By Mil Arcega Washington 29 December 2006 watch Pakistani Whiskey report When whiskey connoisseurs think of single malt scotch, it's unlikely Pakistan would come to mind. But the Muslim nation is home to the only malt whiskey distillery in the Musli

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US Representative Giffords Resigns Year After Arizona Shooting House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a Republican from Virginia, recalled the shooting rampage on January 8 last year, saying the country will never forget those who lost their lives. A lit

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Asians Usher in Lunar New Year 亚洲人民迎来农历新年 People in many Asian countries as well as Asian communities elsewhere in the world are marking the start of a new lunar year with family gatherings, fireworks and street parties. According

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Dear Friends, Happy New Year! - to all of our listeners overseas, on behalf of the staff at CRI. Best wishes for 2016. The past year was eventful, both for China and the world. It marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the world's anti-fascist war

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 27 June 2006 The U.S. Army general in charge of training Iraq's new security forces says the new Iraqi army will be fully in place by the end of the year, but it will need additional time to become fully capable. The general sp

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By Al Pessin Washington 19 December 2006 2006 was a difficult year in Iraq, with increasing violence and a shift toward more sectarian clashes and more civilian casualties. The result was a defeat for President Bush's Republican Party in congression

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Israel as part of a final effort by the Bush administration to keep the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on track. Arriving in Tel Aviv, Rice indicated that a peace deal by the end of the year will not

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A five-year Islamic insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces shows no sign of abating, although the military succeeded in reducing attacks in the past year. The new government in Bangkok must gain the confidence of the Muslim communities to make

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'Messiah' Holiday Tradition Marks 44th Year The holidays are here, and with them, a crescendo of special music reserved for this season. But along with Jingle Bells, Silent Night and Santa Baby, towers the Messiah. Eighteenth century composer George

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One year after ten Pakistani gunmen attacked India's financial capital, many say they still feel vulnerable Mumbai 26 November 2009 A man waves an Indian flag outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of Mumbai terror attacks, on the first anniv

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California Event Brings Lunar New Year Festivities to Chinese Diaspora POMONA, CALIFORNIA Many Asians around the world are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This year, the year of the horse, begins on the last day of January. Many Asian Amer

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Global Initiative Unveils Six-Year Plan to Eradicate Polio A new campaign has been announced to eradicate polio. The six-year plan costing $5.5 billion was unveiled Thursday at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi. The Global Polio Initiative says

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One year ago today, President Trump promised that a new era was beginning at the Justice Department. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: It is with great pride - very great pride - that I say these words to

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LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: By now, you'd better have your holiday shopping done. Maybe you did more of it online this year. Easy for you but bad for your local mall - brick-and-mortar stores are losing jobs. And it turns out some workers are hit harder tha

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'My Year Of Guards And Guns': Megyn Kelly On Standing Up To Trump And Ailes play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0008:03repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update

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'Monkey See' Highlights Small Bright Spots In Pop Culture This Year play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:51repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Fl

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: As wildfires rage across California, President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster in the state, opening up federal funds to help with the recovery. Several blazes are less than an hour away from one community affect

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By Challiss McDonough Beirut 13 February 2006 A Lebanese supporter of Rafik Hariri, holds a picture of Hariri with a candle, a day ahead of the first anniversary of his assassination Former Lebanese P

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By Michael Bowman Washington 16 April 2008 Candlelight vigils and somber ceremonies marked the one-year anniversary of a shooting spree on the campus of a U.S. university, Virginia Tech, that left 32 people and the gunman dead. From Washington, VOA's

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My friends and I decided to do something a little different this year. Instead of going to a crowded club or throwing a party on New Years Eve, we decided to take a harbor cruise instead. The cruise would be four hours long, and it included dinner, m

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