By VOA Sports Washington, DC 29 December 2007 The United States has defeated India, 2-1, and host country Australia scored a 2-1 upset over the Czech Republic at the Hopman Cup mixed team tennis competition in Perth, Australia. The American team of M

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 29 November 2007 African government officials, economists and scientists have met for three days in Burkina Faso to discuss the local production and use of biofuels. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West and Central Afri

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By Deborah Block Irbil 31 October 2007 In Baghdad Wednesday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki. They discussed ways to keep Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from striking inside Turkey. VOA's

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By Carol Pearson Washington 30 April 2008 Ten years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved LASIK, eye surgery with a laser that enables people to see without glasses. But about five percent of LASIK procedures fail, and those patients ca

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 31 October 2007 The Economic Community of Central African States has named Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to be its next head. Analysts say Mr. Kabila, who has been accused of human rights abuses and corru

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By Kari Barber Dakar 19 October 2007 Legislative elections in Togo this week were deemed largely free and fair by international observers, and now many in the country are hoping for a full restoration of aid from the European Union. Aid was cut in 19

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By Naomi Schwarz and Ruby Amable Dakar 29 February 2008 There is oil excitement in Ghana as government officials work with oil companies and civil society to plan how to exploit recently discovered offshore reserves. But many Ghanaians look with caut

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GM Food Opponent Becomes Biotech Supporter 转基因食品反对者转为支持者 WASHINGTON By Abigail Martin Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have been the cause of much controversy in recent years. Numerous environmental groups say these

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By Peter Heinlein Zelanbesa, Ethiopia 12 February 2008 United Nations is set to begin withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Eritrea as early as Wednesday. Sources close to the U.N. Mission say the troops will be relocated to the Ethiopian side of the

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By Malcolm Brown Washington 09 October 2007 A collection of newly available photographs is shedding fresh light on those who carried out the Nazi holocaust. The public now has the chance to see the contents of an album, thought to have belonged to a

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By Kari Barber Dakar 02 November 2007 A United Nations helicopter carrying three crewmembers crashed in northern Liberia on Friday. A U.N. spokesman says two of the three crewmembers are dead and the condition of the third is unknown. The names and n

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By Al Pessin Washington 01 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes the top Iranian leader is aware of the effort by the country's elite Quds Force to help Shiite insurgents in Iraq. And he confirmed that Iran's president ha

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By Cindy Saine Washington 05 December 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has made an unannounced visit to Baghdad where he told reporters a secure and stable Iraq is within reach. As VOA's Cindy Saine reports from Washington, the secretary's vi

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By Scott Stearns Accra 20 February 2008 President Bush says the United States has no plans to build new military bases in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is in Ghana where he is trying to head off concerns about

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 February 2008 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says the Southern Africa flood crisis is not over. It says more than 334,000 people in eight countries are still affected by the heavy rains

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 09 April 2008 Western diplomats have called for Kenya's leaders to reach agreement on a power-sharing coalition, after negotiations broke down Tuesday. Diplomats say continuing foreign assistance and other cooperation will dep

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 07 November 2007 Turkey's prime minister says the Kurdistan Workers Party is an enemy that must be eliminated. He says the international community must be supportive in fighting this terrorist organization. Prime Minister

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By Selah Hennessy Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo 07 December 2007 Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are making military gains against rebel fighters in the east. But military victories are pushing combat north, towards displac

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By Scott Stearns Accra, Ghana 20 February 2008 The president and Mrs. Bush are in Ghana where they were the guests of honor at a state dinner hosted by President John Kufuor and his wife, Theresa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the s

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By Gary Thomas Washington 05 October 2007 Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, signed an order dropping corruption charges against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Friday, paving the way for her to return home from self-imposed exile.

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