By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 24 September 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has dismissed two challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's bid for reelection, but the justices are still considering several others. Pakistani lawyers have also nominated a for

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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 28 September 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has dismissed a series of challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid, paving the way for Mr. Musharraf to run in the October presidential election while still hold

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Residents of Nairobi Slums Face Daily Water Challenges When the water tap threatens to run dry in this Nairobi slum, tensions rise. Women, waiting for their turn to fill their 20-liter containers of water, fight as they fear not being able to fill he

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Thai Clinic Is One of the Few Health Care Options for Burmese Refugees Along Thailands border with Burma, tens of thousands of refuges have few health-care options. At one key clinic, health care workers offer advice for expectant mothers, dental eme

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Libyans Optimistic on Democracy, Challenges Loom In the first blush of enthusiasm after the nine-month struggle to oust Moammar Gadhafi, many Libyans are optimistic that the country will be able to move toward democracy with little payback for the ir

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South Africas Education System Faces Huge Challenges In December, the South Africa government hailed the 70 percent pass rate for percent high school final exams, as a major achievement. It has risen every year since 2008 when 62.5 percent of student

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Libya Faces Economic Challenges in Post-Gadhafi Era Moammar Gadhafi is dead, but Libyans still face many difficulties now that their long time leader is gone, including how to repair a battered economy. Before the uprisings, Libya produced roughly 1.

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Israelis, Palestinians Face Sharp Challenges in 2013 Residents of Gaza have yet to recover from the exchange of aerial bombardments with Israel in late November and face rebuilding in the coming year. Six Israelis and more than 170 Palestinians were

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Africas Megacities a Major Draw for Young Up-and-Comers JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA London. Paris. Lagos. The list of international megacities is growing, with more and more African entries on the list. Mayors from the worlds megacities met this week

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Brazil is getting ready to hold a presidential election amid a massive corruption scandal and unprecedented levels of deadly violence. It is clearly a difficult time for many in that country, and young black Brazilians face parti

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During a news conference moments after the House passed a Senate-backed bill to prevent the fiscal cliff, Obama spoke about the country's deficit problem. I think we will recognise this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our eco

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 March 2008 A deadly incident in the border region between Chad and Sudan in which a French soldier was apparently killed is highlighting the challenges of peacekeeping in the refugee-flooded, violence-wracked region. VOA's

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By Paula Wolfson White House 20 December 2007 President Bush says he is looking forward to his trip to the Middle East, and is curious about what lies ahead for Russia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports the president used an end-of-

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By Kent Klein Washington 27 April 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton is challenging her Democratic Party presidential rival, Senator Barack Obama, to a debate. The call is part of the escalating rhetoric between the two as they campaign in the central stat

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今天我们要学的词是pragmatic。 Pragmatic, 是务实的意思。美国国务卿提名人选希拉里.克林顿星期二参加国会参议院的确认听证会。 Hillary Clinton promised that she would take a pragmatic approach to diplomacy a

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By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 16 June 2006 South Africans have been celebrating the role played by young people in the fight against apartheid, three decades after their protests spawned a movement against white minority rule, which was finally ended i

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President Barack Obama faces a major political test in the weeks ahead as opinion polls show fading public support for his top two priorities - health care reform and the war in Afghanistan. President Obama (file photo) Health care reform remains Pr

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The celebration of Barack Obama's election to the US presidency has died down and now the president-elect and his team begin to face the many choices that confront them as they prepare to assume office in January. Political experts and foreign policy

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Ya?l: My cousin is always falling for these obnoxious, awful men who are just like her father. You'd think she'd learn not to make the same mistake her mother made. Don: Well, you know what they say. A woman will marry the man who reminds her of her

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I love challenging myself. I like to set a goal that seems difficult or even impossible and then do everything I can to reach that goal. It's not always easy, and sometimes I don't reach the goal -- heck, sometimes I don't come anywhere close to reac

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