic update report in Geneva, Nov. 21, 2006 The global AIDS epidemic continues to grow leaving about 39.5 million people worldwide infected wit

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Using Ingenuity to Combat Global Water Crisis Much of the work goes on in Well Dones headquarters building south of San Francisco. Designers work to create compelling logos and user-friendly web layouts to spread the word on global water shortages. T

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US Drought Impacts Global Food Security The United States is the leading producer of corn and soybeans two commodities that developing countries rely on. However, over the past two months, prices have risen sharply as the U.S. experiences its worst d

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Twelve South Pacific islanders taken hostage by Somali pirates earlier this year have been released. The men were seized off the east African coast and have been set free after their employer reportedly paid a ransom. A pirate taking a stroll on sho

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A young woman meets a prince and falls in love - sounds like the start of an old-fashioned fairy tale, right? Well, in the movie A United Kingdom, it's the start of a diplomatic firestorm. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, A UNITED KINGDOM) JA

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Think 'Chinese Food' Means Lo Mein? Home Cooking Brings More To The Table play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:05repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update y

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The local university blood center had a blood drive today at the Civic Center auditorium. Almost 300 people showed up, but about 50 were turned away for various medical reasons. Fifty others left because the lines were moving so slowly. The event con

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By Michael Drudge London 05 May 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair has overhauled his cabinet after his ruling Labor Party suffered big losses in local elections across Eng

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By Nico Colombant Accra, Ghana 15 March 2006 In Ghana, a small private university is helping with entrepreneurial efforts to turn the aid-dependent West African country into a high-tech hub. Although

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 January 2006 Palestinian gunmen have blocked access to the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and stormed at least four government buildings nearby. The viole

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 11 January 2007 watch Heart Disease Blood Test The World Health Organization (WHO) says that cardiovascular disease causes approximately one third of all deaths worldwide (16.7 million). And those deaths are not just

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