By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 14 July 2006 watch report on Iraq The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, says the diverse ethnic and sectarian communities in Iraq are engaged in an unprecedented discussion about their national identity. B

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Negotiators from Zimbabwe's three political parties are meeting in South Africa to try to reach agreement on an amendment to the constitution that would enable the formation of a government of national unity. Peta Thornycroft, reporting from Harare,

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By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 24 October 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Baghdad says success within a realistic timetable is still possible in Iraq despite surging sectarian violence. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad spoke during a rare joint news conference

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 July 2006 U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton defended his record before a Senate panel Thursday, with just months left before his recess appointment to the world body expires. President Bush wants Bolto

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By Michael Bowman Washington 25 March 2007 A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says only regime change will cause Iran to halt its nuclear program. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, Ambassador John Bolton spoke one day after th

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U.N. aid agencies said they are facing enormous difficulties in efforts to contain the deadly cholera epidemic that has affected thousands of people in Zimbabwe. They said the health system in the country has collapsed and even the most basic suppli

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Southern African ministers Thursday opened a meeting in Cape Town, South Africa aimed at drafting a plan to help Zimbabwe's economic recovery. The recently installed unity government reportedly has requested $2 billion in aid for this year from the

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President Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe last Friday for medical treatment in Asia. Mugabe's recent absences from Harare means that the executive branch has met for just two hours in the last two months. Mugabe told colleagues he was traveling to Singap

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By Greg Flakus Houston 15 September 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is warning U.S. citizens traveling in Mexico to use caution because of increasing violence and criminal activity, especially along the 3000-kilometer border. The warning comes at

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 June 2006 US Ambassador to S. Korea Alexander Vershbow, right, receives a briefing from an unidentified N. Korean guide at a factory in the inter-Korean industrial park in Kaesong Washington's ambassador to South Korea calls a

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The Valeri Mausoleum, the largest and most luxurious of 22 pagan tombs buried under St. Peter's Basilica[1] in Vatican City, was reopened on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. The mausoleum lies a few hundred feet away from the burial place

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By Peta Thornycroft 14 March 2008 Zimbabwe's economy has been in crisis for nearly 10 years, but as election day approaches, its collapse is gathering pace, and no one is sure where it is heading. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that economists, ind

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By Arti Jain and Amy Katz Los Angeles, CA 17 January 2006 watch Henna Art report It is believed that the art of body painting with henna dye dates back to the Middle East 5,000 years ago. From there i

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By Al Pessin Washington 02 July 2007 The Afghan ambassador to the United States says U.S. and NATO forces in his country need to do more to avoid killing civilians as they battle Taleban insurgents. The ambassador spoke an interview with VOA Pentagon

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Iraq Syrian report The Syrian ambassador to Washington says his country is interested in talks about stabilizing Iraq, but not if the United States dictates the terms. The Syrian envoy spoke at

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Brad: Are you all right? Lydia: What...what happened? Brad: You lost consciousness and someone called 911. My name is Brad and Im a paramedic. Can you answer a few questions for me? Lydia: Ill try. Brad: Have you ever blacked out before? Lydia: No, I

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By Ravi Khanna New York City 12 June 2007 The Bronx Zoo these days has a special attraction for visitors -- a snow leopard from Pakistan. Leo landed at the zoo last year after his mother was killed and authorities found him confused and wandering in

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By Nathan King New York 13 October 2009 A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers the financial industry is still reeling from the credit crisis. Hundreds of thousands of financial jobs have been lost, and for those graduating from business schoo

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 02 August 2007 African Union officials say they are optimistic that member states will contribute more troops to a new hybrid peacekeeping force for the troubled western Darfur region of Sudan. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu re

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今天我们要学的词是symbol。 Symbol, 是象征的意思。White has always been a symbol of purity in the west, 白色在西方一直是纯洁的象征。A heart shape is a symbol of love, 心的形状是爱的象征。The Noose, a historical

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