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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

美国国家公共电台 NPR CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Faces A Senate Showdown

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THIS IS AMERICA - Pulitzer Prizes

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Goldman Environmental Prize

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Two Americans Share Nobel Prize for Economics

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VOA标准英语10月-Nobel Medicine Prize Awarded for HIV, Cancer Rese

Three European scientists who discovered the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer shared this year's Nobel prize for medicine. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious award for VOA from Paris. French scientists Luc Montagnier (file photo) The Nob

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By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 11 October 2007 In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kevin Billinghurst is in the Swedish capital. The selection of Doris Lessing for a N

China's Mo says his Nobel Prize a victory of literature

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Mexican drama wins new talent prize in Cannes

CANNES, France, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican drama Despues de Lucia has won the top prize of the 65th Cannes film festival's new talent section, or the Un Certain Regard, as the world's top movie showcase is set to close on Sunday. The jury of the

Ghana, Brazil Leaders Share World Food Prize

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