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Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

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Twenty-five years ago, in 1987, New Zealand became nuclear-free. The Nuclear-Free Act was passed by the Labour government when David Lange was the Prime Minister. The Act would not allow any ships which were nuclear powered or had nuclear weapons to

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By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2007 The electricity shortage in Iraq continues to plague the country. Power blackouts have become a telling symbol of the difficulties Iraq's government and the United States are having in improving life for ord

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 April 2006 Despite Asia's fast economic growth, unemployment in the region has increased over the past decade. The United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Asia

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BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, said Wednesday that China will continue its prudent monetary policy next year while making the policy more targeted, flexible and forward-looking. The announcement c

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 October 2007 The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progre

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Property policy leads to divorce boom in SW China

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By Paula Wolfson Sao Paulo, Brazil 09 March 2007 President Bush says his administration has not ignored Latin America, and says his tour of the region was not designed to counter the anti-American rhetoric of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. VOA White House

Beijing, Shanghai start visa-free transit policy

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Travelers from 45 countries can now benefit from a 72-hour visa-free stay policy in Beijing and Shanghai, a move that could attract more transit visitors. On Tuesday morning, a Chinese Australian surnamed Zhou became the f

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In the Pacific state of Hawaii, U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday told leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economies that the region will be key to U.S. economic recovery. With much of the formal summit activity, including a worki

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China says any policy adjustment by the United States in the Asia-Pacific region must work for regional peace and stability. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement Saturday it is our hope that U.S. policy adjustment will conform to w

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Walter Snchez from the University of Chile believes Xi Jinping's visit to the Middle East and the potential of the China inspired Belt and Road initiative will have a huge impact across the region. I think this step shows that China not only wants to

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Developing Asian economies will continue to grow strongly this year but will face the risk of surging prices, says the Asian Development Banks annual economic outlook released Wednesday. The bank lauded Chinas recent interest rate hike as an appropri

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China issued its first white paper on military strategy, stressing the active defense guideline and pledging closer international security cooperation. The paper highlights four critical security domains: the ocean, outer space, cyberspace and nuclea

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BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China will maintain a prudent monetary policy in the months ahead, while timely and appropriately fine-tuning the policy, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank, said Thursday. The government will make its

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President

Residents of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a new president Friday, three years after Russia recognized the region, and another breakaway area, South Ossetia, as independent states. Three candidates are hoping to replace Presiden

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