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Somalis, Yemenis Face US Prosecution for Khat Khat is chewed in social settings around the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. It is legal in Somalia and Yemen, and in Britain and the Netherlands, but not in the United States. Khat's green leaves a

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Those mothers who marry younger were significantly more likely to have ... infant and child malnutrition. - Anita Raj Child marriage has been outlawed in India for years. Women cannot legally marry before they reach the age of 18. Yet the practice pe

VOA标准英语2013--Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians

Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians Khat's popularity is growing as more members of the middle and upper classes are chewing the leaf. The natural stimulant is considered to be mildly addictive and the leaf has become the country's num

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LONDON - They will try to overcome policy differences as the threat of a Greek exit from the euro looms closer German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President-elect, Francois Hollande, meet for the first time in Berlin Tuesday against the back

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2 years after the attack at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, the Obama administration annoucing a major arrest. Ahmed Abu Khatallah was captured on Sunday. Khatallah is believed to be the mastermind behind the attack that killed U.S. Ambassdor Christoph

VOA标准英语2009-Oceans's Ability to Mop-Up Greenhouse Gas De

By Jessica Berman Washington 19 November 2009 A new study has found that oceans are struggling to help regulate climate as more carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, is pumped into the atmosphere. The ocean absorbs more than one-quarter of all o

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British Ban May Hurt Kenya's Khat Business 英国禁止可能损害肯尼亚的阿拉伯茶 WASHINGTON Khat is a flowering tree native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Chewing khat leaves for stimulation and even medicinal purposes ha

Wen holds talks with Merkel

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday exchanged views with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on major bilateral issues. After the closed-door meeting, Wen said this year, the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the

Merkel defends legal action against fiscal profligacy

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended on Thursday Germany's insistence on empowering the European Commission to prosecute over-spending governments under the fiscal compact. It would be logical, if the Commission ... co

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THE HAGUE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Maarten Stekelenburg has withdrawn from the Dutch squad for their forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Moldova and Sweden. Medical research on Monday in Amsterdam revealed that the AS Roma goalie has not recovered en

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ZEIST, The Netherlands, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old Vitesse midfielder Marco van Ginkel received his first call-up for the Dutch national team for the friendly against Germany on November 14 in Amsterdam. Van Ginkel was included in a squad of

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THE HAGUE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg reached a personal agreement with AS Roma on Saturday. On Friday Ajax and Roma already practically agreed on the transfer fee of around six million euros, but both clubs are still t

Serbia honors tennis player Djokovic

BELGRADE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic on Tuesday awarded the country's superstar tennis player Novak Djokovic with the Gold Star of Karadjordje, the highest state honor medal, for his exceptional merits in the representation of

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Another year has raced down the streets of eternity Another year Another year pulled down by gravity Oh oh what a wonder it would be If you if you could set yourself free And praise this responsibility Hole there's a hole there's a hole There's a bla