NPR 2011-09-24

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has applied for full membership of the United Nations, winning broad applause in the halls of the General Assembly today. Israel's prime minister, though, says that's not the way to peace, as NPR's Michel

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By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 26 July 2007 Representatives from American auto manufacturer General Motors recently were in Washington, D.C. to showcase the electric Chevy Volt. GM says the vehicle will change the way people commute, reducing emissi

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After 30 Years, the Space Shuttle Program Retires

MARIO RITTER: I'm Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we talk about the final American space shuttle flight. Last week, space shuttle Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center in Flo

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 29 May 2006 watch Gold Prices report Last week the price of gold on the New York Mercantile Exchange declined by 7 and a half percent, the most since 1990. By Wednesday of this week it was down again: 13 percent off fr

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Troops from the Islamic Courts Union, a former insurgent group that now backs Somalia's new president, have taken over control of checkpoints in the capital Mogadishu from government soldiers. The development comes as Ethiopian troops, who patrolled

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'My Week with Marilyn' Captures Icon's Volatility In the summer of 1956, Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe joined the equally iconic British actor, Laurence Olivier, to film The Prince and the Showgirl in London. My Week with Marilyn is based on Colin

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Chevron Execs Barred From Leaving Brazil

A Brazilian court has barred 17 executives from U.S. oil giant Chevron and its drilling contractor Transocean from leaving Brazil while it considers criminal charges against them in connection with an oil spill late last year. George Buck, chief oper

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 November 2006 Sudanese Red Crescent employee vaccinates a boy against polio in Kalma Camp near southern Darfur (File photo) The ministries of health in both northern and southern Sudan, backed by the U.N. children's fund, t

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Chebet wins Rotterdam marathon

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