Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Voice of America: South Africa Mining Unrest Far from Over

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South Africa Mining Unrest Far from Over
Sep 12th 2012, 14:21

Labor unrest is threatening to spread across South Africa's mining sector after a firebrand youth leader called for workers across the nation to make the mines "ungovernable."  At the Lonmin platinum mine where the strikes started, workers' attendance has plunged to its lowest level yet. Just 1.8 percent of workers turned up at the mine in Marikana township Wednesday - a clear sign that South Africa's mining woes are far from over. ​​The company said in a statement it ...

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Voice of America: NASA Finds 'Dry Ice' Snowfalls on Mars

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NASA Finds 'Dry Ice' Snowfalls on Mars
Sep 12th 2012, 13:51

Scientists at the U.S. space agency NASA say they have discovered evidence of carbon dioxide snowfalls on Mars. The space agency data provided by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provides evidence that the Red Planet has snow clouds made of frozen carbon dioxide, better known as "dry ice." NASA says data from observations in Mars' south polar region during its 2006-2007 winter points to what would be the only known example of carbon dioxide snow falling in the solar system. ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Mining Unrest Far from Over

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South Africa Mining Unrest Far from Over
Sep 12th 2012, 14:21

Labor unrest is threatening to spread across South Africa's mining sector after a firebrand youth leader called for workers across the nation to make the mines "ungovernable."  At the Lonmin platinum mine where the strikes started, workers' attendance has plunged to its lowest level yet. Just 1.8 percent of workers turned up at the mine in Marikana township Wednesday - a clear sign that South Africa's mining woes are far from over. ​​The company said in a statement it ...

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Voice of America: Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens

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Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens
Sep 12th 2012, 14:24

J. Christopher Stevens, 52, had served as U.S. ambassador to Libya since May.  He had been a supporter of the revolt that overthrew Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, and served as a U.S. envoy to the Transitional National Council in Benghazi during the Libyan revolution. Stevens was appointed ambassador to Libya in May 2012.  In a State Department video released shortly after he got the job, he said "I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand their ...

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Voice of America: Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens

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Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens
Sep 12th 2012, 14:24

J. Christopher Stevens, 52, had served as U.S. ambassador to Libya since May.  He had been a supporter of the revolt that overthrew Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, and served as a U.S. envoy to the Transitional National Council in Benghazi during the Libyan revolution. Stevens was appointed ambassador to Libya in May 2012.  In a State Department video released shortly after he got the job, he said "I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand their ...

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Voice of America: NASA Finds 'Dry Ice' Snowfalls on Mars

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NASA Finds 'Dry Ice' Snowfalls on Mars
Sep 12th 2012, 13:51

Scientists at the U.S. space agency NASA say they have discovered evidence of carbon dioxide snowfalls on Mars. The space agency data provided by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provides evidence that the Red Planet has snow clouds made of frozen carbon dioxide, better known as "dry ice." NASA says data from observations in Mars' south polar region during its 2006-2007 winter points to what would be the only known example of carbon dioxide snow falling in the solar system. ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Mining Unrest far from Over

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South Africa Mining Unrest far from Over
Sep 12th 2012, 14:21

Labor unrest is threatening to spread across South Africa's mining sector after a firebrand youth leader called for workers across the nation to make the mines "ungovernable."  At the Lonmin platinum mine where the strikes started, workers' attendance has plunged to its lowest level yet. Just 1.8 percent of workers turned up at the mine in Marikana township Wednesday - a clear sign that South Africa's mining woes are far from over. ​​The company said in a statement it ...

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Voice of America: Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens

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Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens
Sep 12th 2012, 14:24

J. Christopher Stevens, 52, had served as U.S. ambassador to Libya since May.  He had been a supporter of the revolt that overthrew Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, and served as a U.S. envoy to the Transitional National Council in Benghazi during the Libyan revolution. Stevens was appointed ambassador to Libya in May 2012.  In a State Department video released shortly after he got the job, he said "I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand their ...

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Voice of America: Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens

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Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens
Sep 12th 2012, 14:24

J. Christopher Stevens, 52, had served as U.S. ambassador to Libya since May.  He had been a supporter of the revolt that overthrew Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, and served as a U.S. envoy to the Transitional National Council in Benghazi during the Libyan revolution. Stevens was appointed ambassador to Libya in May 2012.  In a State Department video released shortly after he got the job, he said "I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand their ...

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Voice of America: Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens

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Long Time US Diplomat, J. Christopher Stevens
Sep 12th 2012, 14:24

J. Christopher Stevens, 52, had served as U.S. ambassador to Libya since May.  He had been a supporter of the revolt that overthrew Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, and served as a U.S. envoy to the Transitional National Council in Benghazi during the Libyan revolution. Stevens was appointed ambassador to Libya in May 2012.  In a State Department video released shortly after he got the job, he said "I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand their ...

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Voice of America: Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke

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Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke
Sep 11th 2012, 21:48

Popular students in middle school and high school are more likely to smoke, according to four studies conducted over a 10-year period. Students from the United States and Mexico participated in the studies. But the lead author of the research at the University of Southern California says these findings can be applied to other countries as well.   Tom Valente, a professor of preventative medicine at the University of Southern California, says popular students are more likely ...

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Voice of America: Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail

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Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail
Sep 12th 2012, 12:59

A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India's government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India's parliament building as a toilet bowl.  His arrest rekindled debate on freedom of speech in India, where activists have accused the government of ...

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Voice of America: Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke

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Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke
Sep 11th 2012, 21:48

Popular students in middle school and high school are more likely to smoke, according to four studies conducted over a 10-year period. Students from the United States and Mexico participated in the studies. But the lead author of the research at the University of Southern California says these findings can be applied to other countries as well.   Tom Valente, a professor of preventative medicine at the University of Southern California, says popular students are more likely ...

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Voice of America: Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail

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Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail
Sep 12th 2012, 12:59

A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India's government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India's parliament building as a toilet bowl.  His arrest rekindled debate on freedom of speech in India, where activists have accused the government of ...

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Voice of America: Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke

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Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke
Sep 11th 2012, 21:48

Popular students in middle school and high school are more likely to smoke, according to four studies conducted over a 10-year period. Students from the United States and Mexico participated in the studies. But the lead author of the research at the University of Southern California says these findings can be applied to other countries as well.   Tom Valente, a professor of preventative medicine at the University of Southern California, says popular students are more likely ...

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Voice of America: Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail

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Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail
Sep 12th 2012, 12:59

A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India's government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India's parliament building as a toilet bowl.  His arrest rekindled debate on freedom of speech in India, where activists have accused the government of ...

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Voice of America: Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke

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Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke
Sep 11th 2012, 21:48

Popular students in middle school and high school are more likely to smoke, according to four studies conducted over a 10-year period. Students from the United States and Mexico participated in the studies. But the lead author of the research at the University of Southern California says these findings can be applied to other countries as well.   Tom Valente, a professor of preventative medicine at the University of Southern California, says popular students are more likely ...

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Voice of America: Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail

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Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail
Sep 12th 2012, 12:59

A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India's government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India's parliament building as a toilet bowl.  His arrest rekindled debate on freedom of speech in India, where activists have accused the government of ...

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Voice of America: Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail

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Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail
Sep 12th 2012, 12:59

A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India's government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India's parliament building as a toilet bowl.  His arrest rekindled debate on freedom of speech in India, where activists have accused the government of ...

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Voice of America: Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke

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Scientists: Popular Students More Likely to Smoke
Sep 11th 2012, 21:48

Popular students in middle school and high school are more likely to smoke, according to four studies conducted over a 10-year period. Students from the United States and Mexico participated in the studies. But the lead author of the research at the University of Southern California says these findings can be applied to other countries as well.   Tom Valente, a professor of preventative medicine at the University of Southern California, says popular students are more likely ...

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Voice of America: N. Korea Rejects Emergency Aid from Seoul

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N. Korea Rejects Emergency Aid from Seoul
Sep 12th 2012, 11:43

Flood-stricken North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer of emergency food aid following a disagreement over what supplies were to be given. Seoul's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that Pyongyang objected to the contents of the proposed shipment, which was to include flour, instant noodles, and medicine. Last year, the North rejected a similar shipment of emergency food and medicine from the South because it did not contain building materials and equipment. South Korea ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Safe After Explosion

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New Somali President Safe After Explosion
Sep 12th 2012, 12:13

Somalia's new president is safe after a bomb attack at the Mogadishu hotel where he was meeting with Kenyan officials. VOA correspondent Gabe Joselow, who was at the site of the blast, says two bombs detonated outside the Jazeera Hotel Wednesday as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Kenyan Foreign Minister Samson Ongeri spoke to reporters inside. Joselow says the dignitaries in the hotel were unharmed. VOA's Somali Service reports that at least five people outside were killed, ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Safe After Explosion

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New Somali President Safe After Explosion
Sep 12th 2012, 12:13

Somalia's new president is safe after a bomb attack at the Mogadishu hotel where he was meeting with Kenyan officials. VOA correspondent Gabe Joselow, who was at the site of the blast, says two bombs detonated outside the Jazeera Hotel Wednesday as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Kenyan Foreign Minister Samson Ongeri spoke to reporters inside. Joselow says the dignitaries in the hotel were unharmed. VOA's Somali Service reports that at least five people outside were killed, ...

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Voice of America: N. Korea Rejects Emergency Aid from Seoul

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N. Korea Rejects Emergency Aid from Seoul
Sep 12th 2012, 11:43

Flood-stricken North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer of emergency food aid following a disagreement over what supplies were to be given. Seoul's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that Pyongyang objected to the contents of the proposed shipment, which was to include flour, instant noodles, and medicine. Last year, the North rejected a similar shipment of emergency food and medicine from the South because it did not contain building materials and equipment. South Korea ...

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Voice of America: N. Korea Rejects Emergency Aid from Seoul

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N. Korea Rejects Emergency Aid from Seoul
Sep 12th 2012, 11:43

Flood-stricken North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer of emergency food aid following a disagreement over what supplies were to be given. Seoul's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that Pyongyang objected to the contents of the proposed shipment, which was to include flour, instant noodles, and medicine. Last year, the North rejected a similar shipment of emergency food and medicine from the South because it did not contain building materials and equipment. South Korea ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Safe After Explosion

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New Somali President Safe After Explosion
Sep 12th 2012, 12:13

Somalia's new president is safe after a bomb attack at the Mogadishu hotel where he was meeting with Kenyan officials. VOA correspondent Gabe Joselow, who was at the site of the blast, says two bombs detonated outside the Jazeera Hotel Wednesday as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Kenyan Foreign Minister Samson Ongeri spoke to reporters inside. Joselow says the dignitaries in the hotel were unharmed. VOA's Somali Service reports that at least five people outside were killed, ...

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