Americas - Voice of America: Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts

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Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts Jun 20th 2012, 01:37 LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system.  The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 economic summit in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos.  President Obama says the leaders of Europe's G20 countries answered the concerns of world markets about their willingness to do what is required to hold the euro currency zone ... Media files: 1B954525-0053-4E63-8B9D-E1303349CB6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts

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Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts Jun 20th 2012, 01:37 LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system.  The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 economic summit in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos.  President Obama says the leaders of Europe's G20 countries answered the concerns of world markets about their willingness to do what is required to hold the euro currency zone ... Media files: 1B954525-0053-4E63-8B9D-E1303349CB6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts

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Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts Jun 20th 2012, 01:37 LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system.  The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 economic summit in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos.  President Obama says the leaders of Europe's G20 countries answered the concerns of world markets about their willingness to do what is required to hold the euro currency zone ... Media files: 1B954525-0053-4E63-8B9D-E1303349CB6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Nigeria Cleric Blames Poor Security for Violence

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Nigeria Cleric Blames Poor Security for Violence Jun 20th 2012, 01:06 In Nigeria, a prominent Muslim cleric in Kaduna State says the government is to blame for the lack of adequate security preceding the weekend bombings of three churches and the rioting that followed. Tukur Adam Abdullahi, Chief Imam of the Al Mannar Mosque in Kaduna, condemned as reprehensible attempts by "conspirators" with an agenda to create conflict between Muslims and Christians in northern Nigeria. "Nobody is happy with what is going on in Kaduna…those who are behind ... Media files: DA90D666-45DE-408C-8B0C-3A239AA695C8_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Iraq Taps Its Oil Riches, But Risks Deter Big Investment

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Iraq Taps Its Oil Riches, But Risks Deter Big Investment Jun 20th 2012, 00:01 LONDON - Nine years after the U.S.-led invasion, the Iraqi government says the country is emerging as a global energy giant. A conference in London has brought together leading figures from the government and the oil industry to try to boost investment in Iraq. But, several risks remain - not least the growing instability in some of Iraq's neighbors. Iraq's government says recent explorations show the country could be sitting on the world's largest oil reserves at up to 350 ... Media files: 6C1AF376-A7D3-4A07-908D-C49ED25C98B5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Harmful Consequences of Teen Pregnancies in South Africa

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Harmful Consequences of Teen Pregnancies in South Africa Jun 19th 2012, 23:56 ZIDINDI, SOUTH AFRICA -- For the first time in her life, the usually tenacious and optimistic Ncedisa Paul feels like surrendering.   "I am tired of trying to help those who will not listen to sense. I am up to here," she said, holding her hand against her forehead, "of trying to save people from themselves." ​​In the waiting room of a packed clinic, the frustrated community health worker sighed and said, "Before I started working here, I was the kind of person saying things ... Media files: 6190A9CF-1C81-4C02-84E4-C5407D328243_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Grandmother’s Torturous Journey to Save Grandson

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Grandmother's Torturous Journey to Save Grandson Jun 20th 2012, 00:10 ZIDINDI, SOUTH AFRICA -- An arctic gale pummeled the mud walls of the hut and threatened to rip off its thatched roof. Inside the one-room structure, an older woman and her twenty something daughter held a baby swaddled in blankets between them, as the temperature plummeted further. ​​Nongezi Sinkile,55, couldn't hear herself pray as the first storm of the winter season tore through Zidindi District, a remote part of South Africa's Eastern Cape province.   It was a few minutes ... Media files: 5CC211ED-2196-4FD9-882D-A0FB92EECA45_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: The ‘Curse’ of Childhood Disability in South Africa

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The 'Curse' of Childhood Disability in South Africa Jun 19th 2012, 23:22 ZIDINDI, SOUTH AFRICA -- A few days after providing basic health advice to a young mother who'd just given birth, community health worker Ncedisa Paul received a frantic phone call from the infant's grandmother.   It was time for the child to be immunized against polio. But none of the clinics in the Zidindi district in South Africa's Eastern Cape province had the vaccine. ​​"I thought the gogo (granny) was making a mistake so I picked them all up in my car and we went to the ... Media files: C3E4CA25-05F8-40BF-8F23-55B2E6E0B60D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: ‘Breast Best’ Policy Challenged in South Africa

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'Breast Best' Policy Challenged in South Africa Jun 19th 2012, 23:32 ZIDINDI, SOUTh AFRICA -- In September last year, South Africa's health minister Aaron Motsoaledi implemented a drastic and highly contentious measure.   He announced that the government would no longer provide a free six-month supply of formula milk to HIV-infected mothers. Instead, its health facilities would encourage the women to exclusively breastfeed for at least the first six months of their babies' lives. That is, to give their infants nothing to eat or drink other than breast ... Media files: 0F83DCB5-71F0-40B4-B7B6-BBD3F6481E64_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Anxious as Year-End Looms

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Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Anxious as Year-End Looms Jun 19th 2012, 20:07 ISLAMABAD - One out of every four refugees in the world is from Afghanistan, and 95 percent of them live either in Iran or Pakistan. Afghan refugees are scheduled to lose their legal residency at the end of the year, but many are not ready to return.   There are more Afghan refugees than any other nationality in the world. Many live in camps or slums on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital.   Doctor Mohamed Nazar came here from Afghanistan almost 18 years ago. ... Media files: 2F68C342-A5EE-46FF-84F0-114403A0C20C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Gang Prevention Programs Target Children at Risk

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Gang Prevention Programs Target Children at Risk Jun 19th 2012, 22:24 ARLINGTON, Va. - Federal law enforcement officials say criminal gangs are on the rise, with more than 33,000 now operating across the country and committing more than 50 percent of all violent crime. But in one community outside Washington, gang activity is down. The annual Arlington County Gang Task Force soccer tournament is one part of a broad strategy to steer teens away from gangs in the Virginia suburbs of Washington.   "I believe that no county, no town, is immune from ... Media files: AA446C8B-237E-4773-B7E4-DAC759B99D8B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Children Bear Brunt of South Africa’s Tuberculosis Epidemic

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Children Bear Brunt of South Africa's Tuberculosis Epidemic Jun 19th 2012, 19:23 Amid the noise of crying and moaning children, a little boy lies in a cot, curled up and silent, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.   His doctor, Mariaan Willemse, said he's got a very severe form of tuberculosis meningitis – an extremely dangerous strain of brain TB that's killing many youngsters in South Africa. ​​Willemse heads the children's section of Cape Town's Brooklyn Chest Hospital. International health experts regard it as one of the world's leading TB treatment ... Media files: 37BF5A18-E714-4EEE-976F-29EB31D0A845_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Kenyan Traveling 4,000 Kilometers in Wheelchair

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Kenyan Traveling 4,000 Kilometers in Wheelchair Jun 19th 2012, 19:48 Kenyan Zack Kimotho is making a 4,000 kilometer trek by wheelchair from Nairobi to the nearest spinal rehabilitation center, which is in South Africa. But he said the longest journey of his life – or at least what felt like it – was the ride from the roadside where he had been shot during an attempted carjacking to a hospital in Nairobi. "That," he said, "was the longest journey I had ever taken." Now Kimotho has a new journey. He's trying to raise the $2.9 million needed to ... Media files: 814254F3-7B34-42C7-9CA5-C98645C3D801_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Americas - Voice of America: WikiLeaks Founder Seeks Asylum in Ecuador

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WikiLeaks Founder Seeks Asylum in Ecuador Jun 19th 2012, 21:04 Ecuador's foreign minister says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has asked for political asylum in the South American nation.   Ricardo Patino told reporters in Ecuador's capital, Quito, Tuesday that the country is considering the request.    The 40-year-old Assange is wanted in Sweden for questioning about allegations he raped one woman and sexually assaulted another during a visit to Sweden in 2010.    Patino said ... Media files: 8BF994A5-5524-42F6-8068-D5C79E791A4D_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Diplomats to Tour Controversial Zimbabwe Diamond Fields

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Diplomats to Tour Controversial Zimbabwe Diamond Fields Jun 19th 2012, 19:46 HARARE - Western ambassadors are expected to tour controversial diamond fields in Zimbabwe, following an invitation by the government, which is trying to move past reports security forces beat, tortured and killed miners. President Robert Mugabe and his allies are pushing to have Western travel and financial sanctions lifted.   Announcing the visit last week, Zimbabwe's minister of mines, Obert Mpofu, said he hoped the visit by Western diplomats would put to rest claims of human-rights ... Media files: 99D3738B-D7D5-4C63-8074-BFF7250761D5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Report: Asian Immigrants to U.S. Surpass Hispanics

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Report: Asian Immigrants to U.S. Surpass Hispanics Jun 19th 2012, 18:43 A new study says Asian Americans have overtaken Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants arriving in the United States each year. The report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based fact-finding organization, also found that Asian Americans are the "highest-income, best-educated and fastest growing racial group in the United States." The study, The Rise of Asian Americans , found that Asians living in the U.S. are more likely than the general ... Media files: 685F8BF2-4763-4A37-9BFB-53E1C9F8773A_cx0_cy10_cw83_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Microsoft Enters Tablet Computer Market

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Microsoft Enters Tablet Computer Market Jun 19th 2012, 18:38 Microsoft has unveiled its first-ever tablet computer to compete with Apple 's popular iPad . The U.S. technology giant unveiled its Surface tablet computer Monday during an event in Los Angeles. The new device will operate on Microsoft's Windows RT system, and can be attached to a cover that has a touch keyboard. Microsoft did not give an exact date when the new Surface will officially go on the market, but it is expected to be released simultaneously with the ... Media files: A947B0A6-44D4-4711-B795-B0EF70CDC92F_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Americas - Voice of America: Report: Asian Immigrants to U.S. Surpass Hispanics

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Report: Asian Immigrants to U.S. Surpass Hispanics Jun 19th 2012, 18:43 A new study says Asian Americans have overtaken Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants arriving in the United States each year. The report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based fact-finding organization, also found that Asian Americans are the "highest-income, best-educated and fastest growing racial group in the United States." The study, The Rise of Asian Americans , found that Asians living in the U.S. are more likely than the general ... Media files: 685F8BF2-4763-4A37-9BFB-53E1C9F8773A_cx0_cy10_cw83_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Report: Asian Immigrants to U.S. Surpass Hispanics

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Report: Asian Immigrants to U.S. Surpass Hispanics Jun 19th 2012, 18:43 A new study says Asian Americans have overtaken Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants arriving in the United States each year. The report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based fact-finding organization, also found that Asian Americans are the "highest-income, best-educated and fastest growing racial group in the United States." The study, The Rise of Asian Americans , found that Asians living in the U.S. are more likely than the general ... Media files: 685F8BF2-4763-4A37-9BFB-53E1C9F8773A_cx0_cy10_cw83_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Mystery Maize Disease Strikes Kenya Farms

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Mystery Maize Disease Strikes Kenya Farms Jun 19th 2012, 18:26 BOMET, Kenya - A maize disease is sweeping through Kenya's small farming communities and, in the South Rift Valley, there are few who haven't been affected. Holding up evidence of his dying maize crop, a farmer in the Kenyan community of Bomet is the latest to become entangled in the maize mystery.   "Everything is affected, The five acres [2 hectares], all the way," he says pointing toward his fields, "is all affected." The problem has prompted the local farming ... Media files: 98F96A0E-5B63-4664-9DD2-847C1BEE1D86_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Analysts See Possible G-20 Summit Breakthrough on Debt Crisis

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Analysts See Possible G-20 Summit Breakthrough on Debt Crisis Jun 19th 2012, 17:26 LOS CABOS, Mexico - Leaders from the Group of 20 nations, known as the G-20, have completed the first of two days of economic meetings at their summit in the Mexican resort area, Los Cabos, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Non-governmental organizations have expressed concern that the leaders are too caught up in the debt problems of several European nations to have much discussion of issues that are vital to the poorer nations of the world.   But analysts keeping a ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Mystery Maize Disease Strikes Kenya Farms

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Mystery Maize Disease Strikes Kenya Farms Jun 19th 2012, 18:26 BOMET, Kenya - A maize disease is sweeping through Kenya's small farming communities and, in the South Rift Valley, there are few who haven't been affected. Holding up evidence of his dying maize crop, a farmer in the Kenyan community of Bomet is the latest to become entangled in the maize mystery.   "Everything is affected, The five acres [2 hectares], all the way," he says pointing toward his fields, "is all affected." The problem has prompted the local farming ... Media files: 98F96A0E-5B63-4664-9DD2-847C1BEE1D86_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Analysts See Possible G-20 Summit Breakthrough on Debt Crisis

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Analysts See Possible G-20 Summit Breakthrough on Debt Crisis Jun 19th 2012, 17:26 LOS CABOS, Mexico - Leaders from the Group of 20 nations, known as the G-20, have completed the first of two days of economic meetings at their summit in the Mexican resort area, Los Cabos, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Non-governmental organizations have expressed concern that the leaders are too caught up in the debt problems of several European nations to have much discussion of issues that are vital to the poorer nations of the world.   But analysts keeping a ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Analysts See Possible G-20 Summit Breakthrough on Debt Crisis

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Analysts See Possible G-20 Summit Breakthrough on Debt Crisis Jun 19th 2012, 17:26 LOS CABOS, Mexico - Leaders from the Group of 20 nations, known as the G-20, have completed the first of two days of economic meetings at their summit in the Mexican resort area, Los Cabos, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Non-governmental organizations have expressed concern that the leaders are too caught up in the debt problems of several European nations to have much discussion of issues that are vital to the poorer nations of the world.   But analysts keeping a ...

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USA - Voice of America: US Charitable Donations Near $300 Billion

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US Charitable Donations Near $300 Billion Jun 19th 2012, 16:36 A study says contributions to charities by U.S. citizens, corporations and foundations rose to nearly $300 billion last year. Giving by Americans rose four percent in 2011 from the year before, with gifts from individuals accounting for nearly three-quarters of total donations or $218 billion. Corporate gifts remained steady at $14.5 billion. The report, released jointly by the Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, says the largest ... Media files: B3037947-1839-4DD6-9EDB-3E8317871605_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Christian, Muslim Clashes in Nigeria Leave 3 Dead

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Christian, Muslim Clashes in Nigeria Leave 3 Dead Jun 19th 2012, 16:47 Fresh sectarian violence has flared in two northern Nigerian cities, after church bombings and rioting  killed at least 50 people on Sunday. Police said Tuesday that at least three security officers were killed after gunfire erupted in the city of Damaturu.  Some residents blamed the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for many attacks in northern Nigeria. Meanwhile, officials in Kaduna say protesters took to the streets Tuesday, setting ... Media files: 238B1534-999A-474A-A6F1-D37480C36FC4_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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