First-Time Homebuyers Find Affordable Units in Kenya NAIROBI, KENYA A 2011 World Bank survey found that only about one-tenth of Kenya's population earned enough to support a mortgage. However, that situation may be changing, with more affordable apar

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(一月)

Analyst: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Accept Hague Trials A legal analyst says Kenya has no choice but to continue with the International Criminal Court trials now that judges have rejected the country's attempt to stop proceedings at The Hague. Late

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Kenya Terror Suspect May be London Bomber's Widow British newspapers are reporting that Samantha Lewthwaite, 28, may be on the run in Kenya, under an assumed name. Lewthwaite is the widow of London bomber Jermaine Lindsay, who killed 26 people on Jul

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Earliest Known Human Hand-Ax Found in Kenya Archaeologists working in northwestern Kenya have found a skillfully hand-crafted stone ax which appears to have been made nearly 1.75 million years ago, making it the oldest such tool ever discovered. The

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

By Alisha Ryu Eldama Ravine, Kenya 24 March 2008 Despite political efforts in the Kenyan capital Nairobi to unite the country after two months of post-election violence blamed largely on tribal militias, new reports suggest the recruitment and build-

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Kenya's prime minister says the government is not ready to say whether the country's military will intervene in the conflict in neighboring Somalia. Kenya and other countries in the region are under intense pressure from the Somali government to sen

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Thursday called on the Kenyan government to help find one of the leaders of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. He is reported to have business interest

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A little more than a year after the Kenyan and U.S. governments launched a nationwide HIV home testing program in Kenya, some counselors in the program say they are feeling overwhelmed. They cite harsh conditions in the field, conflicts in the homes

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Kenya's ocean waters are home to five out of the world's eight species of turtles. All are classified as either endangered or critically endangered, and are threatened by poaching, fishing nets, development and pollution. The conservation groups Wata

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The international medical organization Doctors Without Borders is warning that conditions at the main camp for Somali refugees in Kenya have gotten so bad that many refugees are contemplating returning to Somalia, even as renewed fighting there caus

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Kenya Moves Full-Steam Ahead on Geothermal Production Kenya is expanding plans to become one of the worlds top geothermal power producers with the start of explorations at a site called Menengai. The government is also aiming to make geothermal Kenya

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In Kenya, a Community Fights Against Malaria As World Malaria Day is observed worldwide April 25, VOA takes a look at Malindi, a city on Kenya's coast that is fighting malaria through community action. As the world works to eliminate malaria deaths b

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The War on Graft has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan Parliament in recent months, with several ministers being targeted in high-profile investigations. But Kenya's anti-corruption body says more are on the way. In recent months, Kenya's notoriousl

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Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya one of country's last remaining stands Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi, Kenya 24 November 2009 Mondia, found in Kakamega Forest, is a vine that has for centuries been used as a flavoring agent and medicine Kakamega Forest i

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This is Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, home to about 1 million people. These children play without a care, just as it should be, but their reality is grim. They are all orphans, half of them because of AIDS. In the last five years, it has gotten w

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 02 January 2008 Ethnic tensions continue to run high in Kenya where there have been threats of revenge following the deaths on Tuesday of at least 30 children and adults who had taken refuge in a church in the Rift Valley town o

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By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 15 August 2007 In Kenya, a split has occurred in the main opposition party that will nominate a candidate to oppose President Mwai Kibaki in December's presidential elections. As Arjun Kohli reports from our East Africa Bureau

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Nearly three months after Kenya's disputed elections, the country's new power-sharing cabinet has been sworn in, including former opposition leader Raila Odinga as prime minister. The government is to steer the country away from the political crisis

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South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn from his planned role as chief mediator in talks to resolve Kenya's political crisis, after the Kenyan government expressed objections. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is currently lead

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2009 Cattle struggle to survive in Kenya's drought The Masaai community in the Kajiado area of southern Kenya is struggling to cope with a drought that is now in its third year. At least half of the area's cows h

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)