缅甸罗兴亚族人面临人口普查困境 Burma, also known as Myanmar, is conducting its first census in more than three decades, at a time when ethnic and religious tensions are high. Census workers are expected to record each persons race and

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Thai Soccer Boys Shave Their Heads for Buddhist Ceremony The boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand earlier this month have cut all the hair off their heads. Their coach, who also was rescued, has done the same. The head shaving ceremony Tuesda

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Connections May Help Ease Stress in Thai Cave In the mountains of northern Thailand, Ekapol Chanthawong developed a skill that may help him as he sits trapped underground in a cave: meditation. The 25-year-old and 12 members of a boys soccer team dis

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By Steve Herman Thimpu, Bhutan 21 May 2007 To the outside world the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is regarded as a modern-day Shangri-La. Nestled along the eastern side of the Himalayas, wedged between Tibet and India, Bhutan sees few outsiders. A

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I believe in honor, faith and service. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe in empathy. I believe in truth. I believe in the ingredients of love. This I believe. Each Monday we bring your

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week at this time, the Voice of America tells about someone important in the history of the United States. This wee

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Joey DeFrancesco Marks Milestone Birthday with '40' On his latest album, DeFrancesco sounds better than ever as he swings through an update of the Ray Charles hit, I Got A Woman. He turned 40 in April and recorded 40 two months later. He was anything

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As the son of actor and director Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood naturally gravitated towards two of his father's greatest passions, film and jazz. Kyle eventually settled on a career in jazz, but that he still finds time for both. Kyle Eastwood discov

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Flood Waters Move In on Bangkok, Thailand Thai authorities say flood waters creeping down from the north could soon swamp the Thai capital, Bangkok, leading thousands of people to leave the city. Thai monks, soldiers, and local people hammered partic

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When Was The Last Time You Did Absolutely Nothing? GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today, ideas about slowing down, how to do it in a world that seems to be constantly speeding up. And that was a question

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June 11th, 1963Alabama governor George Wallace takes a symbolic stand against racial immigration at the University of Alabama. He blocks a doorway on campus, defining a federal court order, allowing two black students to enroll at the school. I deem

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July 22nd, 1933. Aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in 7 days 18 and 3/4 hours. 1934. Federal agents shoot to death a man identified as John Dillinger outside a movie theater in Chicago. Dillinger has been declared Pu

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June 11th, 1963Alabama governor George Wallace takes a symbolic stand against racial immigration at the University of Alabama. He blocks a doorway on campus, defining a federal court order, allowing two black students to enroll at the school. I deem

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No doubt about it, my fellow monk, Father Martin, was a bit of an absent-minded professor. He often filled in for sick priests at other parishes, and one Saturday he found himself on a train to a new destination, frantically searching his pockets for

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Ebola and Marburg Vaccines Protect Monkeys, Maybe Also People By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, June 20, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. To avoi

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By Doug Levine Washington 18 December 2007 Jazz fans are well known for celebrating the old and the new, and 2007 was no exception. As VOA's Doug Levine reports, the year was filled with jazz tributes, including one to the man who introduced jazz to

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We found our story! said Jack. Yay! said Annie. Indeed, said Brother Patrick. But alas, BrotherMichael has not yet completed his work. You willhave to return for it.Oh, shoot, said Annie. Jack was disappointed, too. I don't know if we'll be able to c

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Johnson's 'Playing for Change' music videos serve as inspiration to millions who have seen them on the Internet Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 11 January 2010 The Playing for Change Band performed in Boston in October 2009 Related Links Playing

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 It was May of 1521. A man

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If the Hollywood movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button suggests that a life lived backwards can be far more enriching, then the latest online writing phenomenon shows that a story read backwards is no less interesting. 如果说好莱坞电影《返

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