This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Each December the editors and news directors of the Associated Press vote for the top ten news stories of the year. Barack Obama during his acceptance speech in Chicago, Illinois on November fourth They ch

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen forty, as the administration of Martin Van Buren came closer to an end, there was a widespread feeling that he had not been a strong president. He seemed unable t

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear in the mouth. It usually happens when people are older and wiser. That is, when they are in their late teenage years or early twenties. Wisdom teeth ar

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What do you think is the most popular subject of study for international students at colleges and universities in the United States? How many of you thought of engineering? Seventeen percent of forei

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Next year, the Peace Corps will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Peace Corps volunteers are Americans who teach and work on projects in developing countries. The United States created the Peace Cor

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Owners of the New York Stock Exchange Vote for Change By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 16, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. In April, t

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Lehman Brothers world headquarters in New York on the day the company sought bankruptcy protection This week, we continue our look back at the major economic stories of the year. On September fifteen

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 06 July 2006 People from several sides of Ivory Coast's conflict are disappointed at the results of a meeting between the government and rebels that was chaired by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Franz Wild reports for VOA f

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 24 May 2006 Charles Konan Banny greets villagers in Meagui In war-divided Ivory Coast disarmament and personal identification, the two obstacles to elections, saw partial success in a pilot program this week. There is little si

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By Nico Colombant Abidjan 11 March 2006 Ivory Coast's former president Henri Konan Bedie The previously deposed president of divided Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bedie, has launched a new bid to reclaim t

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Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) and Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore meet at the airport in Abidjan on 22 Feb, 2010 after Campaore arrived to act as a mediator in Ivory Coast's political crisis The regional mediator for Ivory Coast's pol

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The Obama administration's chief Africa diplomat said Wednesday he believes the independence referendum in southern Sudan, beginning Sunday, will be peaceful and successful. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson is promising

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Homicide Mystery Deepens in Case of Kenya ICC Witness NAIROBI The body of a man thought to be a witness in the International Criminal Court case against Kenyas deputy president was found near his home last year, but doubts about the identity of the v

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US Federal Employees Donate to Charities Through CFC Whether it is donating to help homeless children or improve senior care or treatments for autism, American federal workers can give money every year to their favorite charities through the Combined

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S. Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Oxfam International says the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan will continue to grow worse until warring parties finally adhere to a three month old ceasefire agreement. Oxfams spokesperson in Juba, Grace Cahill,

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 16 March 2006 UN peackeepers patrol in western Ivory Coast Ivory Coast is one the first countries to benefit from a new United Nations emergency fund. The $1 million allocated to

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母亲节就要到了, 特别推荐这首由Il Divo(美声男伶)深情献上的《Mama》。在管弦乐团的优雅伴奏中,il divo展现了用美声歌咏情感的特质,把这首描述叛逆青年向过世的母亲表达忏悔之意的歌曲唱得十分感人。 曾在2006年德国世界杯上,以一首《 Time of Our Lives 》 而

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 02 November 2006 Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo has said he will not apply parts of a new U.N. Security Council resolution he considers unconstitutional. The resolution calls for greater powers to the transitional prime

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Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo (R) speaks with Ivorian Defense minister Amani N'guessan (L) at presidential palace in Abidjan, 30 Nov 2009 Ivory Coast's former rebel faction in the North, the New Forces, warn that election-related violence and tens

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Controversy over the voter list in Ivory Coast is threatening to once again push back long-delayed presidential elections. Election-related protests erupted around Ivory Coast this past week. Ivorian investigators have confirmed evidence of fraud in

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