IFRC: Fear Hampering Ebola Fight 恐惧是遏制埃博拉的最大障碍 The West Africa Ebola outbreak began just over a year ago in Guinea, but health officials still cannot say when it will be contained. The International Federation of the Red Cro

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Ebola Claims Another Victim: Economic Growth 埃博拉蔓延另一受害者经济发展 The Ebola crisis may have begun in Guinea, but Liberia is among the hardest hit with more than 13 hundred cases reported. Fear of the disease is spreading. The pl

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Leaders Praised For Ebola Response A new report said critical decisions by African leaders helped turn the tide in West Africas Ebola outbreak. The Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative, or AGI, said there is no substitute for political leadership.

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U.S. Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, the Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Engagement at United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, held high-level meetings in Freetown, Sierra Leone, earlier this month as part of a series of engagements across West

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 18 July 2007 A new team has been appointed to defend former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Mr. Taylor fired his original lawyer in the opening days of his trial last month. Selah Hennessy reports from VOA's West Africa bur

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School administrators in Sierra Leone say they are worried by high dropout rates and poor exam results. They say having few graduates is not good for the future of a country still struggling to recover from civil war. But in the town of Makeni, desp

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Actress Mia Farrow at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 09 Aug 2010 American Actress Mia Farrow has testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. She told the court at The Ha

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Fifteen years after pulling out because of Sierra Leone's civil war, Peace Corps volunteers are back in the West African nation. A look at the organization's work as the Peace Corps marks its 50th anniversary this year, March 1st. Amanda Pease is one

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UN: Time for Ebola Recovery Strategy Even though the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues, the U.N. says its time to plan for the recovery of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. A joint mission has just completed its assessment in Sierra Leone. The

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Ebola Response Includes Emergency Airlifts The World Food Program is airlifting emergency supplies to the Ebola-stricken countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The U.N. agency said the Ebola response goes beyond its traditional role of provid

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Ebola Orphanage Opens in Sierra Leone 塞拉利昂埃博拉孤儿院开始运行 KAILAHUN, SIERRA LEONE Sierra Leone's first Ebola orphanage has opened in the Kailahun district. Hundreds of children orphaned since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak

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West African Economies Hard-Hit by Ebola 埃博拉重创西非经济 In 2013, the World Bank ranked Sierra Leone and Liberia as second and sixth respectively among the top 10 countries with the fastest-growing GDPs. But the ongoing Ebola outbreak is

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Fifteen years after pulling out because of Sierra Leones civil war, Peace Corps volunteers are back in the West African nation. A look at the organization's work as the Peace Corps marks its 50th anniversary this year, March 1st. 3月1号是和平队成

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Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a long-term ceasefire. The truce is ending seven weeks of fighting leaving more than 2,100 people mostly Palestinians dead. Hamas says the deal represents a vic

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By Catherine Maddux Washingron 10 April 2006 Maxwell Fornah, and Musa Vandi, who are both war amputees, battle for the ball in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Saturday, April, 1, 2006 The arrest of former Lib

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By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 07 January 2008 After months of delay, the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor resumed with prosecutors calling their first witness - a Canadian diamond and development expert who testified how diamonds fuel

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 10 November 2009 Prosecutors at the U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone have begun their cross-examination of former Liberian President Charles Taylor who is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Former Lib

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By Kari Barber Freetown 05 September 2007 Sierra Leone electoral officials say there is concern that voters will not turn out in large number for Saturday's presidential runoff like they did in the first round, which saw a voter participation rate of

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By Nico Colombant Bokoni 08 February 2008 While former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, is being tried in The Hague for alleged war crimes in Sierra Leone, his imprint is still being felt in the neighboring country of Guinea as well. Some of his f

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Voice 1 Hello. Welcome to Spotlight. Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Ruby Jones. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Fifty girls stand i

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