Three days into Israel's air assault on Gaza, Britain's Foreign Secretary warns of a very dark moment in the Middle East peace process. David Miliband is calling for an urgent, immediate ceasefire. His is just one of many concerned voices in Europe

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摘要:美国的医疗费用最近几年一直在大幅度攀升。高额的医疗账单为普通美国家庭带来了沉重的负担。本文原载于《今日美国》,文章由一名来自新罕布什尔的初级保健医生撰写。文章的逻

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 April 2007 Members of the European Parliament have gone before US Congress to defend the findings of a report criticizing the practice of extraordinary rendition, in which terrorist suspects have been transferred by U.

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By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 21 April 2006 Haitians return to the polls Friday to elect a parliament. The vote is seen as a crucial step in establishing a legitimate democratic government in the poli

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By Brian Padden Washington, DC 24 March 2006 watch National Guard report National Guard swearing-in The ability of the U.S. Military to sustain an all-volunteer force has been tested by the war in Ira

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 11 January 2006 An Iraqi mason works on a wall surrounding a new school on the outskirts of Basra (file picture) Iraq has been hit with a construction boom - in no small part du

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 11 June 2006 King Gyanendra Nepal's parliament has stripped the king of his power over the legislature - effectively leaving the monarchy with little more than a ceremonial role. The move comes weeks after King Gyanendra

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 06 May 2006 An environmental adventure enjoyed as a book by millions of young people has been made into a family movie; and, like the book before it, the film is generating

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 October 2006 A new 10-nation survey says Christian Pentecostalism is growing, and that Pentecostals, known for their exuberant style of worship, are also becoming more active in politics. Mike O'Sullivan reports fro

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Ancient "Declaration of Human Rights" on Display in Washington, DC Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On the show today, we hear new music from outlaw Shooter Jennings. And, we answer a question about the meaning of

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EXPLORATIONS - The Indiana Dunes: Ancient Hills of Sand on Lake Michigan FAITH LAPIDUS: This is Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit the Indiana Dunes. These hills of sa

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By Jim Malone Washington 26 April 2007 The divisive issue of abortion is likely to be a major point of debate in next year's U.S. presidential election, thanks to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports fro

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 October 2006 The humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders, says new drugs to combat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis are urgently needed. The group is calling for the World Health Organization to take the l

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 24 September 2006 American beef is back in the Japanese market and slated to return to South Korea soon. But for America's beef exporters, who lost two of their three largest markets in 2003 after a few cases of mad cow disease

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By Odil Ruzaliev Washington 01 May 2007 For centuries, nomads wandered the steppes of Central Asia living in tents. One of the critical engineering elements of these flimsy structures was the tent band designed to brace the roof. Over time, these ban

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 12 April 2007 A Syrian-American businessman and a former senior Israeli diplomat briefed a high-level Israeli parliamentary committee Thursday about their efforts to revive Israeli-Syrian peace talks. VOA's Jim Teeple reports

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 04 June 2006 Pieces of destroyed columns are seen scattered at a damaged Hindu temple in Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Parts of the world famous Prambanan tem

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By Cathy Majtenyi Burundi 16 May 2006 The tiny African Great Lakes nation of Burundi is the latest on the continent to institute free primary school education, which began last September following mor

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 October 2006 The United States and South Korea are discussing how to implement last week's U. N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea. The two countries' top diplomats warn of grave consequences, if No

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Voters across Europe are casting their ballots in European elections, expected to see a record low voter turnout and gains for far-right and far-left parties. In Italy, scandal hit Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the only leader of a large EU me

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