By Brian Padden Washington 03 July 2007 France in the summer is one of the world's top tourist destinations. Many visitors come specifically to watch the Tour de France, which begins on July 7th. It is the most prestigious, professional cycling event

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Most American colleges and universities take a spring break. Students might go home to their families -- or spend a week partying on a warm beach with no parents around. That is the popular image, at

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Education Report - Young, and Training for a Good Job -- at Sea This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Many new college graduates in the United States have trouble finding a job in the weak economy. But not graduates from the California Ma

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 30 March 2006 The leaders of Indonesia and Britain have agreed to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism during a visit by the British prime minister to Jakar

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 02 June 2008 Islamic militants in Indonesia say they are preparing for a war against a minority Muslim sect. VOA'S Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports. Members of Islamic Defenders Front shout God is great during

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 May 2008 The UN refugee agency is urging South African authorities to suspend deportation of Zimbabweans and to allow them to regularize their stay in South Africa. The UNHCR says it is making this exceptional request in lig

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Rights groups in Nigeria have criticized the firing of the country's former anti-corruption chief from the police force for alleged insubordination. They say his dismissal was aimed at punishing a key voice in the fight against corruption in Nigeria

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Pope Visits Lebanon Amidst Turbulent Time for Arab Christians Preparations are underway for a visit by the Pope to the small, religiously diverse nation of Lebanon, home to 18 official sects. Christians have lived in these lands for some 2,000 years,

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New Education Center Honors Abraham Lincoln About 750,000 people visit Ford's Theater each year to see the box where President Lincoln was shot. Now they can go across the street to the house where he died and then to the center next door to it. A 10

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Pope Benedict says it is difficult to understand the perversion that has been revealed in the priestly ministry. He addressed the clerical sex abuse scandal that has engulfed the Roman Catholic Church in comments to journalists on the plane from Rome

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Turkey's PM Hits Back at International Critics of Crackdown After weeks of anti-government demonstrations in cities across Turkey, there was a moment of quiet as demonstrators staged silent protests. In Istanbul's Taksim Square - where the protests b

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Egypt's Christians Look Ahead after Religious Violence A few months ago, Cairo's Saint Mark's Cathedral was a place of joy - as Christians welcomed a new Coptic pope. Now the streets outside the main Coptic Church in Egypt are scattered with rubble,

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美国学生遭遇抗药性虱子 17-year-old Ben Kupferman from California just returned from a summer camp, bringing some unwanted guests home. 来自加利福尼亚的17岁的Ben Kupferman刚刚结束夏令营回家,但是一些不速之客也随之

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科隆袭击案加剧欧洲移民危机 Europe's immigration crisis has taken a new turn after reports that New Year's attacks on women in Cologne and other cities were organized by immigrant groups. Swedish authorities now have to answer allegations

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The climate surrounding sexual harassment has changed drastically in the past few years, and Americans overwhelmingly favor a zero-tolerance policy. Those are findings of a poll NPR conducted with the firm Ipsos. NPR's Danielle K

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South Africa's police force has an image problem. Faced with one of the world's highest crime rates, its officers are seen by many as ineffective, sometimes corrupt and often lumberingly overweight. That's now all supposed to change under Bheki Cele

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A small Islamic sect has been the target of violent attacks and is at the center of a national debate in Indonesia over religious freedom. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, recent restrictions on the Ahmadiyah sect could signal a shift in gover

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By Sabina Castelfranco Munich 10 September 2006 Pope Benedict XVI wavea to pilgrims, Sunday, September 10, 2002 Pope Benedict spoke out against mockery of what is sacred during his first open-airmass Sunday in the southern German region of Bavaria.

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By Uma Ramiah Dakar 13 March 2008 The Organization of the Islamic Conference summit has opened in Senegal's capital, Dakar. The heads of state are discussing negative views of Islam, solidarity with poorer Muslim nations, and helping Palestinians. Fo

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The UN refugee agency is urging South African authorities to suspend deportation of Zimbabweans and to allow them to regularize their stay in South Africa. The UNHCR says it is making this exceptional request in light of the violence against foreigne

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