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By Lisa McAdams Moscow05 July 2006Russian officials have criticized North Korea's missile tests, saying they undermine international efforts to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula. VOA's Lisa McAdams has more on Moscow's reaction from the Russian capital.Foreign ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin says it is regrettable North Korea test-fired the missiles, ...
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By VOA News 16 June 2006Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, are due to meet Friday in Shanghai for talks likely to focus on Iran's controversial nuclear program.China and the four other permanent U.N. Security Council members, plus Germany, have offered Iran incentives intended to persuade ...
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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad19 June 2006Hundreds of Pakistani journalists and lawmakers have taken part in mass demonstrations in the capital and around the country to protest the recent killing of a local reporter. The protesters are demanding a government investigation into the death, as allegations mount that the journalist, Hayatullah ...
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By Steve Herman Honolulu, Hawaii26 June 2006The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean 18 months ago has pushed governments, international organizations and scientists to expand a sophisticated network to detect tsunamis. VOA's Steve Herman in Honolulu, Hawaii, takes a look at the progress made so far. Do ...
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By VOA News 24 May 2006The movie The Da Vinci Code will be released in Indian theaters on Friday after its distributors agreed to attach a disclaimer saying the film is a work of fiction.The film is opening in India a week later than originally planned because the distributors and ...
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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta15 June 2006The United Nations has canceled an aid contract with a militant Muslim group chaired by Abu Bakar Bashir, who has just finished a jail term for terrorism-related offenses in Indonesia. The group was delivering food aid to victims of the recent Java earthquake. The World ...
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By Kate Pound Dawson and Daniel Schearf Hong Kong02 June 2006The United States has called on Laos to investigate allegations that Lao military forces killed a group of unarmed Hmong minority civilians, most of them women and children.The human rights organization Amnesty International says Lao soldiers killed at least 26 ...
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By Joseph Mok Washington, D.C.13 June 2006People first contracted the current strain of bird flu in Hong Kong in 1997. Since then, Mainland China has also confirmed human cases of bird flu. VOA's Carol Pearson looks at how Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan are preparing for a bird flu ...
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Sebaceous hyperplasia is the term used for enlarged sebaceous glands seen on the forehead or cheeks of the middle-aged and elderly. Sebaceous hyperplasia appears as small yellow bumps up to 3 mm in diameter. Sebaceous hyperplasia generally affects middle-aged to elderly adults. The symptoms of this condition ...
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By Kurt Achin Seoul01 June 2006The chairman of the South Korean president's political party has resigned to accept responsibility for a sweeping defeat in this week's regional elections. Voters overwhelmingly selected members of the main conservative opposition party to fill local authority positions, possibly dealing a serious blow to the ...
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By VOA News 04 June 2006Indian officials say the death toll from monsoon rains has risen to at least 66 people in the past week, as thousands of others were forced to seek shelter in makeshift relief camps.The seasonal rains have moved in earlier than expected, submerging roads and damaging ...
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By VOA News 24 June 2006Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has approved legislation abolishing the death penalty ahead of a planned trip to the Vatican.The law Ms. Arroyo signed Saturday automatically commutes the sentences of about 1,200 death row convicts in the Philippines to life imprisonment.Congress restored the death penalty in ...
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By VOA News 25 May 2006Rescue workers continue to sift through mud and wreckage following flash floods and mudslides in Northern Thailand. Authorities blame the floods for at least 48 deaths, with more than 50 people missing. Floodwaters receded Thursday, leaving behind a sea of mud and debris in the ...
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By VOA News 09 June 2006A written statement purportedly from Taleban leader Mullah Omar mourns the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and vows to keep fighting in Afghanistan.In the statement that surfaced Friday in Pakistan, Omar said Zarqawi's death - described as martyrdom - would not weaken the resistance movement ...
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We all, as parents, wish our kids are smart in Math. Pretty much like the Asian kids. Today's world has acknowledged the superiority and ingeniousity of the math skills of Asian kids. We as parents or teachers always indulge in the discussions of rote memorizing the times ...
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By David Gollust State Department05 July 2006Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the international community has multiple ways of responding to what she termed North Korean brinksmanship. But she said the missile tests do not mean the end of the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks over the North Korean nuclear program. In ...
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By VOA News 18 July 2006Two gunmen have killed a Philippine radio broadcaster on the island of Mindanao, the latest in a string of attacks on journalists since the country became a democracy in 1986.Police said Tuesday that Armando Pace was at least the eighth journalist killed in the Philippines ...
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By VOA News 28 June 2006Vietnam's one-party national assembly has approved two new deputy prime ministers, one day after installing new Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.The government Wednesday announced the confirmation of Nguyen Sinh Hung and Truong Vinh Trong as new deputies. Pham Gia Khiem will stay on in a ...
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By Kurt Achin Busan, South Korea09 June 2006Waters off the southern tip of the Korean peninsula were the site of first-of-their-kind multinational maritime drills this week. South Korea hosted coast guard vessels and observers from five nations, for exercises aimed at improving security across Northeast Asia's coastal regions. Large coast ...
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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong14 June 2006Taiwan and China have agreed to launch regular charter flights between the island and the mainland during major holidays. The landmark agreement was announced in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, on Wednesday.Joseph Wu, chairman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, said Taiwan and China still have some ...
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Ask any veterinarian what is the hardest and most frustrating dog disease there is and most of them are certain to answer, canine hip dysplasia. Canine hip dysplasia or CHD is a condition wherein the dog's thigh bone does not properly fit into the hip socket. In ...
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By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan29 May 2006Despite a recent surge in Taleban attacks military planners in Afghanistan say the key to success is the same now as it was five years ago, winning the hearts and minds of local Afghans. VOA's Benjamin Sand recently traveled with U.S. forces in the ...
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By VOA News 13 July 2006Indian officials have named two men as the first suspects in the coordinated bombings that struck packed commuter trains in and near Bombay Tuesday, killing 200 people and wounding 700 others.Indian investigators are looking for Sayyad Zabiuddin and Zulfeqar Fayyaz, who are believed to be ...
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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta17 June 2006The presidents of Indonesia and East Timor discussed security issues and humanitarian aid during a summit meeting, held as a recent rash of street violence in East Timor begins to calm.Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked his counterpart for an update on the security situation ...
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By VOA News 13 May 2006Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for at least 11 sand miners buried in a landslide in central Indonesia.Authorities say the men were digging a hill in a village in West Java province Saturday when an avalanche of sand fell on them.It was not immediately clear ...
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