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Aung San Suu Kyi has been a figurehead for her countrys struggle for democracy since 1988. She was born to lead her nation; her father was Burma's independence hero. He was assassinated when she was just two years old. Suu Kyi had an international up
Ralph Henry Reese remembers clearly the day he and his wife decided to start City of Asylum Pittsburgh. It was in 1997. He and his wife, Diane Samuels, were attending a talk by British Indian writer Salman Rushdie at the University of Pittsburgh. The
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As the breakaway republic of Somaliland grapples with a severe drought, medical workers are struggling to aid people left weakened by malnourishment and hunger. A 70-year-old hospital in Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region, is operating beyond
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 January 2007 watch Freedom House report A newly released report from the independent Freedom House says a global stagnation has developed over the past decade, and warns that a series of worrisome trends have emerge
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before. President Obama wants a final bill passed by the end of the year. But a difficult ro
AS IT IS 2013-05-08 Freedom House: Only 14 percent of the World's People Have a Free Press Welcome to As It Is, the daily current affairs magazine show from VOA Learning English. Today we hear about a new film aimed at keeping girls around the world
Freedom House: Democratic Ideals Threatened Around the World 自由之家:恐怖势力威胁世界民主理想 This week, the rights group Freedom House reported a general decline in political and civil rights around the world last year. The group sa
Report: Press Freedom Declines to Lowest Point in 12 Years 有报告表明:世界新闻自由程度下降到12年来的最低点 A new report says freedom of the press declined worldwide last year to its lowest point in more than ten years. Freedom H
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 US Congressman Drops Out of Race for House Speaker 美国国会议员竞选众议院议长 California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race for one of the most powerful positions in the United States. Mr. McCarthy
AS IT IS 2014-12-11 Internet Freedom Shrinks Worldwide 全球互联网自由度在降低 A new report says a growing number of nations are restricting parts of the Internet to the public. It says these countries also are passing laws that permit grea
By Paula Wolfson White House 19 February 2007 watch Bush President's Day President Bush is urging Americans to find inspiration in the life of George Washington, the nation's first president. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, Mr.
American Lisa Nesser moved to northern Thailand six years ago to help refugees from Burma. Lisa discovered many minority children from Burma were unable to attend regular schools in Thailand so she started giving the children free evening classes and
Report: Freedom Declined Worldwide in 2013 WASHINGTON The Washington-based group Freedom House said the cause of freedom around the globe took another hit in 2013, as the group released its Freedom in the World 2014 report Thursday. The authors warne
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: House Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing loss today with the failure of the $867 billion farm bill. The policy behind the bill was widely supported by Republicans, and it had the backing of President Trump. But conservativ
林肯盖茨堡演说150周年 One hundred and fifty years ago this month (November 19), at the height of the U.S. Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short address at a battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The bloody battle that had
US Inauguration Events Begin with Salute to Military President Bush honored America's military as the celebration of his second inauguration began in Washington. Thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen
President Obama gave out his last batch of Presidential Medals of Freedom yesterday to huge names in Hollywood, the world of sports, philanthropy and more. 总统奥巴马将其任期内最后一批自由勋章颁发给好莱坞、体育、慈善事业
African Union Official Hopes for a More Peaceful and Democratic Continent in 2010 The U.S. human rights monitoring group Freedom House says Africa ranks as the bleakest region in a bleak year in terms of political rights and civil liberties in 2009.
US lawmakers have been struggling to restore the controversial surveillance program, one of the key provisions of the Patriot Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks. The secret program was exposed by former