VOA慢速英语2011--Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote of Arab Spring

IN THE NEWS - Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote of Arab Spring This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the first elections of the Arab Spring took place in Tunisia, the country where the protest movement began. Tunisi

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The Waitangi Tribunal met for two weeks to discuss Maori water rights. The Tribunal gave an interim report because the full report would not be available until September. The interim report asked the government to postpone the sale of Mighty River Po

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The state of Georgia is in the midst of a major drought. Experts predict that, unless it rains cats and dogs real soon, the whole city of Atlanta will have no drinking water in four months. Lake Lanier, the source of Atlantas water delivery system, i

VOA慢速英语--Demand for Lithium Creates ‘Water War’ in Chile

Parts of Chile are facing a growing water crisis. The Reuters news agency reports the government is taking steps to protect the countrys water supplies from mining operations. But for many years, the Chilean government approved water extraction right

Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency'

Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency' Civil rights activists, politicians and residents are calling the contamination of drinking water in an urban U.S. city a disaster, not just an emergency. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recen

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 19 February 2007 watch Appropriations report On the same day that the U.S. House expressed its disapproval of sending more troops to Iraq, the White House asked lawmakers to approve additional money for Iraq's econ

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Attack on Pro-Gbagbo Protestors Draws Criticism from Ivorian Rights Group Dozens of supporters of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo were attacked and injured during a rally Sunday in Abidjan, after opponents began throwing stones. Eric-Aim

VOA标准英语2012--Report: Sub-Saharan Africans Resonate with Arab Spring

Report: Sub-Saharan Africans Resonate with Arab Spring Amnesty International says many of the conditions that led to uprisings in North Africa exist in sub-Saharan Africa as well. The group has released its 50th annual human rights report. The overal

VOA标准英语2012--Women on Front Line of Arab Spring Protests

Women on Front Line of Arab Spring Protests Many women have been among the protesters on the front lines of anti-government movements in the Middle East and North Africa. They helped to topple longtime leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. They played

VOA标准英语2012-- Leasing Land, Leasing Water

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VOA标准英语2011--Burma Releases Dozens of Political Priso

Burma Releases Dozens of Political Prisoners Burma has released more than 100 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty, including a few prominent activists. Rights groups have welcomed their release but are urging that all political prisoners

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By Alan Boswell Nairobi 16 November 2009 A German human rights group reports an oil company in southern Sudan is contaminating drinking water. The group warns that if left unchecked the pollution could lead to an ecological catastrophe in one of the

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Less than a year ago, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo, calling for a new beginning in America's relations with the Muslim world while pledging to support the advance of democracy and human rights. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 25 October 2007 Media experts in South Africa are debating whether the news media should be allowed to violate an individual's right to privacy if it is in the public interest. The debate was sparked by the publication of c

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By Joe DeCapua Washington 16 January 2007 Three women have been nominated as the finalists for the annual Worlds Childrens Prize for the Rights of the Child. Nominations are accepted by the Swedish-based organization, after which a committee of chil

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to India, which is facing a different kind of crisis. It's an environmental crisis affecting the Ganges River. The Ganges is a part of what it means to be Indian. Many consider the river sacred. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports o

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Women in China who don't get married after a certain age are often called 'leftover women'. By telling what many of these single women are really thinking, a cosmetics ad has gone viral. Be independent and lead a wonderful life, that's what I want. I

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