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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative Christians, known in America as the religious right, lost one of their best-known leaders this week. Jerry Falwell died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his Virginia office. He

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 24 December 2007 Supporters of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra say they have enough support to form a coalition government, one day after winning a majority of seats in the country's new parliament. The ele

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listed achievements in his government's efforts to repair Japan's economy - rising employment and wages - and claims Japan is no longer in deflation. However, consumer consumption levels in the country are still lower than w

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Political crisis in Pakistani averted

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EU and IMF inspectors are set to return to Greece today to decide whether Athens has done enough to secure its latest installment of its EU/IMF bailout. As CRI's Su Yi reports, at the same time, the German parliament is also set to vote on whether to

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Dont forget to vote next Saturday if you are eligible to vote. Did you receive your voting package last week? The envelope contains a list of all parties and candidates as well as your voting card which you take to the polling booth. Are the minor po

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