VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Morsi's New Powers Bring Protests in Egypt

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EU's Ashton Urges Release of Egypt's Morsi

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Europe's Top Diplomat Meets with Morsi

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EU: Egypt's Morsi in Good Health, Has Access to News

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi, is in good health and has access to the news. However she says she does not know where Morsi is being held. Shen Chengcheng has more. Ashton was allowed

Italy's Monti pledges to head coalition of centrists

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Egypt's Morsi Urges Arab Action on Syria Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urged Arab leaders to make ending the conflict in Syria the region's top priority. Any talk of developing the Arab world's work, and building our shared future, cannot gain the

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Italy's outgoing technocrat Prime Minister says he is not taking sides in upcoming elections. I don't side with anyone, personally. I would be much more interested if the Monti agenda - and I apologise if my name appears here - would serve to provide

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China's Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize

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CAIRO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi said Friday that he doesn't align with a side against other one, even the opposition. Morsi made his statement in a speech before the Presidential palace al-Ethadeya, where tens of thousands

Egypt's divide over Morsi's presidential decree continues to ferment

CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's domestic divisions over a series of controversial presidential decrees continued to ferment as the nation's Judges' Club on Saturday called for a strike of all courts and prosecutors across the country. Morsi decide

Italy's Monti Sets Agenda for New Government

Italys new prime minister, Mario Monti, said on Thursday the country faces a major emergency, and promised rigor and fairness in sweeping reforms to dig Italy out of a major financial crisis. Prime Minister Mario Monti, sworn in at the presidential p

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