Some estimates say pirates collected more than $100 million in ransoms in last two years alone Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 21 May 2010 An upscale house in Nairobi Real estate prices in Kenya's capital have doubled, even tripled, in the past few years, a

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STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an American spacecraft that has a date with a comet. We hear the latest about a Space Shuttle commander whose wife co

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STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about recent efforts by the United Nations to honor and protect different cultural traditions from around the world. U.N. experts meeting in Nairobi, Kenya recent

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By Cathy Majtenyi 23 November 2006 In a motion put forth to parliament Thursday, Ethiopia's prime minister indicated that his country could use force to defend Ethiopia against Somali Islamists if negotiations with them are unsuccessful. Officials o

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By David Gollust State Department 10 July 2007 The State Department Tuesday expressed understanding for the Pakistani government's decision to use force against militants holding the Red Mosque in Islamabad. A spokesman said Pakistani authorities mad

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 04 April 2008 The top nuclear negotiators for North Korea and the United States may meet next week to try to end the impasse over stalled multinational talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. VOA's

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