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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 October 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says there are worrying signs that fighting could erupt again among government forces, renegade troops and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. Lisa...
By Ivana Kuhar Washington 27 August 2007 Russia's recent resumption of strategic bomber flights is viewed by many analysts as more evidence of President Vladimir Putin's determination to build up his country's military might. The Russian leader has...
By Jim Malone Washington 24 January 2007 President Bush made an impassioned plea for support for his new Iraq strategy in his State of the Union Address Tuesday. But many political experts are skeptical that Mr. Bush will have much success in turnin...
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Balkan Pipeline report Map of Balkan pipelines A race is underway in the Balkans to build an oil export pipeline that bypasses the Turkish Straits. One proposed line would go from Bulgaria to Albani...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 July 2006 The governor of Nigeria's Lagos state says owners of a four-story apartment building, which collapsed Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, will be prosecuted. Rescue efforts continue nearly 48 hours after the i...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 23 January 2006 Rescue workers attempt to free people trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed in downtown Nairobi, Kenya More than 60 people have been injured and m...
LESSoN NINE (B) TEXT B How Should You Build Up Your Vocabulary? Through Context When students in a college class were asked what should be done when they came across a new word in their reading, eight...
Animals think much while building their houses. The bird searches for what it can use in building its nest, and in doing this it thinks. The beavers think as they build their dams and their houses. Th...
AGRICULTURE REPORT – February 26, 2002: Heating Buildings with Chicken Fat By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. American scientists are developing a new use for chicken...