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Looking an icon in the eye The broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has won the title of Top British Icon by the audience of The Culture Show, a British TV programme which bills itself as a fast-paced weekly arts programme. But how exactly do you deci

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Hollywood's greatest prize The British romantic drama Atonement is leading the pack of British hopefuls for this years Oscars. The film is up for seven gongs including best picture. However, the stars of the movie Keira Knightley from Pirates of the

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By Cathy Majtenyi Uganda says conflicts in Darfur can be traced to British colonial rule and blames the colonial policies for the rise of rebel movements throughout the country. Ugandan presidential s

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Yvonne: This is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne and today, I'm joined byRob. Hello, Rob! Rob: Hello, Yvonne. Yvonne: In the UK, we celebrate Black History Month each year. It's a time whenpeople from all cultures and backgrounds get a chance to learn ab

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In the slums of Kenya's capital, residents and aid groups are using new technology to send and receive money. Irene Okoth and her five children have been living on 50 cents a day in Nairobi's Korogocho settlement. That is what she earns recycling gar

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Hints for Those That Would Be Rich 致富之道 The use of money is all the advantage there is in having Money. 有钱的唯一好处就在于用钱。 For six pounds a year you may have the use of one hundred pounds if you are a man of known prudenc

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 24 December 2007 There are a record number of women seeking office in elections scheduled in Kenya for December 27th. And they face a number of challenges on the campaign trail, including violence and discrimination.

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 September 2007 Russia's ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party has confirmed Andrei Lugovoi, a man wanted for murder in Britain, to be one its candidates for upcoming elections to the Russian Parliament. Lugovoi is a

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There was an important anniversary this week. Forty years ago, on 15 February 1971, Britain changed its currency, that is, its money system. This is what happened. When I was a child in the fifties and sixties, Britain had a wonderfully complicated c

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A wealthy old lady who lived near Dr．Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant．Dr．Swift took her presents but never gave the boy anything for his trouble．One day as Swift was busy with his writing， the boy rushed into his