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As you've probably experienced firsthand, some mosquito species have a real taste for warm, human blood. So much so that if you raise them on it the lab, they'll accept no substitute. Fortunately, I don't get major reactions at all. Brad Main is a mo

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 06 November 2006 The effectiveness of a plan to filter out so-called blood diamonds is under review at a conference in Botswana. A recent report about diamonds being smuggled out of Ivory Coast will top the agenda. --- Represen

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And now a story from Los Angeles, where a radio station is putting itself in the middle of the debate over China and Taiwan. Reporter Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC sent this report. Kay Chao says Taiwanese and Chinese Americans in Los Angeles wo

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By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wal Mart Banking report The world's largest retailer, U.S.-based Wal-Mart, is hoping to begin its own banking business soon. Critics are concerned i

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By Jane M Friedman Washington, DC 20 April 2006 watch Biotech Industry report A report by the consulting firm Ernst and Young says that, although huge pharmaceutical firms like Merck and Pfizer pour b

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Terrorism report U.S. government officials say the arrest of seven suspected terrorists in Miami, Florida represents a step forward in the war against terror. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports,

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China has protested against the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, saying the US action has created severe obstacles for the two countries' normal military-to-military exchanges. Military experts are warning the deal would deteriorate security ties betwe

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