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ESL Podcast 1177 Pedestrian Safety Rueben: I never imagined walking our daughter to school could be so dangerous. Carla: What happened? Rueben: We were walking on the sidewalk approaching the intersection. The crossing guard was there to stop traffic
The president of Mali has declined to sign a controversial new family code that would have expanded women's rights. The code, which had been passed by Mali's national assembly, was strongly opposed by Islamic leaders in the predominately Muslim West
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By Noel King 06 June 2006 A new front has emerged in the complex and bloody war that has plagued Sudan's troubled Darfur region, where rebel factions are now fighting each other. The latest violence c
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By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 22 August 2007 Every week, hundreds of Africans set out from various ports in often decaying fishing boats in order to slip away from their home countries and chase jobs and dreams of life outside Africa. The out
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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 20 June 2007 For the first time, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is visiting the United States. Nguyen Minh Triet will meet with President Bush on Friday and also will meet with congressional leaders. Relat
By Scott Stearns Dar es Salaam 17 February 2008 President Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete have signed a nearly $700-million grant to improve Tanzanian roads, energy, and water. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story fro
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GAZA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza Strip ruler Hamas government on Sunday urged the Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah crossing point, which has been closed for two weeks amid Egypt's popular protests(抗议). Palestinians in Gaza were harmed