Agriculture Report - Deadly Maize Disease Threatens Food Supplies in Kenya This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Officials in Kenya are attempting to deal with a deadly disease attacking maize crops. Some Kenyan farmers say the disease

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The United States on Thursday criticized an assertion by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir that Khartoum will not recognize South Sudan as independent, if it claims the disputed Abyei region. South Sudan is set to become fully independent in July. 美国

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By David Gollust State Department 03 March 2008 The United States and European Union have dispatched envoys to Armenia to try to help defuse the political crisis underway since disputed elections February 19. The Bush administration says both sides i

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U.S. prosecutors are charging eight foreigners and eight overseas businesses for helping to ship thousands of micro chips and other sensitive parts to Iran, in violation of U.S. trade bans. Officials say similar chips were found in improvised explos

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 23 August 2007 The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has had a colorful and sometimes controversial history, and has been celebrated in television and movies. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan paid a visit to a museum that chron

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Obama Calls for Action on Gun Violence Gunfire erupted on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a heavily armed young man shot and killed 20 children and several school administrators. The entire nation recoiled in grief and horror. Days

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US Police Response to Protests Varies from City to City Police in several cities have cracked down on Occupy Wall Street protests but continue to stand on the sidelines in other municipalities, including New York City, where the movement began. Last

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Washington Week: Focus on Ukraine Crisis 聚焦华盛顿:关注乌克兰危机 WASHINGTON The coming week will see continued focus on the crisis in Ukraine, beginning with President Barack Obama hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White Ho

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West of Memphis Movie Sparks Murder Debate Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Charles Jason Baldwin were accused of the crime. Their conviction, it turned out, was based on questionable evidence and false testimonies. The widely publicized trials a

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Study: Immune System Weakens in Space During the final flight of the US space shuttle Atlantis in the summer of 2011, one of the most important pieces of scientific cargo on board was a medical experiment designed to test how the human immune system

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UN Syria Envoy Brahimi to Resign 联合国叙利亚问题特使赫达尔卜拉希米辞职 WASHINGTON The United Nations and Arab League mediator on the conflict in Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, plans to resign his post after a nearly two-year effort that

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Which of these seasons typically coincides with fall and winter in the U.S.? Baseball season, hurricane season, flu season, or carnival season? The only one of these seasons that starts in the fall and continues through winter is the flu season. AZUZ

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Blockson's computer model reveals that at the South Atlantic Anomaly, the magnetic field isn't just weaker than anywhere else on the planet. It's actually reversed polarity. There is a patch on the core in the South Atlantic where things are not poin

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 12 May 2006 Local youths walk on oil pipeline belonging to the Shell Oil company in Nigeria Nigerian police say a pipeline explosion has killed as many as 200 people on the outsk

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After 7 arduous months away from home, their faces say it at all. Its good to be back. 4 months. Really, that daddy is OK. And for this soldier, its a chance to meet his 3-week-old son for the first time. So proud. These soldiers are the first compan

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By Victor Beattie Washington 04 January 2006 Family members react to the news of only one survivor of the 13 trapped miners, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 Nearly two days after an explosion trapped 13 men i

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By David Gollust State Department 10 December 2007 The State Department says U.S. and Iranian officials will meet next week in Baghdad to discuss Iraq security issues. U.S. officials say attacks in Iraq thought to be Iranian-supported have declined i

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The intensive cares units at Rantissi Children's Hospital,try telling doctors here there's no humanitarian crisis in Gaza.They say Israel's blockade has kept spare parts out of Gaza for ventilator machines with lethal consequences for two children th

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CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Suicide is a problem that is getting worse in the United States. A new study shows that suicide rates have increased in nearly every state. And in half of them, the rise is dr

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By Meredith Buel Islamabad 09 February 2008 U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says militants linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida have found safe haven in Pakistan and represent a threat to both the United States

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