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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: World War II ended more than 70 years ago, but the stories of those who fought in it continue to fascinate us. If you search on Amazon for books about World War II, you'll find over 600 books published just this year. This Memori
'Keystone Companions' Highlights Merl Saunders-Jerry Garcia Collaboration With Garcia on guitar and Saunders on keyboard, the two began picking together on a regular basis in 1970. It started as a weekly jam session at a small club in San Francisco.
Norway Massacre Highlights Europe's Growing Far Right Norway's prime minister says European intelligence agencies have joined the investigation into last week's terror attacks that left at least 76 people dead. Jens Stoltenberg says the country's cor
Over 20 media leaders from 15 countries share their experience and promote the voice of Asia, as well as invigorate the media and work together to create a new media landscape during the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in Boao, Hainan province
As Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama continues his highly publicized overseas tour, his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain, is doing all he can to remain part of the election debate. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more
By Sarah Simpson Nairobi 22 October 2007 Paris-based press-freedom group, Reporters Without Borders, says Somalia is the deadliest place to be a journalist in Africa and the situation is deteriorating rapidly. The group's comments follow the shooting
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 May 2006 Fifty thousand video game players, developers and marketing executives are meeting in Los Angeles for the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Hundreds of s
India Blackout Highlights Power Problems in Developing Countries In recent years, developing countries have made huge investments to expand power supply networks, but India's outages - which left 670 million people without power this week - demonstra
Washington Auto Show Highlights New Technologies 华盛顿车展突出新技术 WASHINGTON At this week's annual Washington Auto Show, manufacturers are featuring their standard models along with cars that point to the future, both in terms of propul
US Rally Highlights Worldwide Rights Struggle They began at the embassy of the Dominican Republic, calling for answers to the 2009 disappearance of rights activist Juan Almonte. Witnesses say police kidnapped him. Authorities call him a fugitive. Bar
Auschwitz March Highlights Worries about Anti-Semitism in Hungary OSWIECEM, POLAND Amid concerns about the rise of extremist parties in Europe, around 10,000 people from around the world took part in a march Monday between the former Nazi death camps
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Early Monday morning, a longtime New York City livery driver named Douglas Schifter posted an emotional 1,700-word note on Facebook. He said, companies do not care how they abuse us just so the executives get their bonuses. Due to
DAVID GREENE, HOST: These are pretty rough times for one of Washington, D.C.'s hometown industries - think tanks. These are where scholars get paid to study issues and offer advice. But now one of them is dealing with a controversy over the influence
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Well, the U.S. secretary of state has a message for North Korea. Here is Rex Tillerson speaking yesterday. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SECRETARY OF STATE REX TILLERSON: We're ready to talk any time North Korea would like to
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This week's summit of advanced economy leaders in Japan produced first steps toward a global climate agreement. However, it also spotlighted gaps on the issue both between rich and poor nations and between the world's biggest polluters and several n
By Carol Pearson Washington 14 August 2007 Aspirin A new study shows that five simple health measures could help you and many others live a longer life. VOA's Carol Pearson reports on the simple and cost effective steps recommended in this study. A n
By George Dwyer Washington 07 April 2008 Every year since 1995, the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC,has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to stage a massive floral exhibit of orchids. VOA's George Dwyer reports it offers visit
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 02 October 2009 The recent catastrophic accident at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant has reminded leaders in Moscow of the urgent need for inspections and repairs of the country's mostly Soviet-era infrastructure. Long be