Scientists say Climate Change, Dams Threaten Mekong Livelihoods An estimated 60 million fishermen and farmers depend on the Mekong River for its rich nutrients and abundant fish. A new study by a group of scientists said by 2050 climate change could

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Sanctions Threaten Londons Secretive Russian Oligarchs 制裁影响伦敦俄裔神秘寡头政治家 LONDON During the past decade London has proved a magnet for rich Russians. But the billions of rubles that pour into the City of London could be und

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta, Indonesia 13 November 2006 Conservationists in Indonesia have warned that fires set to clear land have killed and injured hundreds of endangered orangutans. Environmentalists are also concerned the burning of rainforest and

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By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 06 January 2006 Dry conditions and high winds are making life difficult for firefighters in Texas, where wildfires continue to threaten life and property in various p

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 13 February 2007 Relief agencies in southern Africa say rising flood waters across several countries in the region are threatening 500,000 people and that more than 60,000 have been evacuated in Mozambique. Aid groups repor

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 May 2007 Tens of thousands public sector workers are demonstrating in major centers across South Africa to highlight their rejection of a government pay offer and their plan to embark on an indefinite strike startin

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 July 2006 Sabo Adamu who is a young tailor works at his father's shop at Ruga area of Abuja, July 17, 2006 Civil servants in Nigeria have issued an ultimatum to the federal authorities to halt planned job cuts or risk a

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By Scott Stearns White House 19 April 2007 President Bush says pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq prematurely would put Americans at greater risk of another terrorist attack. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats have

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By Margaret Besheer Beirut 27 August 2006 Lebanese Sobhi Abbas, top, comforts his son Abbas Abbas, 6-years-old, who was injured while playing with a cluster bomb in Blida, on Saturday August 26, 2006 Two weeks ago, a U.N. brokered truce ended 34 day

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The industrialist building the world's cheapest car is threatening to pull out of the Indian state of West Bengal if violent protests against his under-construction automobile factory do not cease. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Del

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A senior U.N. official says heavy trafficking of narcotics through West Africa into Europe is threatening the lives, livelihoods and stability of the region. The official says the problem of drug trafficking is competing with humanitarian and develo

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Leaders Threaten Euro 2012 Boycott Over Alleged Ukraine Abuses May Day brought communist demonstrators onto the streets Tuesday in Kiev - as news of the threatened Euro 2012 boycott spread. Marchers voiced their support for Yulia Tymoshenko and for t

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Kenya's fragile eight-month-old coalition government is in deep crisis amid accusations that President Mwai Kibaki is trying to sideline and undermine the authority of the Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Months of tension between the two leaders peaked

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By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 04 August 2006 Deep divisions within the transitional government of Somalia appear to be worsening, with four more ministers defecting from the administration. International observers fear rising tension in Somalia could engu

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 12 April 2006 Rebels in eastern Chad have stepped up their campaign to overthrow President Idriss Deby, leading a week of attacks that have raised concerns among aid organization

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标准英语,VOA,Nepalese,rebel,By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 16 January 2006 Security personnel investigate the site of Saturday's explosion at a municipal office in Patan, on the outskirts of Katmandu Nepal's Maoist rebels Monday wa

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 January 2007 Members of the far left in Italy's governing coalition are threatening to vote against refinancing the country's mission to Afghanistan. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome, the lawmakers are

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 December 2006 The Islamic Courts Union is threatening to attack what it says are 35,000 Ethiopian troops stationed in Somalia, unless the troops leave the country within a week. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairob

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Summer on the Chesapeake Bay is in full swing. (SOUNDBITE OF BOAT ENGINE IGNITION) SHAPIRO: We're in Maryland. We came here to find out what decades of work and hundreds of millions of dollars have done to clean up this body of wat

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