Voice of America: Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics Oct 8th 2012, 19:23 The International Monetary Fund is warning that global economic growth is slowing at the same time the World Bank says hundreds of millions of new jobs are needed around the world. Top financial and political leaders are gathering in Tokyo to discuss these and other major economic issues. Many Europeans have been angered by government efforts to slash pensions and salaries, while raising taxes in an effort to balance battered budgets. Public anger is one of many things limiting what leaders ... Media files: 8FC78808-3A9E-46E8-948C-414C393937B9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: 'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween

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'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween Oct 8th 2012, 19:48 Halloween season has arrived in the United States This curious celebration of the macabre has origins in ancient pagan Europe, but it has become a $6.5 billion U.S. industry, mostly from candy and costume sales. As part of Halloween, "haunted house"  attractions are set up every year in major cities, including Houston. There is something in human psychology that makes people enjoy being scared. During Halloween season for the past 26 years, thrill seekers in Houston have come ... Media files: 25478C9D-E8E5-479C-9B87-5E20FFD20071_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk

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US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk Oct 8th 2012, 19:28 U.S. companies considering doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE are being warned to find another vendor. A U.S. House of Representatives report said the companies pose a long-term corporate and national security threat. ​​At a news conference on Capitol Hill, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, said the committee began investigating concerns about the telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE a year ago, ... Media files: BC7AA839-6FCA-402A-BBEA-2AF892FE4884_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics

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Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics Oct 8th 2012, 19:23 The International Monetary Fund is warning that global economic growth is slowing at the same time the World Bank says hundreds of millions of new jobs are needed around the world. Top financial and political leaders are gathering in Tokyo to discuss these and other major economic issues. Many Europeans have been angered by government efforts to slash pensions and salaries, while raising taxes in an effort to balance battered budgets. Public anger is one of many things limiting what leaders ... Media files: 8FC78808-3A9E-46E8-948C-414C393937B9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: 'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween

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'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween Oct 8th 2012, 19:48 Halloween season has arrived in the United States This curious celebration of the macabre has origins in ancient pagan Europe, but it has become a $6.5 billion U.S. industry, mostly from candy and costume sales. As part of Halloween, "haunted house"  attractions are set up every year in major cities, including Houston. There is something in human psychology that makes people enjoy being scared. During Halloween season for the past 26 years, thrill seekers in Houston have come ... Media files: 25478C9D-E8E5-479C-9B87-5E20FFD20071_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics

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Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics Oct 8th 2012, 19:23 The International Monetary Fund is warning that global economic growth is slowing at the same time the World Bank says hundreds of millions of new jobs are needed around the world. Top financial and political leaders are gathering in Tokyo to discuss these and other major economic issues. Many Europeans have been angered by government efforts to slash pensions and salaries, while raising taxes in an effort to balance battered budgets. Public anger is one of many things limiting what leaders ... Media files: 8FC78808-3A9E-46E8-948C-414C393937B9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk

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US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk Oct 8th 2012, 19:28 U.S. companies considering doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE are being warned to find another vendor. A U.S. House of Representatives report said the companies pose a long-term corporate and national security threat. ​​At a news conference on Capitol Hill, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, said the committee began investigating concerns about the telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE a year ago, ... Media files: BC7AA839-6FCA-402A-BBEA-2AF892FE4884_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: 'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween

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'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween Oct 8th 2012, 19:48 Halloween season has arrived in the United States This curious celebration of the macabre has origins in ancient pagan Europe, but it has become a $6.5 billion U.S. industry, mostly from candy and costume sales. As part of Halloween, "haunted house"  attractions are set up every year in major cities, including Houston. There is something in human psychology that makes people enjoy being scared. During Halloween season for the past 26 years, thrill seekers in Houston have come ... Media files: 25478C9D-E8E5-479C-9B87-5E20FFD20071_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics

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Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics Oct 8th 2012, 19:23 The International Monetary Fund is warning that global economic growth is slowing at the same time the World Bank says hundreds of millions of new jobs are needed around the world. Top financial and political leaders are gathering in Tokyo to discuss these and other major economic issues. Many Europeans have been angered by government efforts to slash pensions and salaries, while raising taxes in an effort to balance battered budgets. Public anger is one of many things limiting what leaders ... Media files: 8FC78808-3A9E-46E8-948C-414C393937B9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk

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US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk Oct 8th 2012, 19:28 U.S. companies considering doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE are being warned to find another vendor. A U.S. House of Representatives report said the companies pose a long-term corporate and national security threat. ​​At a news conference on Capitol Hill, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, said the committee began investigating concerns about the telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE a year ago, ... Media files: BC7AA839-6FCA-402A-BBEA-2AF892FE4884_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk

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US Warns Two Chinese Companies Pose Security Risk Oct 8th 2012, 19:28 U.S. companies considering doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE are being warned to find another vendor. A U.S. House of Representatives report said the companies pose a long-term corporate and national security threat. ​​At a news conference on Capitol Hill, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, said the committee began investigating concerns about the telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE a year ago, ... Media files: BC7AA839-6FCA-402A-BBEA-2AF892FE4884_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics Oct 8th 2012, 19:23 The International Monetary Fund is warning that global economic growth is slowing at the same time the World Bank says hundreds of millions of new jobs are needed around the world. Top financial and political leaders are gathering in Tokyo to discuss these and other major economic issues. Many Europeans have been angered by government efforts to slash pensions and salaries, while raising taxes in an effort to balance battered budgets. Public anger is one of many things limiting what leaders ... Media files: 8FC78808-3A9E-46E8-948C-414C393937B9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis

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British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis Oct 8th 2012, 17:53 Palestinian refugees and those living in the West Bank and Gaza are a facing an urgent health emergency, according to to the British public health journal, the Lancet. The Lancet has published 32 reports highlighting a range of health concerns for Palestinian refugees living across the Middle East and Palestinian territories. The journal says Palestinian refugees are dealing with a "hidden crisis" of high levels of chronic and acute illnesses. Researchers from the American University of ... Media files: 97B27047-7A22-4B57-989A-C40CE0C45B1C_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis

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British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis Oct 8th 2012, 17:53 Palestinian refugees and those living in the West Bank and Gaza are a facing an urgent health emergency, according to to the British public health journal, the Lancet. The Lancet has published 32 reports highlighting a range of health concerns for Palestinian refugees living across the Middle East and Palestinian territories. The journal says Palestinian refugees are dealing with a "hidden crisis" of high levels of chronic and acute illnesses. Researchers from the American University of ... Media files: 97B27047-7A22-4B57-989A-C40CE0C45B1C_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis

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British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis Oct 8th 2012, 17:53 Palestinian refugees and those living in the West Bank and Gaza are a facing an urgent health emergency, according to to the British public health journal, the Lancet. The Lancet has published 32 reports highlighting a range of health concerns for Palestinian refugees living across the Middle East and Palestinian territories. The journal says Palestinian refugees are dealing with a "hidden crisis" of high levels of chronic and acute illnesses. Researchers from the American University of ... Media files: 97B27047-7A22-4B57-989A-C40CE0C45B1C_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis

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British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis Oct 8th 2012, 17:53 Palestinian refugees and those living in the West Bank and Gaza are a facing an urgent health emergency, according to to the British public health journal, the Lancet. The Lancet has published 32 reports highlighting a range of health concerns for Palestinian refugees living across the Middle East and Palestinian territories. The journal says Palestinian refugees are dealing with a "hidden crisis" of high levels of chronic and acute illnesses. Researchers from the American University of ... Media files: 97B27047-7A22-4B57-989A-C40CE0C45B1C_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation

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Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation Oct 8th 2012, 16:12 Ethiopian legislators from both houses gathered Monday to open the new parliamentary year – its first in more than two decades without late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died August 20 – with a speech by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who outlined government priorities for the coming 12 months.  Noting that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the president warned that its double-digit inflation is having a severe impact on the lives of average people.  He ... Media files: 0A0757EE-EB8F-455B-B6E7-A8A6AE0F3A67_cx0_cy6_cw99_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis

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British Journal Warns of 'Urgent' Palestinian Health Crisis Oct 8th 2012, 17:53 Palestinian refugees and those living in the West Bank and Gaza are a facing an urgent health emergency, according to to the British public health journal, the Lancet. The Lancet has published 32 reports highlighting a range of health concerns for Palestinian refugees living across the Middle East and Palestinian territories. The journal says Palestinian refugees are dealing with a "hidden crisis" of high levels of chronic and acute illnesses. Researchers from the American University of ... Media files: 97B27047-7A22-4B57-989A-C40CE0C45B1C_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation

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Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation Oct 8th 2012, 16:12 Ethiopian legislators from both houses gathered Monday to open the new parliamentary year – its first in more than two decades without late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died August 20 – with a speech by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who outlined government priorities for the coming 12 months.  Noting that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the president warned that its double-digit inflation is having a severe impact on the lives of average people.  He ... Media files: 0A0757EE-EB8F-455B-B6E7-A8A6AE0F3A67_cx0_cy6_cw99_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation

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Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation Oct 8th 2012, 16:12 Ethiopian legislators from both houses gathered Monday to open the new parliamentary year – its first in more than two decades without late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died August 20 – with a speech by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who outlined government priorities for the coming 12 months.  Noting that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the president warned that its double-digit inflation is having a severe impact on the lives of average people.  He ... Media files: 0A0757EE-EB8F-455B-B6E7-A8A6AE0F3A67_cx0_cy6_cw99_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Researchers Re-Create Eggs to Treat Infertility

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Researchers Re-Create Eggs to Treat Infertility Oct 8th 2012, 16:28 Researchers working with laboratory rats have developed a technique that could someday help infertile women who lack usable eggs because of a hormone imbalance to conceive with new eggs created from their own ovaries. Many women are unable to conceive because of a condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome, in which the ovaries fail to secrete enough hormones to stimulate egg production.  Injury to the ovaries caused by radiation or surgery also can interfere with a woman's ability to ... Media files: 6B623B4B-0731-45CE-ACBF-BAA463A8B47B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Researchers Re-Create Eggs to Treat Infertility

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Researchers Re-Create Eggs to Treat Infertility Oct 8th 2012, 16:28 Researchers working with laboratory rats have developed a technique that could someday help infertile women who lack usable eggs because of a hormone imbalance to conceive with new eggs created from their own ovaries. Many women are unable to conceive because of a condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome, in which the ovaries fail to secrete enough hormones to stimulate egg production.  Injury to the ovaries caused by radiation or surgery also can interfere with a woman's ability to ... Media files: 6B623B4B-0731-45CE-ACBF-BAA463A8B47B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation

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Ethiopian President Targets Double-Digit Inflation Oct 8th 2012, 16:12 Ethiopian legislators from both houses gathered Monday to open the new parliamentary year – its first in more than two decades without late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died August 20 – with a speech by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who outlined government priorities for the coming 12 months.  Noting that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the president warned that its double-digit inflation is having a severe impact on the lives of average people.  He ... Media files: 0A0757EE-EB8F-455B-B6E7-A8A6AE0F3A67_cx0_cy6_cw99_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Mau Mau Ruling Sets Legal Precedent

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Mau Mau Ruling Sets Legal Precedent Oct 8th 2012, 16:55 A British High Court ruling that colonial atrocities in Kenya are not bound by a time limit has a legal precedent. British High Court Justice Richard McCombe ruled last Friday that Britain's Foreign Office must face a lawsuit filed by Kenyans who were tortured during the final days of British colonial rule. Veterans from Kenya's Mau Mau anti-colonial movement gathered Friday in Nairobi to await the High Court's decision. George Morara, the program officer at the Kenya Human Rights ... Media files: 69741777-14DA-4001-BAEC-6FBA4C81E530_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Strikes Spread in South Africa

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Strikes Spread in South Africa Oct 8th 2012, 16:45 South Africa has seen months of violent, mostly illegal, strikes that are spreading to near epidemic levels.  While the nation is no stranger to labor action, this year's stoppages are having widespread effects and are exposing some critical weakness in the country. It all started in August when some 3,000 workers at South Africa's Lonmin platinum mine decided they weren't happy with their union.  So they went on strike for higher wages without union approval, massing on a chilly ... Media files: B8002FCD-80A7-47CC-A193-BF137B5872F3_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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