Young Singer Wins Chance of a Lifetime The National Anthem can be a challenge, but more than two dozen singers, aged eight to 17, gave it their best shot for a chance to perform it with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. They come on stage and they ar

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Steve Tyrell Showcases Pop, Jazz Standards on 'I'll Take Romance' Tyrell proves once again that romance never goes out of style. In fact, ever since he recorded The Way You Look Tonight on the soundtrack for the film Father Of The Bride, hes been reg

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Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad Of course, the worst case in Syria is more than imaginable: It's possible, said. Middle East expert Alia Brahimi of the London School of Economics. What is looking more likely is that if the regime were to collaps

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The Catholic Church is opening its first eco-friendly cemetery in Australia's largest city, Sydney. It is a way of reducing carbon footprints - even after death. Phil Mercer | Sydney 22 July 2010 Natural Burial Park at Kemp's Creek Cemetery near Sydn

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Anti-GadhafiForcesSayReadytoTakePro-GadhafiStrongholds The head of Libya's National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, says the deadline has passed for a negotiated surrender of three cities held by pro-Gadhafi forces - Bani Walid, Sirte and

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Studies Show Exercise Reduces Dementia Risk Evidence continues to mount that physical exercise reduces a person's risk of dementia. In some of the latest research, scientists measure actual physical activity, rather than rely on people's imperfect me

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Arctic Ice Melting Faster Than Predicted As government officials from eight Arctic nations - the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland - prepare to meet in Greenland next week to discuss the challenges of climate

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Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger A new study in the journal Nature finds that war is associated with global climate. Researchers from Princeton University and the Earth Institute at Columbia University focused on the natural climate cycle kno

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Women Play Increasingly Vital Role in Peace Missions Captain Annie - French soldiers dont use their last names - is examining Gomo, a working security dog from France who lives at a base of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. The captain is

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Baby Bins Give Abandoned Children A Second Chance In a small street in Berea, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Johannesburg, a trap door in a wall could be mistaken for a mailbox. But it's actually a place where mothers can safely leave their babi

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Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq With sectarian bombings and shootings escalating, April was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly five years. The United Nations says more than 700 people were killed. Abdullah Hassan witnessed one blast in Baghd

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In Aceh, Enforced Sharia Law Has Outsized Impact In Aceh Province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Sharia police break up a game of dominos. Despite the players' protests that they are not gambling, the police confiscate the game and leave them t

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 20 July 2006 watch Implanon report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new birth control device for American women. The device is called Implanon. It already is being used by two and a half million wo

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There has been a great deal of discussion and controversy about funding the drug Herceptin for women suffering from breast cancer. It is a very expensive drug made by the Roche company. Pharmac is the organisation which buys drugs and provides them f

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 25 November 2007 Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned to Pakistan, ending seven years in exile in Saudi Arabia.Sharif is expected to file nomination papers in Pakistan Monday so he can take par

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By Nina-Maria Potts Paris, France 14 April 2006 watch French Riots report Following the rioting by disadvantaged young people in France last fall, the French government tried to institute a law making

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--By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 November 2006 125 Indonesian troops have left for Lebanon to join a United Nations peacekeeping force. About 800 more Indonesian troops are expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of the month. Indonesian peaceke

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今天我们要学的词是condolence。 Condolence, 这个词常用复数。 Condolences, 是吊唁、慰问的意思。 U.S President Bush signed a book of condolences during a visit to the Chinese Embassy, 美国总统布什前往中国使馆,在吊

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 12 March 2007 Just one month ago the United Nations deployed its first all-women peacekeeping unit, a group of trained policewomen from India now serving in Liberia. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Scho

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