Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport. Today we're hearing about a Namibian sprinter and learning the word 'frustration'. The road to the Olympics isn't always easy. Some athletes train for years and still don't make it to the Games. Today Matt

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about four individuals who are making a difference. Each person is working to make the world a better place. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Geor

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Drought-related water and food shortages are posing a risk to many in Namibia, and the U.S. government is providing help. 接下来,是一篇反映美国政府观点的社论。 Drought-related water and food shortages are posing a risk to many in

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Election analysts say President Hifikepunye Pohamba is poised to win a second, five-year term. His ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) is forecast to retain its two-thirds majority in parliament. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 27 Nove

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马尔蒂阿赫蒂萨里,芬兰前总统,2005年11月11日被任命为联合国科索沃问题谈判特使。因为他的卓越贡献,时常被视为诺贝尔和平奖的候选人。他于2008年获得由瑞典皇家科学院诺贝尔奖委员会

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Peace Prize winner and former Finnish President. He also won the 2008 UNESCO Peace Prize. Ahtisaari has spent much of his career in the worlds danger zones trying to bring peace to people at war. Ahtisaari started his career as a school teacher, whic

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The head of Pan-African Parliament's observer team, Ambrose Dery of Ghana, said the process had been fraught with irregularities, but these had not affected the overall outcome Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 02 December 2009 Namibians queue to vote at a p

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United Nations officials say flood waters in Namibia and Zambia are receding and regional weather forecasters say they currently have no projections for heavy rains in the catchments of the Zambezi and Okavango. The focus is shifting toward assistin

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Some 1 million registered voters are expected to take part in Namibia's 5th general election since independence nearly 20 years ago Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 26 November 2009 Workers prepare an election banner for the Rally for Democracy Progress op

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Queuing like school children, these penguins are waiting to receive the life-saving medicines and nutrition. They owe their lives to SANCCOB, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds. SANCCOB responded to a call for help

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From the air, Namibia looks almost uninhabited. Boom towns near depleted diamond mines lie abandoned. Shipwrecks dock the beaches of the skeleton coast. Salt pans, the largest in Africa, reflect sterile white light. 1,200 feet high sand dunes crest o

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This is very peculiar. The Tourist Office is locked tight and it doesnt look as if its been open for business, well, I dont know, for a very, very long time, if ever. Theres a feeling that Riemvasmaak doesnt quite fire on *. They advertise walking tr

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One river has single-handedly created whats known as the Green Kalahari. But my starting point is anything but green. This is true frontier country. That way is Namibia. And there, well, desert emptiness. Luckily for me, the Orange River has sculpted

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 23 November 2007 The political landscape in Namibia has been unsettled by the defection of several senior leaders of the ruling SWAPO party to form an opposition party. The split comes as longtime SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma pr

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Norway's Nobel committee tapped former Finnish president and peace advocate Martti Ahtisaari as this year's peace laureate. Lisa Bryant has more on the 71-year-old politician - and his distinguished career. Martii Ahtisaari Norway's Nobel committee

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WINDHOEK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Although Ebola virus has been contained in some affected African countries, Air Namibia is counting its losses which are said to be at 50 million Namibian dollars (about 5 million U.S dollars). The airline's acting chief

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Norway's Nobel committee tapped former Finnish president and peace advocate Martti Ahtisaari as this year's peace laureate. The 71-year-old politician - and his distinguished career. 挪威的诺贝尔奖委员会宣布前芬兰总统及和平事业倡

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Martti Ahtisaari is the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Finnish President. He also won the 2008 UNESCO Peace Prize. Ahtisaari has spent much of his career in the world's danger zones trying to bring peace to people at war. Ahtisaari started

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The Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Africa aims to implement the 10-point China-Africa cooperation plan proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at last year's Johannesburg China-Africa Cooperation Forum. During his meeting with Namibian President

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