Calm Amid Fear in Daily Life in S. Sudans Bentiu 在苏丹本提乌,恐惧中的平静 BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN Six months ago, Bentiu was a ghost town. The capital of northern Unity State, near South Sudans important oil fields, had changed hands several

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Thousands of Monitors Prepare for Turkish Election ISTANBUL More than 55,000 election monitors are preparing for Sundays parliamentary elections in Turkey. Tensions are high, with Turkish Kurds bracing for possible violence as the party of President

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: This week, the House will vote on a bill called the ME TOO Congress Act that will require all lawmakers and staff to complete anti-harassment training. This comes as two Democrats in Congress face sexual harassment complaints. Th

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In response to Katsuto Momiis remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry says forcing women to become sex slaves was a crime Japan committed during its wartime aggression. It caused great suffering, which survivors are living with to this day. China is urging

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 11 February 2008 Kenya has been one of Africa's strongest-performing economies in recent years, averaging more than five percent growth since 2003 and with projected growth as high as eight percent for 2008. But political viol

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This is Morning Edition from NPR news, I am Rene Montagne with Steve Inskeep. 229 years ago, independence for America was not certain; a new book explains how the young Revolutionary campaign took hold, Steve Inskeep talks to the author of 1776. Davi

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 October 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says there are worrying signs that fighting could erupt again among government forces, renegade troops and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. Lisa

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 29 January 2006 President Bush walks out of St. John's Church in Washington with his mother and former first lady Barbara Bush, 29 January 2006 President Bush is putting th

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The U.S. men's basketball team has won the gold medal at the Olympics to regain international prominence in the American-born sport. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more from Wukesong Arena in Beijing, where the United States held off a spirited team from S

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Soviet Collapse Altered Ongoing World Power Balance The collapse of the Soviet Union 20 years ago changed the worlds geopolitical balance. When the Soviet Union fell, it ended the tenure of a superpower with the resources of more than a dozen countri

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U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus is surrounded by staff after appearing to pass out while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, 15 Jun 2010 The head of the U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, bri

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In his strongest comments yet, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says strengthened regulation of financial markets is required to stem excessive risk taking. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations

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But Sudan analyst Omer Ismail says Ambassador's comment is irresponsible James Butty | Washington, DC 23 November 2009 Its time for international peacekeepers to prepare to leave the Sudans Darfur region, said the Sudanese ambassador to the United N

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The state of Texas excluded Planned Parenthood in 2011 from its women's health program. That meant foregoing millions of dollars in federal Medicaid money. More than 80 women's health clinics, most of them not Planned Parenthood,

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Arriving French Open Champion, Maria Sharapova is clearly in the d* focused on defending her fisrt ever Roland Garros crown. The world number two had always struggled on the clay until she found * a year ago and rise to the title. -I do enjoy a littl

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A senior U.S. official says Moscow's decision to invade Georgia is having a major impact on the Russian economy with financial markets losing nearly a third of their value. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington. U.S. Undersecre

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 June 2008 United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates has reaffirmed that Washington's military commitment to South Korea will remain strong, well after the South makes a key move toward autonomy in its command structure. VOA

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Pakistan has arrested a pro-Taliban cleric, Sufi Mohammad, for helping militants and undermining the government's anti-terrorism campaign in a northwestern region. 巴基斯坦拘捕了亲塔利班的神职人员苏非.穆罕默德,因为他在西北

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U.S. President Barack Obama is devoting most of his time and public appearances these days to one issue - reforming the nation's health care system. But concerns about the cost and scope of reform are growing among members of Congress and the general

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Mark Twain in Hannibal 马克吐温在汉尼堡 The relationship between Hannibal and Twain began in November 1839, when Twains father, John Clemens, decided to leave the hamlet of Florida, Missouri, and move east about 35 miles to the somewhat large

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