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A mentor is someone who teaches or advises a younger person with less experience. January is National Mentoring Month in the United States. This is a time for calling attention to the value of mentoring. Some mentoring programs connect adults with ch

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By Steve Herman Thimpu, Bhutan 21 May 2007 To the outside world the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is regarded as a modern-day Shangri-La. Nestled along the eastern side of the Himalayas, wedged between Tibet and India, Bhutan sees few outsiders. A

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VOA标准英语2008年-Srebrenica Massacre Victims' Families File Dutc

By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 18 June 2008 Relatives of the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia-Herzegovina have asked a Dutch civil court to wave U.N. immunity and allow them to seek damages for their loss. About 8,000 Muslims were mur

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A U.S. Congressional delegation is in Iraq to meet with the country's interim government leaders and U.S. military commanders. Amid continuing violence, the senators say Iraq still needs U.S. and coalition support, and vowed to see the job through. 一

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On the seventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks, thousands of people gathered outside the Pentagon as President Bush dedicated a memorial to the 184 people who died there. VOA's Al Pessin attended the Pentagon ceremony. Members of a military

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By Peterson Ssendi Kampala,Uganda 02 June 2007 Many Pentecostal churches in Kampala invite the afflicted to be cured. Mrs. Frances Adroa, who is HIV-positive, took them up on the offer. I am a sick person (I have HIV AIDS) so,she explains, I was prom

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 01 June 2007 The relatives of victims of Europe's worst massacre since World War II have welcomed the arrest of a key suspect in the atrocity. Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir was detained Thursday and flown to the United N