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Guinea's new military leaders named international banker Kabine Komara as the country's new prime minister. Komara is a senior director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo and was one of four men who labor leaders nominated for the post follo
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. At the beginning of the twentieth century, American laborers often worked long hours for little pay. Many worked under extremely dangerous conditions. About five hundred thousand worker
AS IT IS 2016-10-17 Labor Union Members Do Not Always Vote as Unions Want 工会成员们并不总是按照工会期望的投票 American politicians have long appealed to organized labor for support during election campaigns. The politicians know th
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Five Labor Leaders By Linda Burchill Broadcast: Sunday, September 05, 2004 (MUSIC) ANNCR: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. At the beginning of the twentieth cen
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 02 April 2007 Zimbabwe is bracing for a two-day general strike by trade unions angry over low wages and deteriorating economic conditions. The stay-at-home days have been called as security forces continue their crackdown o
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) President Bush giving his speech before a joint session of Congress. Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit behind him. This week, George W. Bush gave his seventh and final S
With Sentencing of Khmer Rouge Leaders, Memories Return 红色高棉领导人获刑 The recent court decision and sentencing of two aging Khmer Rouge leaders holds deep personal meaning for survivors of the 1970s genocide in Cambodia. Two of these su
South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike an
Asia Pacific Leaders to Tackle Free Trade, Tariffs Senior officials from 21 countries are meeting in Hawaii this week for the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC. This year's host, President Barack Obama, will meet w
Nigerian Labor Leaders Call Strike Over Minimum Wage Nigerian labor leaders are calling for a three-day general strike next week to protest failures to pay a new, national minimum wage. Negotiations on a new minimum wage for Nigerians began more than
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew out of Bahrain Saturday afternoon after meeting with the king and crown prince about political reforms, and just ahead of another demonstration in Manama. There was a large protest on Friday in Manama and on S
By Lisa Bryant Paris 29 October 2009 European leaders are in Brussels to discuss possible candidates for a future president and foreign minister for the 27-member European Union. The heads of state will also try to overcome sharp differences about p
THE MAKING OF A NATION - Theodore Roosevelt Leads America into the 20th CenturyBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, January 12, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Specia
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U.S. President Barack Obama will urge business leaders next week to keep jobs at home rather than outsourcing their industries abroad. Obama announced in his weekly address that he will host a forum at the White House Wednesday. He will meet with bus
On his way to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas, President Barack Obama told port workers in Tampa, Florida, his meetings with Latin American leaders will help promote U.S. trade. Obama started his trip Friday with a tour of the busy Port of Ta
President Barack Obama has arrived in Cartagena, Colombia for the sixth Summit of the Americas. The president will emphasize the importance of expanding economic and other ties across the region, and underscore Colombia's progress. A welcome dinner h
President Barack Obama is in Poland, in an effort to strengthen relationships in Eastern and Central Europe, and to ask support for emerging Arab democracies(民主国家) . Our correspondent reports from Warsaw, the final stop on the president's six
U.S. labor leaders met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, calling on him to reject deep cuts in pensions and health care for the elderly as he works to resolve crucial government financial issues by the end of the year. Newly re-elected, Obama i
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