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Unit 9 1.Rivaldo 1972: Born April 19, Recife, Brazil. Full name Vito Barbosa Ferreira. 1989: Signs professional terms at the age of 16 with Santa Cruz after impressing local scouts in a junior tournament. 1991: Signs for Brazilian first division club
Reformer Wins Surprise Victory in Iranian Presidential Election From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Last week, voters in Iran elected 64-year-old Shiite clergyman Hassan Rowhani president. The reform candidate had criticized Irans current
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaor won a landslide victory in the country's presidential poll, according to provisional results announced Thursday. Four opposition candidates are now contesting those results and calling for the president of the el
By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 June 2007 An Australian tribunal has awarded compensation to a Thai woman who was forced to work as a prostitute in Sydney when she was 13. It is the first time a victim of sex trafficking has received damages from the tribun
By Mil Arcega Washington 21 February 2008 Japan's Toshiba Corporation effectively ended the format war over the next-generation DVD players after announcing this week that it would no longer manufacture HD DVD players and recorders. The announcement
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play R.E.M.s new album, Collapse Into Now, and read a few comments about some of our recent shows. But first, we tell about writer Deborah Eisenb
Technology Report - Team From Ukraine Wins Top Honors at Microsofts Imagine Cup Finals This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. More than three hundred fifty students from seventy-five nations were in Sydney, Australia, last week for the Im
THE MAKING OF A NATION - Bush Wins Over Gore in Contested 2000 Election STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look at the presidential election of two thous
By Raymond Thibodeaux Thimphu, Bhutan 25 March 2008 In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. Raymond Thibodeaux files this report for VOA fr
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 June 2006 A new film called That Game of Chess is the story of an Indian immigrant who pursues his dreams in the United States. Filmmaker Viresh Sinha is an immigrant who hopes his first venture into cinema opens do
Egypt's Conservative Rural Vote Appears Split As Egyptians await the results of their first truly open presidential election, fault lines between Islamists and old guard secularists appear to cut across the nation. In the village of Kafr Kandil, sout
Tallest Candidate Wins Majority of US Presidential Elections When it comes to voter preference, a candidates positions on the issues count. But some may check a name on a ballot for a more primal reason: the candidates stature. Researchers at Texas T
Latest official results show that Romanian President Traian Basescu has won the first round of Sunday's presidential ballot with about 32.5 percent of the vote. His main rival Mircea Geoana received about 30.8 percent. However, the poll has been ove
Venezuelan Election is Again Choice Between Socialism, Capitalism Business has not been good for Rotzen Villabon, who owns a gift shop called Viqiu. He needs dollars to import products made in China but he can't find any at the official exchange rate
By Jim Fry Washington 23 April 2008 U.S. Democratic Party presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has won the primary in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. The victory keeps her campaign for the White House alive. Despite Tuesday's victory in the delega
By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 December 2007 South Korean officials are confirming an election result that has been expected for weeks. Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak has apparently won the presidency by about half of the popular vote. VOA's Kurt Achin rep
By Phillip Walter Wellman Doha 02 November 2009 Serena Williams, right, holds trophy after winning singles final against Venus Williams, left, in Doha, 01 Nov 2009 Serena Williams has won the WTA Championships in Doha by defeating the defending cham
By Selah Hennessy London 14 October 2009 The four winners of the Swedish award known by many as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' have been announced, and one of the winners is the Congolese environmentalist Rene Ngongo. Ngongo tells VOA he will use the
By Jim Stevenson Washington 15 October 2009 Jonathan Bornstein, left, and teammates celebrate after US win over Costa Rica, 14 Oct 2009 The United States has qualified for the football (soccer) World Cup as the top team the North, Central America an
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: After election day violence that claimed more than a dozen lives, the ruling party in Bangladesh has won another term. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been in power since 2009. And out of 300 seats in Parliament, Hasina's party,