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A Somali politician says a major conference has been held in a town near Somalia's border with Kenya and Ethiopia to develop a plan to establish a regional government in southern Somalia. Al-Shabab Islamic militants, who largely control the regions u

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 15 August 2007 The government of south Sudan says dialogue with the Sudanese government in Khartoum has completely broken down and a peace deal signed in 2005 is in jeopardy. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, tension conti

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1. President Obama and his family arrived in Cuba for a historic trip to the Island nation. It's the first visit to Cuba by a sitting American president in almost 9 decades. 2. Cuban police broke up a match of the ladies in white dissident group on S

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By Nico Colombant Kaduna, Nigeria 20 April 2007 Nigeria's next president is almost certain to be a northerner, as the ruling party candidate and the two main opposition leaders for Saturday's election are from that region. But analysts say replacing

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel 'Transferring Responsibility' to UN in L

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 August 2006 Lebanese soldiers atop armoured personnel carriers ride in convoy to be deployed at the port in Tyre, Lebanon, August 17, 2006 Israel says it has begun handing over control of some areas of southern Lebanon to

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For some Africans, southern Sudan's expected independence is a cautionary tale; others see it as a pathway for their regions to gain full sovereignty. According to Bloomberg News, Somaliland's foreign minister, Mohamed Omar, says his government plans

VOA标准英语2009-Growing Violence in Somali Region Forces Aid

Two aid agencies operating in southern Somalia say deteriorating security in recent days has forced them to withdraw their international and local staff from key towns in the Jubba regions. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 24 November 2009 Two aid agencies oper

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Halts Food Aid in Southern Philippines

The United Nations food agency has suspended aid work in the southern Philippines after a spate of deadly bombings in the region. The U.N. World Food Program feeds more than 300,000 families displaced by conflict in the southern Philippines. On Wedn

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So the here because this is the holy spot on the Nile. This is a site that is sacred to both Muslins and Christians who believe this is the source of not just the Nile, but one of the rivers of Garden of Eden. Most of the 93 million Ethiopians are ch

2007年VOA标准英语-US Air Strike Targets Militia in Southern Iraqi

By Margaret Besheer Bagdad 07 April 2007 A US military convoy drives through Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 06 Apr 2007 Iraqi and U.S. forces continued security operations for a second day in the southern city of Diwaniyah. Meanwhile, Iraqi offic

2006年VOA标准英语-Hezbollah Fires More Rockets, Israel Continues

By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 04 August 2006 Watch Middle East report Hezbollah fired dozens more rockets into northern Israel Friday, while Israeli warplanes continued to pound southern Lebanon. The latest Israeli offensive is again targeting

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The UN refugee agency says it is running out of money to help Southern Sudan refugees go home. The UNHCR says it has a shortfall of $11.9 million. It warns it will be forced to shut down the repatriation operation this year if it does not get the mo

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今天我们要学的词是turnaround。 Turnaround, 彻底改变，扭转乾坤。 The company expects a quick turnaround under the new leadership, 在新领导班子的引导下，公司业绩估计很快就会出现改观。 波士顿凯尔特人队

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1. Voting took a bloody turn in one town in Ukraine Sunday when national guardsmen opened fire on a crowd outside the town hall. There are reports of death, but not how many. Results of the voting in a twin referendum on sovereignty is not expected u

VOA常速英语2008年-US Aid Workers Attacked, Beaten by Mob in South

By Aya Batrawy Cairo 12 March 2008 Two U.S. aid workers, a husband and wife, were attacked and beaten by a mob of students in a predominantly Christian part of southern Sudan. The reasons for the attack are still unclear, but the aid organization for

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