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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Steve Mirsky, got a minute? You are pulling the tape off the roll and it starts to tear, or you are moving wallpaper and it refuses to strip off in strips or in what may be the most infuriating ca
A new opinion poll shows strong Turkish public support for Turkeys military campaign in Syria against a Kurdish militia. The AG polling company questioned Turkish citizens about the campaign. It reported that 90 percent of those asked expressed suppo
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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 20 December 2007 Ethnic and regional affiliations have long been central to Kenya's politics. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, general elections on December 27 are not expected to be different, with Kenyans voting in larg
Peer Support (Part 1) Anna really wanted to do something significant for her school before she went to college. But she couldn't think of anything meaningful that would influence the lives of her schoolmates. One day, Anna saw a girl sitting by the s
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By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 11 July 2007 Nepalese women carry fodder on a street in Kathmandu, (File Photo) The U.N.'s World Food Program is appealing for $49 million to help more than a million people affected by a decade of conflict. The WFP says th
AS IT IS - Americans increasingly unlikely to support military intervention overseas From VOA LEARNING ENGLISH, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today, studies show Americans more and more unlikely to support military intervention overseas
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 26 September 2007 A senior Eritrean official says U.S. support for Ethiopia as an anti-terror ally is encouraging the regional giant to take an aggressive stance against Eritrea. The statement follows a threat Tuesday by Ethiopi
The ancient Japanese art of origami - or paper folding - is thriving today in San Francisco - thanks largely to an American scientist. Remember how much fun it was to play with paper airplanes as a kid? Most people give up those kinds of hobbies once
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Nick Simeone As more pictures surface of Iraqi prisoners being abused by American soldiers, President Bush Monday delivered another strong endorsement of his Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, who is
Miami had an easy-going training session ahead of the game. James not even wearing his basketball sneakers. The Heat superstar practicing three point shots over and over again during much of the session. Dwyane Wade also looked easy. The 31-year-old
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government said on Saturday it will subsidize 4 million poor rural households through a pilot scheme to renovate their dilapidated houses in rural areas this year. Subsidies allocated by the central government
LONDON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina believes striker Luis Suarez has been crucified over his racism charge, English website sportinglife.com said. The Uruguay international was given an eight-match ban by the Football Associat
New policies support ailing solar industry BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China is creating supportive measures to shore up its ailing photovoltaic (PV) industry, which has been rocked by recent U.S. duties on Chinese exports over alleged dumping. In t
BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Thursday required local authorities to take further steps in enhancing fiscal and tax support for the country's small and micro-sized companies and relieving their financing diff
ROME, July 17 (Xinhua) -- President of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas said here on Tuesday that Palestinians are ready to return to the negotiation table with Israel, and wished Italy takes action for the outcome of the peace proc
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or the Cabinet, on Wednesday called for more efforts to support the sound development of small and micro-sized enterprises. Small and micro-sized firms serve as a significant channel for creating job
When a vast population is on the move, the discomfort is beyond imagining. Sitting in a train for 20 hours is not uncommon for those who can't afford the much faster and pricier bullet train. But now we have this. With two adjustable cushions support