RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In 2016, Italy took over from Greece as the primary landing spot for migrants and refugees entering Europe. Nearly 180,000 people arrived in Italy, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa. That's left Italy trying to manage a surge in asy

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知名博主建议美国减少干涉 The Civil War in Syria and the Islamic State groups rapid seizure of land in both Syria and Iraq have challenged and confused Western policymakers. One way of understanding what is happening there is to look at Ce

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Helping Libya Protect its Antiquities If there is one thing all armed conflicts have in common, it's that chaos and strife create opportunities for society's less scrupulous citizens, crooks and thieves to enrich themselves by looting. 接下来,是一

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Ten years ago the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly to split from Indonesia and become an independent nation. The initial exhilaration they experienced was soon followed by violence from pro-Indonesia militias, and then economic struggles an

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African Food Security Varies by Region 非洲粮食安全问题因地区而异 A new report on Africas food security showed regional differences in progress. Western Africa led the continent in reducing the number of undernourished people since the e

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By Michael Bowman Washington 10 September 2006 On the eve of the five-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the Bush administration says anti-terror efforts are making progress at home and abroad. VOA's M

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 05 June 2006 Anand Panyarachun In Thailand, a special commission on the violence in the Muslim-dominated south says that separatism and religious extremism are aggravating the st

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 24 January 2007 The World Economic Forum has begun in Davos, Switzerland, gathering more than 2,400 politicians and business leaders to talk about the international economy and problems like climate change, poverty and the Middl

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Airline Expert: Missile will Show Signature on Debris 航空专家说导弹能显示发射信息 The debris field from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is spread over a 21-kilometer radius in eastern Ukraine. It is expected to take investigators months to

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美国与孟加拉国站定反恐之路 Since Bangladesh became independent in 1971, it has enjoyed a broad and robust bilateral relationship with the United States. The United States has provided billions of dollars of assistance that has helped Ban

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In Eastern Congo, M23 Rebels Battle for Hearts, Minds At a church in eastern Congo, the faithful pack the pews in what looks like a regular prayer service. But this is not about religion. Its a lesson in rebellion taught at the M23 rebel group's mili

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非洲粮食安全现状的地区差异 A new report on Africas food security showed regional differences in progress. Western Africa led the continent in reducing the number of undernourished people since the early 1990s. The U.N. Food and Agricultu

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Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence WASHINGTON On April 30, Iraq will hold its first national election since U.S. military forces withdrew from the country in 2011. The voting will take place amid a surge of bloody violence and sectarian st

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 13 October 2007 In Iraq Saturday, a key Shi'ite political figure said there should be no permanent foreign military bases in Iraq. VOA's Jim Randle reports from northern Iraq. Ammar al-Hakim, the second-ranking person in Ira

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By Barry Wood Fossil Rim, Texas 26 November 2007 To see some of the world's most impressive wild animals, many people travel to Africa and go on a safari. But people in Texas can find some of these exotic animals close to home, not just in zoos, but

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US Adds 148K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 7.2 Percent 美国增加了14.8万岗 位,失业率降至7.2% U.S. businesses added a modest 148,000 jobs in September, far short of the 180,000 analysts were expecting. Still, job gains were enough to lower t

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By Al Pessin Washington 04 December 2007 The commander of NATO forces says U.S. and French units have been moved to a key outpost in Kosovo to help prevent violence in what he calls the most volatile region the alliance is dealing with. But the offic

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By Kari Barber Dakar 05 November 2007 Two Mali Tuareg leaders are to meet Monday in Algiers in an effort to revive a peace process between rebels and the Malian government. Tuareg, nomadic Berbers, have been fighting the government, they say for more

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Topic1 Should schools start teaching traditional characters again? Chinese director Feng Xiaiogang is urging schools to start teaching traditional Chinese characters again. As a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)

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