UNHCR reports at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, leaving them adrift with no food or water for 18 days. The UNHCR says this latest tragedy coincides with a recent upsurge in people smug

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AS IT IS 2014-01-26 Meat Demand Leads to Changes in Farming 肉类的大量需求导致了农业生产上的变化 From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Today on the program, we visit a banana farm in Uganda an

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AS IT IS 2014-04-25 Bangladesh Building Collapse Leads to Safety Measures 孟加拉国改进建筑物的安全措施 Hello and welcome back to the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we r

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Pakistan's Fight Against Militants Leads to Advanced Treatments for Wounded These are small, but significant steps taken by Aman Ullah, who lost both of his legs more than a year ago in Khyber, a volatile tribal district on the Afghan border. The 23-

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最佳流行女歌手 Adele - Chasing Pavements 《Chasing Pavements》在英国单曲排行榜曾夺得第二名的好成绩,在美国公告牌热门单曲榜上最高排名第21位。Adele在美国首唱这首单曲还是在美国收视率最高的

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By Brian Wagner Miami 26 July 2007 Cuba's acting president, Raul Castro, Thursday led celebrations marking a 1953 rebel attack that helped launch the Cuban revolution. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports it was the first time in decades the ceremoni

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 24 May 2007 The United Nations is appealing for access to a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon where Islamic militants are holed up after days of fighting with Lebanese troops. VOA's Peter Heinlein has details

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By Jim Malone Washington 25 May 2006 A boy scavenges for saleable items at Red Beach dump, on Tarawa, Kiribati Monday is Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday set aside to honor the nation's war dead. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has

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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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Romney Leads Republican Race as Long Battle Looms With victories in six of the 10 states on Super Tuesday [March 6], Romney is urging supporters to stay the course. And so we will go, day by day, step by step, door by door, heart to heart, said Romne

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged European nations to rebuild ties with Iraq during an unannounced visit to that country on Tuesday. Mr. Sarkozy's trip marks the first ever to Iraq by a French leader - and a turnaround in French-Iraqi ties sinc

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New York financier Bernard Madoff was jailed Thursday after pleading guilty to bilking investors out of an estimated $64.8 billion - the largest financial scam in U.S. history. Madoff now faces up to 150 years in prison. But investors who lost their

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By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 27 October 2009 A group in Italy's canal city, Venice, is planning to hold a funeral for their hometown, which is rapidly losing its permanent residents. The group says the city is being drained of its normal life. The

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 September 2009 Afghan President Hamid Karzai, 16 Sep 2009 Afghanistan's government-appointed Independent Election Commission has released what it calls final but preliminary results from the August 20 vote for president.

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 07 February 2008 Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa has a two-stroke lead over two other players after the first round of the Indian Masters golf tournament in Delhi, the European PGA Tour's first event on the subcontinent. Ran

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 November 2007 An anti-terrorism operation ordered by Italian prosecutors has led to the arrests of 17 Algerians and Tunisians in Italy, Britain, France and Portugal. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. Milan prosecut

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By Jim Malone Washington 12 June 2008 A new public opinion poll shows Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain in the race for the White House by a margin of 47 to 41 percent. The Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll was conducted as the ge

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 14 April 2006 Pope Benedict in Good Friday procession in Rome For the first time, Pope Benedict led the traditional Way of the Cross procession in Rome's ancient Coliseum.

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Yesterday was like school picture day for dozens of new members of the next U.S. Congress, the 116th Congress in American history, except that their new semester hasn't started yet and a handful of House and Senate contests haven't been decided yet.

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Weve all been bored from time to time. Sometimes, when were really at loose ends, we might even say were bored to death or so bored I could die! We dont really mean it, of course. But according to one study, it may be true. That is, it seems possible

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