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VOA news for Monday, March 10th, 2014
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Monday, March 10th, 2014
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published: 10 Mar 2014
VOA news for Monday, March 10th, 2014
VOA news for Monday, March 10th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Monday, March 10th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Coming up, the latest on the situation in Ukraine, and the search for a missing Malaysian Airlines plane. Hello everyone, I'm Steve Norman. Russian forces have tightened their grip on Crimea as authorities in the breakaway territory pushed their plan to join Moscow. Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke Sunday in Kyiv at a rally to celebrate the 200th birthday of Ukrainian poet and national hero Taras Shevchenko. "This is our land. Our parents and grandparents spilled their blood for this land. We will not give up a single centimeter of Ukrainian land. Let Russia and the Russian President know this." Mr. Yatsenyuk is to meet Wednesday with President Obama here in Washington to discuss the standoff in Crimea, a strategic peninsula in southern Ukraine where most of the people speak Russian. Russian lawmakers said the Kremlin had set aside !$1,100,000,000 to rebuild Crimea's industrial and infrastructure there if the disputed region votes on March [6th] 16th in a referendum to join Russia. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Sunday the planned Moscow-backed referendum is illegal and violates Ukraine's constitution. Other news, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says there is "no guarantee" that nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West will lead to a comprehensive deal when talks resume later this month. She spoke Sunday alongside Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Iranian capital. She said meetings with Iranian officials will target bilateral ties, regional conflicts, human rights and the resumption of nuclear talks on March 18th. Under an interim deal reached in November, Iran agreed to limit uranium enrichment for 6 months in return for an easing of Western sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy. The deal took effect on January the 20th. Western powers accuse Iran of efforts to develop nuclear weapons and its ongoing research, while Tehran has repeatedly insisted its nuclear work is for peaceful objectives. Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber killed at least 42 people and wounded 157 others when he detonated an explosive-filled minibus at a crowded security checkpoint. The Sunday attack set 50 cars afire, killing those trapped inside as they waited for their vehicles to be searched. The bombing was at the northern entrance to the Shiite-dominated city of Hillah, about 100 kilometers south of Baghdad. There has been no claim of responsibility. Libyan navy and pro-government militias have dispatched boats to a port held by a rival militia to stop a North Korean flagged tanker from exporting oil sold without government permission. The government has banned militias from selling crude oil directly to the world market. The Libyan prime minister, Ali Zeidan, has threatened to bomb the tanker if it does not comply with Libyan government orders. He said the bombing could result in an "environmental disaster." Vietnamese searchers have spotted possible aircraft debris after combing the sea for nearly 48 hours in the hunt for a Malaysian passenger jet that vanished with 239 people aboard. Earlier on Sunday, officials investigating the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines plane said radar images show the missing jet may have inexplicably turned back before vanishing. At a Sunday news conference, Malaysia's director of civil aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said as asked about whether the plane could have been hijacked: "On the possibility of hijack, we are not ruling (out) any possibility. However, it's important to state that our main concern is to focus our efforts on finding the missing aircraft. So, if we are able to find the aircraft, it will definitely help us to establish what exactly has happened." The Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared from radar screens about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur in good weather. Air traffic controllers say they [never reached a distress call] never received 1 from the jet before it disappeared. William Clay Ford [Jr.] the Sr., that is, the last surviving grandchild of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, has died. He was the father of William Clay Ford Jr., currently the executive chairman of Ford. The elder Ford died of pneumonia at his suburban Detroit, Michigan, home on Sunday. He was 88. Get more news at voanews.com.- published: 10 Mar 2014
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Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Alliance (VOA News Words)
Phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả, nhanh chóng: Các chương trình học tiếng Anh của Ban Vi...
published: 14 Apr 2014
Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Alliance (VOA News Words)
Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Alliance (VOA News Words)
Phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả, nhanh chóng: Các chương trình học tiếng Anh của Ban Việt ngữ VOA (VOA Learning English for Vietnamese) có thể giúp các bạn cải tiến kỹ năng nghe, hiểu rõ cấu trúc và ngữ pháp, và sử dụng Anh ngữ một cách chính xác. An alliance -- sự liên minh -- giữa các quốc gia thông thường là một hiệp định hợp tác chính thức. Nhiều liên minh dựa trên các vấn đề quốc phòng hay kinh tế. Các liên minh cũng có thể là giữa con người hoặc các tổ chức.- published: 14 Apr 2014
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Syrian 'Citizen Journalists' Use Social Media to Spread News
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | htt...
published: 09 Apr 2012
author: VOA Learning English
Syrian 'Citizen Journalists' Use Social Media to Spread News
Syrian 'Citizen Journalists' Use Social Media to Spread News
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Social media networks have come...- published: 09 Apr 2012
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VOA news for Friday, April 25th, 2014
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Friday, April 25th, 2014
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VOA news for Friday, April 25th, 2014
VOA news for Friday, April 25th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Friday, April 25th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Coming up, the latest on the Ukraine crisis. Afghan guard kills U.S. doctors in Kabul. Hello everyone, I'm Steve Norman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia "has not taken a single concrete step," in his words, to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, and he is warning that Moscow's refusal to rein in armed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine will be "an expensive mistake." Mr. Kerry spoke a short while after Russia called on the United States to force Ukraine to halt its ongoing military crackdown on armed pro-Russian separatists who are occupying buildings in eastern Ukraine. Moscow accused the Kyiv government of deploying military units and ultra-nationalist paramilitary units against the largely Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine. Syrian government airstrikes killed at least 27 people and injured many others at a market near the northern city of Aleppo. Activist groups, including the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, say[s] government jets hit the crowded market in the town of Atareb, located in Aleppo province. It happened early on Thursday. The strikes are the latest in the Syrian government's bombing campaign against rebel-held areas in Aleppo that began in December. Meanwhile in Damascus, the United Nations was allowed to resume food distribution inside the besieged Yarmouk camp after being blocked for 15 days. The Middle East peace process is in danger of collapse, following a reconciliation pact between rival Palestinian factions and a tough Israeli response. Robert Berger reports from Jerusalem. Israel's Security Cabinet decided to suspend peace talks with the Palestinian Authority after it agreed to form a unity government with the rival Islamic militant group Hamas. Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas rules the West Bank, while Hamas controls the Gaza Strip. With U.S.-mediated negotiations facing a deadlock, the 2 Palestinian groups decided to end the 7-year rift. That angered both Israel and the United States, which consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Robert Berger, for VOA news, Jerusalem. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says 4 people were wounded Thursday when gunmen attacked barges bringing supplies to a U.N. base. This is the 2nd time this month U.N. operations in South Sudan have been targeted, following a mob attack at a U.N. base in the town of Bor on April 18th. The U.N. mission says Thursday's attack took place as 4 barges steamed east on the Nile River, carrying food and fuel to the U.N. base in Upper Nile State, where 1000s of civilians have taken refuge from the violence. An Afghan security guard on Thursday opened fire at an international hospital in Kabul, killing some American doctors. Ayaz Gul reports. Afghan Interior Ministry officials say the deadly attack occurred when an Afghan security guard opened fire at Kabul's Cure International Hospital. Ministry spokesman Sadiq Sidiqqi says the "unfortunate" incident is under investigation and the assailant's motives have yet to be determined. "The attacker was also shot by the other security guard and he is now under the serious watch of police but he is now in the hospital. We do not yet know the motives and the reasons behind this attack." In a brief statement on Twitter, the U.S. embassy says that "with great sadness we can confirm that 3 Americans were killed in the attack on Cure hospital". The shooting is said to have left a 4th U.S. citizen wounded. Ayaz Gul, for VOA news, Islamabad. Partial results from Afghanistan's April 5th Presidential election show former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah still in the lead, without a clear majority that would rule out a run-off vote. The Independent Election Commission said Thursday that so far in the vote count, Abdullah has 44%, and former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani has nearly 33%. The commission says nearly 83% of the votes have been counted. Final election results are due to be released on May 14th. More than 15,000,000 people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. And here in the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling the epidemic of opioid addiction. Get more at voanews.com.- published: 25 Apr 2014
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VOA news for Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
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VOA news for Wednesday, January 8th, 2...
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VOA news for Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
VOA news for Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text VOA news for Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Iraq's government takes to the air to battle al-Qaeda in Anbar province, and Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi prepares to go back on trial. I'm Michael Lipin reporting from Washington. The Iraqi government says it has killed more than 20 militants in an airstrike near the al-Qaeda-held cities of Ramadi and Fallujah. An Iraqi military official told The Associated Press that Tuesday's airstrike targeted the al-Qaeda operations center in Ramadi, capital of the Sunni-dominated Anbar province. Al-Qaeda militants seized Ramadi and Fallujah last week. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has urged residents to "expel" the militants to preempt the need for government offensive. The United States is rushing air-to-ground missiles and surveillance drones to Mr. Maliki's forces to help with the fight. Egypt is set to resume the trial of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday. Mr. Morsi was ousted in a military coup last July. He is charged with inciting the killing of anti-government protesters while he was in office in 2012. But supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood movement insist Morsi is still Egypt's legitimate leader. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London. Protests by supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi have been building ahead of the resumption of his trial. Demonstrations turned violent after Friday prayers last week and at least two protesters were killed. At one point, Mr. Morsi's supporters used a hijacked bus to try to break through police lines. The unrest is a deliberate ploy by the Muslim Brotherhood, says Professor Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics. "The strategy of the Muslim Brotherhood is to make the situation as unstable as possible in order to really frustrate the military-led government's effort to say 'Look, we have stability, we have security.'" In recent weeks, there has been a series of bomb attacks on military and government targets. Henry Ridgwell, for VOA news, London. A powerful arctic blast of air has swept across much of the United States, causing temperatures to plummet so low that thousands of schools had to shut down on Tuesday while millions of people were forced to stay indoors. Here in Washington, the latest temperature is minus eight degrees Celsius, with the wind chill of minus 15. As VOA's Brian Allen explains, a weather pattern called a "polar vortex" is causing the dramatic drop in temperatures. In Chicago, residents renamed their city "Chiberia" after the temperature dipped lower than parts of Siberia. "It's, it's really cold. It's cold especially, when you walk in the morning two or three minutes, your feet and hands just get really cold." More than half the country is feeling the affects of a dangerous blast of arctic air which is dropping temperatures to record lows. Camden Walker is a meteorologist with The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang. "The polar vortex, a spinning low pressure system, a very cold air that spins over the north pole or the south pole, and we are currently getting affected by the north pole polar vortex when the jet stream came south, the flood gates opened from the north and we had a direct flow from the arctic." Brian Allen, VOA news, Washington. U.S. medical researchers say anti-smoking measures have saved 8 million American lives since a landmark report on smoking and health was issued 50 years ago. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on Tuesday that U.S. controls on tobacco since 1964 also have boosted the life expectancy for 40-year-olds. But the report says efforts must continue in order to cut the nation's death toll from cigarettes. China says it will allow the first privately-owned banks to operate in the country this year as part of efforts to open up the state-controlled banking sector. A Chinese regulatory body announced Tuesday that investors will be allowed to own and operate up to five banks in a closely supervised pilot project. Ownership will be restricted to Chinese citizens, with foreign investment being considered for the future. And in Cambodia, union leaders say garment workers will continue to strike over low wages despite a violent crackdown by authorities last week. Five unions say their workers will keep up the 15-day strike, demanding a salary of $160 per month. Cambodian factory owners say the work stoppage has cost them about $200-million. I'm Michael Lipin for VOA news. More on these stories at voanews.com.- published: 08 Jan 2014
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VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
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VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
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VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Martial law declared in Thailand. U.S. accuses China of stealing trade secrets. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Thailand's military declared martial law in a surprise announcement today. The announcement on a military-run television channel said the army took the action to keep peace and order. The move came after 6 months of anti-government demonstrations aimed at ousting the government. A statement on the military-run TV station denied the military was taking over. Months of anti-government demonstrations across Thailand have killed 28 people and left 100s wounded. The United States is charging 5 members of the Chinese military with conducting economic espionage against American nuclear, steel and solar power companies. The criminal allegations are the 1st ever level by the United States against a foreign power for cybercrimes targeting American businesses. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the spying targeted 5 U.S. companies, including such well-known businesses as Alcoa, U.S. Steel and Westinghouse. White House spokesman Jay Carney says a criminal indictment is meant to send a message to China. "We have consistently and candidly raised these concerns with the Chinese government, and today's announcement reflects our growing concern that this Chinese behavior has continued." China's Foreign Ministry denounced the charges as fabricated and said they would undermine trust between the 2 governments. In protest, Beijing says it is suspending the activities of a Sino-U.S. Internet working group. Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering troops staging military drills in areas near Ukraine to return to their home bases. But NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance has yet to see evidence of withdrawal, noting this is not the 1st time Mr. Putin announced a troop pullback. He warned that any effort to delay or disrupt Sunday's Presidential vote would set back efforts to end Ukraine's political crisis. Serbian authorities have ordered the evacuation of towns and villages along the Sava river, which has swollen by several days of torrential rain. Officials predict the river will hit its peak flood stage later this week. Bosnia's foreign minister says more than a quarter of Bosnia-Herzegovina's 4,000,000 people are affected by this worst flooding to hit the region in more than a century. More than 100,000 houses and 200 schools have been destroyed in the flooding. At least 37 people have died in the floods in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. A revolt by a renegade general against Islamists who dominate Libyan politics is threatening to spiral into an outright battle for power after an elite army unit, the Special Forces, joined the uprising Monday. The commander of the Special Forces has announced his support for retired General Khalifa Haftar and his National Libyan Army. Forces loyal to the former top Libyan general say they have suspended the country's interim parliament after several days of fighting against Islamist militiamen in the capital, Tripoli, and the eastern port city of Benghazi. Edward Yeranian has details. Sporadic shootouts between Libyan army units loyal to former Army Chief of Staff Khalifa Haftar and Islamist militiamen gave way to a precarious calm Monday. Each side claimed to have the support of the Libyan people and demanded the other back down. The head of Libya's military police, Colonel Mukhtar Fernana, who supports Haftar, called for a new interim governing structure for the country in a statement read on Libyan state TV. Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. Rebels in northern Mali have released 30 hostages whom they captured on Saturday. The U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali says Tuareg rebels handed over the 30 civil servants to peacekeepers on Monday. The hostages were captured during a rebel attack on government offices in the northern town of Kidal that left at least 6 government officials dead. In Kenya, officials say suspected Somali militants have ambushed a border area, killing at least 12 people. Government officials say at least 3 police reservists were among the dead following Monday's attack in northeastern Kenya near its border with Somalia. A New York City jury Monday convicted a London-based Islamic preacher of kidnapping and terrorism. The preacher known as Abu Hamza faces life in prison for involvement in the kidnappings and deaths of Western tourists in Yemen, trying to set up a terrorist camp in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon and sending a follower to Afghanistan to train with the Taliban. I'm Ray Kouguell, VOA news. Details on these and other stories on our website on the Internet at voanews.com.- published: 20 May 2014
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VOA news for Thursday, June 5th, 2014
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Thursday, June 5th, 2014
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VOA news for Thursday, June 5th, 2014
VOA news for Thursday, June 5th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Thursday, June 5th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Coming up, continuing violence in eastern Ukraine. Taliban releases video of U.S. prisoner handover. Hello everyone, I'm Steve Norman. Ukraine struggled late Wednesday to regain control of key sections of its border with Russia after pro-Russian separatists overran key military headquarters in an hours-long battle. A 2nd border post in the eastern city of Luhansk also fell to rebels. Witnesses, including Western reporters, said Ukrainian forces abandoned the Luhansk base after running out of ammunition. Meantime, in a Warsaw speech, President Obama said the free world is now united against what he called Russia's "dark tactics" in Ukraine, where Russian forces in March seized control of Crimea. "Bigger nations must not be allowed to bully the small, or impose their will at the barrel of a gun or with masked men taking over buildings. And the stroke of a pen can never legitimize the theft of a neighbor's land, so we will not accept Russia's occupation of Crimea or its violation of Ukraine's sovereignty. Our free nations will stand united so that further Russian provocations will only mean more isolation and costs for Russia." After his Warsaw speech, Mr. Obama went on to Brussels for a working dinner with leaders from the Group of 7 nations. Bashar al-Assad has won a landslide victory in the Syrian Presidential election, securing a third 7-year term while fighting a bloody civil war against rebels seeking his ouster. Syria's parliament speaker said more than 10,000,000 people voted for Mr. Assad in Tuesday's election, giving him almost 89 percent of the vote. Voter turnout was 73%. This election was held in government-controlled areas only. Assad government has sought to present this vote as a democratic solution to Syria's 3-year conflict. The Afghan Taliban released a video showing its fighters handing over captured American soldier Bowe Bergdahl to U.S. military last Saturday in an eastern province bordering Pakistan. Sergeant Bergdahl is believed to have spent most of his time with the Taliban since he was captured by them almost 5 years ago. Ayaz Gul reports. The Taliban video shows U.S. Army Sergeant Bergdahl waiting in a white pick-up truck surrounded by heavily armed Taliban fighters. As a commentator narrates the events, a clean-shaven Bergdahl is seen with a close-cropped haircut, wearing a white salwar kameez, the traditional Afghan clothing. He blinks frequently as he looks at and listens to his captors. As Blackhawk helicopters circle overhead, 1 lands nearby and the captive soldier is then led to his rescuers by 2 men, 1 taking Bergdahl by the hand as the other waves a white flag. Ayaz Gul, for VOA news, Islamabad. The Taliban freed Sergeant Bergdahl last Saturday in exchange for 5 Afghan detainees who were held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 10,000s of people turned out in Hong Kong for a vigil marking the 25th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. A sea of candles lit the massive Victoria Park late Wednesday as throngs gathered to sign songs and listen to speeches marking the massacre that ended the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China. Renz Tse, an activist taking part in the vigil, says it is crucial that Beijing know Hong Kong supports democratic freedoms and opposes violence. "We understand the importance of fighting for the democracy of the China because Hong Kong is a part of China and nowadays the political reforms are now opposed by the Communist Party-- they are trying to elect a chief executive that only responds to the mainland China government." The situation was much quieter in Beijing on Wednesday and security was tight on Tiananmen Square. 100s of Chinese officers checked identifications and kept journalists from reporting in the square. Beijing allows no public discussion of the 1989 massacre, in which soldiers killed 100s, if not 1000s, of unarmed protesters. [U.S.] U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has made an urgent appeal for $60,000,000 over the next 3 months to address critical food nutrition and health care needs in Somalia. Amos said more than 850,000 people in Somalia require urgent assistance. That's the latest world news from VOA.- published: 05 Jun 2014
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VOA News: American couple creates a library for a South African school
American educators Eileen and Larry Kugler collected, labeled, and shipped more than 20000...
published: 24 Jun 2010
author: Eileen Kugler
VOA News: American couple creates a library for a South African school
VOA News: American couple creates a library for a South African school
American educators Eileen and Larry Kugler collected, labeled, and shipped more than 20000 books to create a school library in rural South Africa. The Kugle...- published: 24 Jun 2010
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- author: Eileen Kugler
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VOA News - On The Line; Human Rights In Iran (Part 1/2)
28 July 2007 Transcript Host: This is On the Line, and I'm Eric Felten. Four Iranian-Ameri...
published: 08 Feb 2010
author: ADAPP Azerbaijan
VOA News - On The Line; Human Rights In Iran (Part 1/2)
VOA News - On The Line; Human Rights In Iran (Part 1/2)
28 July 2007 Transcript Host: This is On the Line, and I'm Eric Felten. Four Iranian-Americans are being held against their will by the radical clerical regi...- published: 08 Feb 2010
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- author: ADAPP Azerbaijan
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AS IT IS January 28, 2013 VOA News Program in Special English
AS IT IS January 28-2013 VOA News Program in Special English...
published: 28 Feb 2014
AS IT IS January 28, 2013 VOA News Program in Special English
AS IT IS January 28, 2013 VOA News Program in Special English
AS IT IS January 28-2013 VOA News Program in Special English- published: 28 Feb 2014
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VOA News in Special English for 23 Nov 2012
VOA NEWS IN SPECIAL ENGLISH November 23, 2012 A cease-fire that stopped eight days of dead...
published: 24 Nov 2012
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VOA News in Special English for 23 Nov 2012
VOA News in Special English for 23 Nov 2012
VOA NEWS IN SPECIAL ENGLISH November 23, 2012 A cease-fire that stopped eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held Thursday. Thousands of Ga...- published: 24 Nov 2012
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- author: ListenAndReadAlong
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VOA news for Friday, June 20th, 2014
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Friday, June 20th, 2014
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VOA news for Friday, June 20th, 2014
VOA news for Friday, June 20th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Friday, June 20th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. The United States dispatches military advisers to Iraq. The head of NATO says Russia has resumed a troop build-up along its border with Ukraine. I'm Ira Mellman reporting from Washington. President Barack Obama is dispatching up to 300 military advisers to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling nation of Iraq. He called on Iraqi leaders to govern with more inclusive agenda to ensure the country does not descend into civil war. "In recent days, we've positioned additional U.S. military assets in the region. Because of our increased intelligence resources, we're developing more information about potential targets associated with ISIL. And going forward, we will be prepared to take targeted and precise military action, if and when we determine that the situation on the ground requires it. If we do, I will consult closely with Congress and leaders in Iraq and in the region. I want to emphasize, though, that the best and most effective response to a threat like ISIL will ultimately involve partnerships where local forces, like Iraqis, take the lead." Though not specifically mentioning air strikes, Mr. Obama said he was leaving open the possibility of targeted and precise military action in the future. He said the U.S. would also increase its intelligence efforts in Iraq and create joint operation centers in Baghdad and northern Iraq. When coupled with previously announced steps, the president's actions could put about 600 additional U.S. troops back on the ground in Iraq. The 300 military advisers he announced Thursday would join about 275 others being positioned in and around Iraq to provide security and support for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and other American interests. Conflicting and unconfirmed reports say Iraqi government forces have lost control of large chunks of the town of Beiji and its sprawling oil refinery, the largest refinery in the country. Edward Yeranian is monitoring the situation for VOA from Cairo. Amateur video shows a convoy of Sunni ISIL militants honking their vehicles as they entered the oil refinery town of Beiji. But it is not clear how much of the town the militants control. Witnesses say black ISIL flags are flying from watchtowers surrounding the refinery. Iraq's Sharqiya TV reported fighting was taking place near the plant's main control room and several oil tanks were on fire. A government security commander claimed to be inside the plant in a phone interview with state-run Al-Iraqiya TV. Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. The head of NATO says Russia has resumed a troop build-up along its border with Ukraine, as Ukraine's president announced that he will sign an association agreement with the European Union. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels that "at least a few thousand more" Russian troops had been deployed in what he said was "a new Russian military build-up" around the Ukrainian border. He called it "a very regrettable step backwards." In Kenya, officials say security forces have shot dead five people suspected of involvement in deadly attacks that killed more than 60 people in a coastal town earlier this week. The Kenyan Interior Ministry said the five suspects were killed while escaping in Lamu County, where the attacks took place. It said several guns and some ammunition were recovered at the scene. Earlier this week, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta rejected claims that Somali militants were behind the attacks although the militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility. Kenyatta said the attacks were well planned, orchestrated and politically motivated ethnic violence against the Kenyan community and accused local political networks of involvement. The United States has canceled a regional military exercise in Uganda, cutting funding to the African nation and taking other punitive measures that responds to a new law that outlaws homosexuality. The Obama administration announced Thursday that the measures are targeted at those responsible for abuses related to the anti-gay law. Checking World Cup action, Colombia moved closer to reaching the final round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast. England was beaten [by Sao Paulo] by Uruguay by a score of 2-1. And Greece and Japan tied at nil. I'm Ira Mellman, VOA news. That's the latest world news from VOA.- published: 20 Jun 2014
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Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Dialogue (VOA News Words)
Phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả, nhanh chóng: Các chương trình học tiếng Anh của Ban Vi...
published: 26 May 2014
Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Dialogue (VOA News Words)
Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Dialogue (VOA News Words)
Phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả, nhanh chóng: Các chương trình học tiếng Anh của Ban Việt ngữ VOA (VOA Learning English for Vietnamese) có thể giúp các bạn cải tiến kỹ năng nghe, hiểu rõ cấu trúc và ngữ pháp, và sử dụng Anh ngữ một cách chính xác. Từ mới trong bài học lần này liên quan đến việc trò chuyện. Hãy lắng nghe Phó Tổng thống Hoa Kỳ Joe Biden phát biểu tại một hội nghị Mỹ-Trung sau đây và đoán xem nghĩa của từ Dialogue là gì các bạn nhé.- published: 26 May 2014
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Buddhism in Russia
Shot and produced for VOA News, Moscow. Text and voicing by James Brooke. Additional repor...
published: 12 Jul 2011
author: Moscow Bureau
Buddhism in Russia
Shot and produced for VOA News, Moscow. Text and voicing by James Brooke. Additional reporting and producing by Yuli Weeks. The 4:3 version for broadcast by VOA can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/64vzryz.
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[Miga_v14] Pitch Visualive "Dune"
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Pitch Visualive´s work is a constant forward movement inside t...
published: 03 Dec 2008
author: Miga
[Miga_v14] Pitch Visualive "Dune"
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Pitch Visualive´s work is a constant forward movement inside the visual experimentation, with one eye in 3D animation and other focused on real time video producing. You can find artificial landscapes full of invented objects, mixed with syncronies and other sonic reaction on his pieces, mainly based on electronic music.
As a new element to experiment with, he picked one track from [Miga25] V.O.A. Project "Struttura" to create this new video [Miga_v14] "Dune", where we can feel the contrasts of his creative field.
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El trabajo de Pitch Visualive es un constante ir y venir dentro de la experimentación visual, con un pie en la animación en 3d y otro en la realización de vídeo en tiempo real. En sus piezas, basadas principalmente en música electrónica, podemos adentrarnos en paisajes artificiales llenos de objetos inventados, potenciados con sincronías y otras reacciones sonoras.
Como elemento nuevo a experimentar, ha recogido de la referencia [Miga25] V.O.A. Project "Struttura" el tema con el que ha confeccionado este nuevo vídeo [Miga_v14] "Dune", donde podemos contrastar todos los elementos emergentes en su campo creativo.
+ info:
www.pitch-visualive.org
www.myspace.com/pitchvisualive
www.miga-label.org
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Ep1.13: Voice of America Director David Ensor
The director of the Voice of America, David Ensor, talks about VOA as a tool of U.S. publi...
published: 17 Sep 2013
author: Conversations w/Nicholas Kralev
Ep1.13: Voice of America Director David Ensor
The director of the Voice of America, David Ensor, talks about VOA as a tool of U.S. public diplomacy, the line between journalism and propaganda, and VOA as a news source for Americans.
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Imran Qureshi: Met Rooftop Installation - Behnam Nateghi Report (5-`15-2013)
Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi, 40, brings his large-scale installation to the Roof Garden...
published: 27 May 2013
author: Behnam Nateghi
Imran Qureshi: Met Rooftop Installation - Behnam Nateghi Report (5-`15-2013)
Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi, 40, brings his large-scale installation to the Roof Garden of New York's Metropolitan Museum. "For the past two or three years I have been using this kind of imagery of blood and the foliage working together," the artist says in an interview with VOA Persian TV's New York correspondent Behnam Nateghi. "Pakistan was the main target for suicide attacks and bomb blasts." His floor painting, in blood color, depicts wings of angels, flower and fauna, in the style of Mogul miniature, as well as splatters of blood. But the artist says his work's references are not limited to terrorism and Pakistan. "It has layers of meaning. People can really relate to it on so many different levels," Qureshi says.
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VOA news for Monday, May 5th, 2014
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Monday, May 5th, 2014
From Washington...
published: 05 May 2014
VOA news for Monday, May 5th, 2014
VOA news for Monday, May 5th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Monday, May 5th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. More violence in Ukraine. The United States offers Congo !$30,000,000 for upcoming elections. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Hundreds of pro-Russian militants stormed the police station Sunday in the southern Ukraine city of Odessa, winning the release of some of the activists arrested 2 days ago. The protesters bashed indoors at 1 entrance to the station with a battering ram before pushing their way in through a garage. Authorities freed more than 60 of the 150 arrested last Friday in clashes that led to a fire that killed 42 mostly pro-Russian activists. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk says Russia is seeking to destroy Ukraine by engineering clashes. Mr. Yatseniuk visited Odessa Sunday 2 days after that deadly blaze in the southern port city of 1 million people. Ukraine says it will continue pressing its military offensive against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine as the Kremlin reports receiving 1000s of calls for help from the region's Russian-speaking citizenry. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered top security officials to do everything possible to secure the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped last month by suspected Islamist extremists. The girls were abducted April 15th in the town of Chibok in Borno state. About 50 of the 276 abducted girls are said to have since escaped. The kidnapping is being blamed on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, but the group has not claimed responsibility U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Congolese President Joseph Kabila to respect his country's constitution and not run for a third term. VOA's Scott Stearns reports. Following talks with President Kabila, Secretary Kerry announced an additional $30 million in support for "transparent and credible" Congolese elections. "I encouraged President Kabila to work with his government and the parliament in order to complete the election calendar and the budget. And they need to do so in accordance with the constitution." U.S. officials say that means respecting electoral timetables and constitutional limits that prevent Mr. Kabila from seeking a third term in 2016. The President's political opponents fear Kabila will again change the constitution to allow another term as he did in 2011. Kerry commended the Kabila government's work to combat ethnic militia in eastern Kivu provinces and said the Obama administration will continue to help improve standards of living there. Scott Stearns, VOA news, Kinshasa. There is confusion in Libya where the acting speaker of parliament declared Sunday's election of a new prime minister by lawmakers invalid. 42-year- old businessman Ahmed Matiq took the oath of office after apparently getting 121 votes in the General National Congress. 120 are needed to win. But the most Matiq received in earlier balloting was 113 votes. It is still unclear how many rounds of voting actually took place. This led the acting speaker of parliament, currently the highest-ranking Libyan official, to declare Sunday's election invalid and illegal. And he asked outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani to stay in office until a new vote is held. A Syrian monitoring group says heavy fighting between rival rebel factions in eastern Syria killed 62 fighters and forced !10,000s of people to flee their homes over the past few days. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels from the al-Qaeda breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Nusra Front have been fighting over control of territory they previously took from Syrian government forces. Global leaders are holding 2 days of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at generating momentum for U.N. climate summit in September. Phillip Walter Wellman has more. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave the participants instructions: "It is not going to be a talk summit, this will be a solutions summit." Speaking to the delegates in the UAE capital, Mr. Ban said past efforts to combat climate change had generated a lot of rhetoric, but not enough action: "If we do not take urgent action, all our plans for increased global prosperity and security will be undone." Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who also spoke in Abu Dhabi, and other environmentalists blame rising temperatures for an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters worldwide, including Typhoon Haiyan which killed more than !6,000 people in the Philippines last year. Phillip Walter Wellman, for VOA news, Abu Dhabi. Iran says U.N. nuclear inspectors will visit 2 sites this week as part of its agreement to curb nuclear activities. The IAEA has no comment. I'm Ray Kouguell, VOA news. More at voanews.com.- published: 05 May 2014
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VOA Khmer update on 23 May 2013,Opposition Holds Demonstration for Election Reform Cambodia news
VOA Khmer update on 23 May 2013,Opposition Holds Demonstration for Election Reform Cambodi...
published: 23 May 2013
author: khornyoura
VOA Khmer update on 23 May 2013,Opposition Holds Demonstration for Election Reform Cambodia news
VOA Khmer update on 23 May 2013,Opposition Holds Demonstration for Election Reform Cambodia news
VOA Khmer update on 23 May 2013,Opposition Holds Demonstration for Election Reform Cambodia news in Khmer) www.youtube.com/khornyoura always make you know ab...- published: 23 May 2013
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- author: khornyoura
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VOA news for Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
From Washingt...
published: 24 Jun 2014
VOA news for Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
VOA news for Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. U.S. Secretary of State Kerry pushes Iraq for a more inclusive government. Egyptian court sentences Al-Jazeera journalists to prison. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing Iraq's top Shiite leaders to create a more inclusive government in the face of a militant Sunni insurgency that's captured vast territories in northern and western Iraq. Secretary Kerry met for more than an hour and half with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Monday in Baghdad. Mr. Kerry warned the Iraqis they must act quickly to block the advance of the militants who call themselves the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. "I emphasized that defending Iraq against ISIL depends largely on their ability, all of them, to form a new government and do it quickly. It is essential that Iraq's leaders form a genuinely inclusive government as rapidly as possible within their own constitutional framework." Secretary Kerry says he was assured Iraq would meet a July 1st deadline to start forming a new government. The international chemical weapons watchdog charged with ridding Syria of its stockpile says it has received the last of the country's toxic chemicals identified for removal. The head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it will now take up to 4 months to destroy the 1,300 tons of chemicals. An Egyptian court sentenced 3 Al-Jazeera television journalists accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood to prison terms of 7-to-10 years. The court convicted Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed as spreading false news and supporting the banned Islamist group-- charges they all deny. Edward Yeranian reports. The judge spoke slowly and deliberately as he pronounced his sentences in the heavily publicized trials of the Al-Jazeera journalists. He put a particular emphasis on the 7-year sentence he was giving to Australian Peter Greste. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says her country respects the independence of Egypt's judiciary but she reacted with shock to the verdict. "We are deeply dismayed by the fact that a sentence has been imposed and we are appalled by the severity of it." Some Egyptian journalists called the sentences excessive and say the could be thrown out by an appeals court. Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. A court in the United Arab Emirates handed down sentences to 7 men convicted of operating an al-Qaeda linked terror cell within the country and channeling funds to militants fighting the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. Phillip Walter Wellman has more from Dubai. According to prosecutors, the group tried to recruit UAE citizens to the al-Nusra Front militant group in the hope they would provide additional financial backing for its cause. The defendants had also been accused of attempting to carry out bomb attacks in the Emirates and abroad. A Palestinian tried in absentia was given a life sentence for organizing the cell, while 6 other men, all of Arab origin, were given 7-year prison terms. 2 others were acquitted of all charges. All of the men pleaded innocent, but the verdict by the Federal Supreme Court is final and not subject to appeal. This is Phillip Walter Wellman for VOA news, Dubai. A leader of pro-Russian separatists battling Ukrainian troops in eastern Ukraine says rebels will observe a cease-fire until June 27th. Alexander Borodai announced the deal Monday in Donetsk as rebels joined Russian envoys and Ukrainian negotiators in talks aimed at ending the crisis gripping the former Soviet republic. A South Korean army sergeant accused of killing 5 fellow soldiers is expected to survive a self-inflicted gunshot wound received before his capture Monday. The 22-year-old, identified only by the last name of Lim, hid in a forest after a rifle and grenade attack Saturday that killed 5 soldiers and wounded 7 at an outpost near the demilitarized zone bordering North Korea. At football's World Cup Monday, host Brazil, Mexico, the Netherlands and Chile all advanced to the 2nd round. Brazil defeated winless Cameroon, 4-1, Mexico with a 3-1 win over Croatia. The Netherlands picked up goals from 2 substitute players to defeat Chile, 2-0. Both are advancing to the 2nd round. In the next round, Brazil will face Chile and the Netherlands will play Mexico. Defending champion Spain finished up with a 3-0 victory over Australia, both going home. I'm Ray Kouguell in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA.- published: 24 Jun 2014
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VOA news for Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
From Washing...
published: 22 Jun 2014
VOA news for Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
VOA news for Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. More than 180 sentenced to death in an Egypt court. Shiite fighters show off force in Iraq. I'm Vincent Bruce reporting from Washington. An Egyptian court has confirmed the death sentence for 183 Islamists, including Mohamed Badie, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, the party of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The court had originally sentenced 683 people to death on charges stemming from the murder and attempted murder of police officers in Minya province last year. The same day, police killed 100s of Morsi supporters during clashes in Cairo. The death sentence from the speedy March trial sparked an international outcry. Shiite fighters paraded in Baghdad Saturday in a dramatic show of force aimed at Sunni militants who seized an Iraqi town that borders Syria, widening a western front in an offensive threatening to rip apart the country. Angered by jihadist sectarian violence, Shia Muslims living close to Mosul say they are ready to fight the al-Qaeda offshoot and the group's Sunni Muslim allies that now control the northern Iraqi city. Jamie Dettmer has more from the outskirts of Mosul. Shia Muslims in the village of Khazna are angry and fearful. The Shia Muslims here say they are ready to fight. The jihadists may welcome the call to arms made by a powerful Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army fought the U.S. in Iraq for years. On Saturday, 2 jihadists captured an important crossing with neighboring Syria, allowing into move arms and men even more easily between the 2 conflict-wracked countries. Watching television pictures beaming the march in Baghdad, Shia Muslims here in Khazna said they would join any fight against jihadists and the Sunni allies. But they warned America and even Shia Iran should not directly intervene. Jamie Dettmer, VOA news, the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. More on all of these stories at voanews.com. At the World Cup, Germany and Ghana have battled to a !2-2 draw in a Group G action. And also Argentina defeated Iran 1-0. That win gives the Argentines a position in the coveted round of 16. Pro-Russian separatists have rejected Ukraine's unilateral cease-fire, continuing the conflict in the country's east that has already killed 100s. Ukraine's border guard service says rebels attacked 1 of its posts in the Donetsk region overnight. The rebel attacks came hours after President Petro Poroshenko spoke announcing the halt in fighting. In Afghanistan, 100s of supporters of Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah protested in the capital Saturday against the alleged fraud in last week's runoff election. A top U.N. official, while responding to Afghan calls for the world body to intervene, says it stands ready to assist in resolving the political impasse. Ayaz Gul has details from Islamabad. (No report from Ayaz Gul) We'll get back to that story soon. Thailand is asking the United States to reconsider its placement of the kingdom in the bottom tier in the annual State Department report on human trafficking. Representatives of Thailand expressed regret, disappointment and disagreement with the decision by the U.S. State Department. American diplomats characterized the Thai government's approaches being full of promises but short on results. Somali officials say a bombing in the capital, Mogadishu, has killed a prominent journalist. Police say they believe the bomb was attached to the car of Yusuf Ahmed Abukar, who also used the name Yusuf Keynan. He was on his way to work Saturday when his car exploded. Abukar worked for private Mogadishu FM station, Mustaqbal, and also contributed to the Kenya-based United Nations humanitarian radio service, Ergo. Pope Francis has called for an end to child suffering at the hands of organized crime. During a 1-day trip to the Calabria region, a heartland of 1 of Italy's most powerful mafia organizations, the 'Ndrangheta, the pope met with relatives of a 3-year-old boy shot and killed in January in an apparent mob hit over money. The boy was killed along with his grandfather and his grandfather's female companion. Francis also greeted 200 other inmates held at a prison in the town of Castrovillari. Authorities in Brazil say they have beefed up security around stadiums where World Cup matches are being played-- new measures being implemented following incidents in several Brazilian cities in recent days. More details at voanews.com. That's the latest world news from VOA.- published: 22 Jun 2014
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