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On Thursday, the Communist Party of China announced a plan to abolish the decades-long One-Child Policy, allowing all couples to have two children. The announcement came amid increasing concerns over China's rapidly aging population and shrinking wor

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: It's hard to believe, but Denmark has ghettos. And yes, that is the word the government uses despite its troubling connotations. They are officially designated areas defined by things like unemployment, crime and especially large n

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One person, one vote - to decide who will be Hong Kong's new Chief Executive. But the reform plan must first be endorsed by two-thirds of the members in the 70-seat Legislative Council. When introducing the plan on Wednesday, Carrie Lam told council

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 13 January 2007 U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton and other members of a congressional delegation met in Baghdad Saturday with Iraq's prime minister and U.S. military commanders to discuss plans to stem violence in the country. VOA'

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Sonja Pace Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is meeting with his coalition partners to try to come up with an amended disengagement plan he hopes can win enough support to be implemented. The consoc

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 20 April 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Baghdad Friday for meetings with top Iraqi leaders. From northern Iraq, VOA's Margaret Besheer reports he will be delivering a message that that they must move fa

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday unveiled the Obama administration's plan to remove bad debts from the banking system and restore the confidence needed for normal lending to resume. The new effort likely will cost a huge sum of ta

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev this week announced a large-scale military rearmament program, which he says will require considerable resources despite difficulties associated with the current global economic crisis. There are political and econo

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America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule. President Obama's broadcast address,

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The Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis has launched a plan to cut by half in five years the estimated 2 million annual deaths from tuberculosis. The consortium of public, private and civil groups announced the plan Wednesday, saying they hope to preven

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 20 March 2007 watch Rice EU report U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. plan to build a missile defense system in Europe will be a stabilizing factor by helping to protect against potential threats f

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It is the first time China has revealed a specific timetable for the country's football industry development. Published by the country's top economic planner on Monday, the plan will be carried out in three stages, aiming to make China a first-class

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CAPITOL HILL The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obamas pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, after a bruising nomination battle that saw widespread Republican opposition to the former Republican senator by a vote of 58 to 41. Hagel wil

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As the annual sessions of National Peoples Congress (NPC)and Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC), also referred as the two sessions, are just aroundthe corner, eight agendas have been laid out which cansummarize the countrys poli

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Iraqi military must do better at meeting its commitment to send more forces to Baghdad, as part of the new security plan. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. D

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Everyone makes mistakes. Usually you can correct your error or just forget about it and move on. Making a mistake at work, however, can be more serious. It may cause problems for your employer and even affect the company's bottom line. Repercussions

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BEIRUT, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanon Internal Security Forces (ISF) discovered Wednesday a weapon stockpile in Abi Samra neighborhood in the northern city of Tripoli, the ISF said in a communique. Tripoli's Abi Samra Gendarmes Station raided an apa

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