Africa - Voice of America: World Court to Decide on Extradition of Former Chadian Leader

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World Court to Decide on Extradition of Former Chadian Leader Jul 20th 2012, 04:34 An ex-prisoner of former Chadian President Hissène Habré said there can be no reconciliation until Habré is put on trial.  Habré is currently under house arrest in Senegal where he has lived since he was overthrown in 1990 by current President Idriss Deby.  He is accused of murdering more than 40,000 people during his eight-year rule. Belgium has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Senegal to extradite Habré so he can be put on trial ... Media files: 125E8405-1730-415B-A828-F40CE753A687_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Muslim Religious Leaders Declare Friday the Start of Ramadan

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Muslim Religious Leaders Declare Friday the Start of Ramadan Jul 20th 2012, 01:53 Muslim religious leaders have declared Friday as the start of Ramadan in much of the Arab world.  The start of the holiest month in the Islamic calendar is marked by the sighting of the new moon, which varies from country to country.  ​​During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to fast and abstain from smoking, sex and drink from sunup to sunset, as well as to perform good deeds and acts of charity.  The month marks the time more than 1,400 years ago when Muslims say the Prophet ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Muslim Religious Leaders Declare Friday the Start of Ramadan

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Muslim Religious Leaders Declare Friday the Start of Ramadan Jul 20th 2012, 01:53 Muslim religious leaders have declared Friday as the start of Ramadan in much of the Arab world.  The start of the holiest month in the Islamic calendar is marked by the sighting of the new moon, which varies from country to country.  ​​During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to fast and abstain from smoking, sex and drink from sunup to sunset, as well as to perform good deeds and acts of charity.  The month marks the time more than 1,400 years ago when Muslims say the Prophet ...

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Africa - Voice of America: South Africa Says It's on Target for AIDS Goal

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South Africa Says It's on Target for AIDS Goal Jul 19th 2012, 17:39 JOHANNESBURG — As the opening of United Nations International AIDS conference approaches on July 22, the country with the highest number of HIV infections is taking stock of its progress in battling the virus. South Africa is hailing advances in just a few short years, following high-level denial that there even was a problem. But South Africa's Health Minister says much more needs to be done. South African health officials say there is very good news, especially in terms of reducing the ... Media files: 8367B4BB-DEC9-4A76-9D8C-D2219540120B_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Malaria Fix May Rely on Engineered Bacteria

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Malaria Fix May Rely on Engineered Bacteria Jul 19th 2012, 22:48 If scientists can find a way to spread these bacteria in the wild, they could help end malaria's deadly reign in the tropics  In the battle against malaria, doctors may one day have a microscopic ally. New research suggests that genetically modifying a bacterium commonly found in the gut of mosquitoes that harbor the malaria-causing parasite can make the mosquitos less likely to carry the disease. And if scientists can find a way to spread these bacteria in the wild, they could help end ... Media files: ABA29D5B-9775-4B17-965D-9CECAB9C1C3F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: DRC Army Takes Over North Kivu Town from Rebels

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DRC Army Takes Over North Kivu Town from Rebels Jul 19th 2012, 21:08 The spokesman for the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) says that country's national army has re-taken Walikale, a town in the North Kivu Province, from a rebel group. Madnodje Mounoubai said the DRC's national army, known by its French acronym FARDC, has also taken over some other towns in the restive North Kivu province. "The FARDC [soldiers] have retaken the locality of Walikale. It's a unilateral attack by the FARDC, so they did not need any support ... Media files: 799B825B-8D02-40E9-B8E3-64873D2C3955_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: US Senate Moves to Boost Trade with Russia

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US Senate Moves to Boost Trade with Russia Jul 19th 2012, 18:24 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would give Russian goods the same low-tariffs as exports from other nations, ending restrictions that were put in place during the Cold War. Supporters say the measure could help double the $9 billion annual trade between the two former enemies. The change came over the objections of some senators who said Washington should not grant permanent normal trade relations to Moscow until it stops sending ... Media files: CB4A8590-6DCF-4D15-A888-D03320331B4A_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: US Drought Driving Record Prices for Soybeans, Maize

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US Drought Driving Record Prices for Soybeans, Maize Jul 19th 2012, 18:46 Maize and soybean prices set new records as drought continues to spread across the American Midwest. Higher food prices are expected to follow, and the U.S. meat industry will be especially hard hit. Maize traded above $8 a bushel (per 25 kilograms) in futures trading Thursday. That breaks a record set last July. It is about four times the average maize price through most of the 2000's. Soybeans used to trade at around $5 a bushel, says Purdue University economist Chris Hurt. "Now ... Media files: BF4DA652-E1CC-416C-8EAC-6B5F30F79ACD_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Libyan Economy in Post-Revolution Boom

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Libyan Economy in Post-Revolution Boom Jul 19th 2012, 17:37 The International Monetary Fund says Libya should see economic activity double this year, compared to last year with its eight months of war.  That would push the country's economic activity well above 2010, the last full year of Moammar Gadhafi's reign. On a busy road on the outskirts of town, a vegetable stand run by Ibrahim Jiuma Garguti has doubled in size since the revolution. Garguti says people have more money to spend and officials don't bother him anymore. ... Media files: FAABF807-2FAE-4DA4-8530-8A207C5EC420_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Libyan Economy in Post-Revolution Boom

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Libyan Economy in Post-Revolution Boom Jul 19th 2012, 17:37 The International Monetary Fund says Libya should see economic activity double this year, compared to last year with its eight months of war.  That would push the country's economic activity well above 2010, the last full year of Moammar Gadhafi's reign. On a busy road on the outskirts of town, a vegetable stand run by Ibrahim Jiuma Garguti has doubled in size since the revolution. Garguti says people have more money to spend and officials don't bother him anymore. ... Media files: FAABF807-2FAE-4DA4-8530-8A207C5EC420_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: DRC Government Says UN Could Provide Neutral Force

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DRC Government Says UN Could Provide Neutral Force Jul 19th 2012, 19:06 KINSHASA — More details have been revealed of an agreement to station a neutral armed force along the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The agreement, which was signed last weekend by the presidents of the DRC, Rwanda and nine other Great Lakes region countries, is intended to help eradicate negative forces destabilizing the region. The DRC's foreign affairs minister said Thursday that the neutral force could be part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission ... Media files: B8A330E6-2F9B-4037-8787-808718EC4C3E_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Drought Driving Record Prices for Soybeans, Maize

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US Drought Driving Record Prices for Soybeans, Maize Jul 19th 2012, 18:46 Maize and soybean prices set new records as drought continues to spread across the American Midwest. Higher food prices are expected to follow, and the U.S. meat industry will be especially hard hit. Maize traded above $8 a bushel (per 25 kilograms) in futures trading Thursday. That breaks a record set last July. It is about four times the average maize price through most of the 2000's. Soybeans used to trade at around $5 a bushel, says Purdue University economist Chris Hurt. "Now ... Media files: BF4DA652-E1CC-416C-8EAC-6B5F30F79ACD_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Senate Moves to Boost Trade with Russia

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US Senate Moves to Boost Trade with Russia Jul 19th 2012, 18:24 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would give Russian goods the same low-tariffs as exports from other nations, ending restrictions that were put in place during the Cold War. Supporters say the measure could help double the $9 billion annual trade between the two former enemies. The change came over the objections of some senators who said Washington should not grant permanent normal trade relations to Moscow until it stops sending ... Media files: CB4A8590-6DCF-4D15-A888-D03320331B4A_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Weightlifter Among Female Athlete Majority on US Olympic Team

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Weightlifter Among Female Athlete Majority on US Olympic Team Jul 19th 2012, 18:49 For the first time ever, female athletes outnumber the male athletes on the U.S. Olympic team. There are eight more female Olympians than male Olympians on the U.S. team this year, the 40th anniversary of a federal law known as Title IX. That law has helped provide equal opportunities for female athletics and Olympian Holley Mangold says it has influenced her entire life. "If I wasn't a professional weightlifter, I don't know what I'd be doing, so I'm very privileged to have this ... Media files: 987537B1-06B0-4B04-9E1E-D641DDD250F1_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty

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Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty Jul 19th 2012, 18:11 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. business groups are expressing disappointment over dimmed chances that the United States will ratify a decades-old global maritime pact. At least 34 Republican senators have declared their opposition to the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea, denying supporters the two-thirds Senate vote they would need for ratification. Law of the Sea Convention Maritime defense, shipping, and natural resources extraction are but a few of the endeavors covered by the Law of ... Media files: 590B02DE-1666-4CCC-9FA0-4C0A09A1AD36_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Former U.S. Ambassador Weighs in on Health of Ethiopian Prime Minister

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Former U.S. Ambassador Weighs in on Health of Ethiopian Prime Minister Jul 19th 2012, 18:26 A former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia says the latest statements by Ethiopian officials suggest "a significant health issue" facing Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. During a press conference Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian authorities said Meles has been advised by his physicians to take "sick leave," and that he will resume his official duties after he recuperates. David Shinn, who currently teaches political science at the George Washington University, says he finds the reported official ... Media files: 1066BC30-2724-4D0A-A748-7183C1F36E41_cx0_cy22_cw88_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty

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Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty Jul 19th 2012, 18:11 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. business groups are expressing disappointment over dimmed chances that the United States will ratify a decades-old global maritime pact. At least 34 Republican senators have declared their opposition to the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea, denying supporters the two-thirds Senate vote they would need for ratification. Law of the Sea Convention Maritime defense, shipping, and natural resources extraction are but a few of the endeavors covered by the Law of ... Media files: 590B02DE-1666-4CCC-9FA0-4C0A09A1AD36_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Aung San Suu Kyi Marks Day in Father's Honor

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Aung San Suu Kyi Marks Day in Father's Honor Jul 19th 2012, 17:49 BANGKOK -- Burma's government is commemorating Martyrs' Day, an event marking the assassination of General Aung San, largely regarded as the country's father of independence. For decades the day was not allowed to be observed freely, but on Thursday the reform-minded government held a joint ceremony with opposition lawmakers, including Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of General Aung San. The ceremony, which was broadcast on Burmese state television, took place near the Shwe Dagon pagoda, ... Media files: FBD909F3-1CD2-401A-A69C-C5B6293757A8_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Nigerian Gay Rights Activists Call for Dignity, Acceptance

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Nigerian Gay Rights Activists Call for Dignity, Acceptance Jul 19th 2012, 17:39 ABUJA — Nigeria is a dangerous place to be gay. Activists say homosexuals are hunted, threatened and ostracized. Last year, a bill passed through both the Nigerian house and the senate that would punish homosexuality, or even supporting gay rights, with up to 14 years in prison. The bill has yet to be signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan. Despite the dangers in Nigeria, a handful of activists operate publicly in the hope that eventually more people will come out and demand equal ... Media files: 0D5423E5-297D-49D1-ADE4-FC729B852E7B_cx0_cy30_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Aid Agencies Call for Different Way to Fight Sahel Hunger

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Aid Agencies Call for Different Way to Fight Sahel Hunger Jul 19th 2012, 16:27 DAKAR, Senegal — Aid agencies are calling for a new approach to tackling hunger in Africa's Sahel region, which is struggling through its third severe food crisis in a decade. A new report by World Vision and Save the Children looks at alarming rates of chronic child malnutrition for clues on how to break the cycle of food emergencies in the region. 2011 saw a record harvest in Niger. However, nearly as many malnourished children were admitted to treatment centers that year as in 2010, ... Media files: 07182D1F-055E-4093-8E4A-D3E6199363B4_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Egypt Prepares for Holiest Month

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Egypt Prepares for Holiest Month Jul 19th 2012, 15:47 CAIRO — Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for the world's 1 billion Muslims, begins with the new moon expected in most of the world on July 20. It marks the start of a month of fasting, reflective prayer and helping the poor. In Egypt, observers have their own take on the centuries-old customs, including the traditional daily fast from sunrise to sunset as an expression of self-sacrifice. Islamic scholar Sheikh Mahmoud Ashour explains that Ramadan is much more than just abstaining ... Media files: C00765B0-31E6-4ECA-B2D1-37FDB4290E98_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: China-Made US Olympic Uniforms Spark Controversy

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China-Made US Olympic Uniforms Spark Controversy Jul 19th 2012, 16:35 In the U.S. Congress, more outrage over the U.S. Olympic team wearing uniforms manufactured in China.  Some lawmakers directed their anger this week at the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement that could lower tariffs on footwear imports. Now that the U.S. Olympic team acknowledges wearing uniforms made in China, there's new pressure on President Obama to preserve tariffs on the import of footwear from low-wage countries. Representative Michael Michaud of Maine ... Media files: DC7C19B5-DF3C-4FAF-8A1C-1D198F24BB86_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin

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Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin Jul 19th 2012, 13:05 KACHIN STATE, Burma — A year has passed since a cease-fire collapsed between ethnic Kachin forces and Burma's government troops and there are still there are no signs of peace. Tens of thousands people have fled as the Kachin Independence Organization, or KIO, fights for greater autonomy and control over their resources.   People who fled their homes for this temporary camp in Burma's Kachin state are bracing for the monsoon season, worrying about food shortages.   Despite ... Media files: EC311F40-13BA-4798-80D7-10A0A3946212_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: China-Made US Olympic Uniforms Spark Controversy

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China-Made US Olympic Uniforms Spark Controversy Jul 19th 2012, 16:35 In the U.S. Congress, more outrage over the U.S. Olympic team wearing uniforms manufactured in China.  Some lawmakers directed their anger this week at the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement that could lower tariffs on footwear imports. Now that the U.S. Olympic team acknowledges wearing uniforms made in China, there's new pressure on President Obama to preserve tariffs on the import of footwear from low-wage countries. Representative Michael Michaud of Maine ... Media files: DC7C19B5-DF3C-4FAF-8A1C-1D198F24BB86_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Aid Agencies Call for Different Way to Fight Sahel Hunger

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Aid Agencies Call for Different Way to Fight Sahel Hunger Jul 19th 2012, 16:27 DAKAR, Senegal — Aid agencies are calling for a new approach to tackling hunger in Africa's Sahel region, which is struggling through its third severe food crisis in a decade. A new report by World Vision and Save the Children looks at alarming rates of chronic child malnutrition for clues on how to break the cycle of food emergencies in the region. 2011 saw a record harvest in Niger. However, nearly as many malnourished children were admitted to treatment centers that year as in 2010, ... Media files: 07182D1F-055E-4093-8E4A-D3E6199363B4_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Doctors Without Borders Suspends Eastern DRC Operations

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Doctors Without Borders Suspends Eastern DRC Operations Jul 19th 2012, 14:55 NAIROBI —  Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has suspended operations in a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the center of heavy fighting between government forces and rebel groups. MSF says it was treating more than 1,000 patients a week in the town of Walikale, which was in the midst of a malaria outbreak.  Andrew Mews, head of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) mission in North Kivu province, told VOA its two-month ... Media files: DAD58858-A727-4A69-B0C7-7BE71826CE5D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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