Sunday, April 21, 2013

Voice of America: Center-Right Cartes Wins Paraguayan Presidential Election

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Center-Right Cartes Wins Paraguayan Presidential Election
Apr 22nd 2013, 04:00

Horacio Cartes won Paraguay's presidential election Sunday, succeeding former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo, who was impeached last year for poor performance. Cartes, a business magnate who made his fortune in banking and tobacco, has vowed to create jobs in a nation where nearly 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty level. Cartes' election marks a victory for the center-right Colorado Party over challenger Efrain Alegre's leftist Liberal Party, which ...

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Counts Vote After Boycotted Local Polls

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Ivory Coast Counts Vote After Boycotted Local Polls
Apr 22nd 2013, 03:44

Election officials in Ivory Coast are counting ballots after local elections Sunday that were boycotted by the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo. A spokesman for the country's Independent Electoral Commission said turnout was about 30 percent of the 5.7 million eligible voters. Almost 700 candidates ran for municipal seats, with an additional 84 on the ballot for regional positions. The elections are the first in Ivory Coast in more than a decade, and the first time the government ...

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Voice of America: Center-Right Cartes Wins Paraguayan Presidential Election

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Center-Right Cartes Wins Paraguayan Presidential Election
Apr 22nd 2013, 04:00

Horacio Cartes won Paraguay's presidential election Sunday, succeeding former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo, who was impeached last year for poor performance. Cartes, a business magnate who made his fortune in banking and tobacco, has vowed to create jobs in a nation where nearly 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty level. Cartes' election marks a victory for the center-right Colorado Party over challenger Efrain Alegre's leftist Liberal Party, which ...

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Counts Vote After Boycotted Local Polls

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Ivory Coast Counts Vote After Boycotted Local Polls
Apr 22nd 2013, 03:44

Election officials in Ivory Coast are counting ballots after local elections Sunday that were boycotted by the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo. A spokesman for the country's Independent Electoral Commission said turnout was about 30 percent of the 5.7 million eligible voters. Almost 700 candidates ran for municipal seats, with an additional 84 on the ballot for regional positions. The elections are the first in Ivory Coast in more than a decade, and the first time the government ...

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Counts Vote After Boycotted Local Polls

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Ivory Coast Counts Vote After Boycotted Local Polls
Apr 22nd 2013, 03:44

Election officials in Ivory Coast are counting ballots after local elections Sunday that were boycotted by the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo. A spokesman for the country's Independent Electoral Commission said turnout was about 30 percent of the 5.7 million eligible voters. Almost 700 candidates ran for municipal seats, with an additional 84 on the ballot for regional positions. The elections are the first in Ivory Coast in more than a decade, and the first time the government ...

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Voice of America: Rescuers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims

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Rescuers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims
Apr 22nd 2013, 01:05

Search and rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 200 people and injured more than 11,000. After the quake Saturday morning, state media said hard-hit parts of Lushan county were not reachable by road, with phone services cut off. China's official Xinhua news agency said the quake also rattled buildings in the provincial capital, Chengdu, 115 kilometers to the east. Numerous aftershocks have ...

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Voice of America: Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims

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Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims
Apr 22nd 2013, 01:05

Search and rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 200 people and injured more than 11,000. After the quake Saturday morning, state media said hard-hit parts of Lushan county were not reachable by road, with phone services cut off. China's official Xinhua news agency said the quake also rattled buildings in the provincial capital, Chengdu, 115 kilometers to the east. Numerous aftershocks have ...

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Voice of America: Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims

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Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims
Apr 22nd 2013, 01:05

Search and rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 200 people and injured more than 11,000. After the quake Saturday morning, state media said hard-hit parts of Lushan county were not reachable by road, with phone services cut off. China's official Xinhua news agency said the quake also rattled buildings in the provincial capital, Chengdu, 115 kilometers to the east. Numerous aftershocks have ...

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Voice of America: Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims

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Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims
Apr 22nd 2013, 01:05

Search and rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 200 people and injured more than 11,000. After the quake Saturday morning, state media said hard-hit parts of Lushan county were not reachable by road, with phone services cut off. China's official Xinhua news agency said the quake also rattled buildings in the provincial capital, Chengdu, 115 kilometers to the east. Numerous aftershocks have ...

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Voice of America: Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries

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Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries
Apr 22nd 2013, 00:04

As international troops prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, some businesses and aid groups are looking to curb their investments in the country. But others are planning to expand, despite the uncertainty. Bethany Matta reports from Kabul.  Even for those Afghans who are not anxious about the security situation when foreign troops withdraw, 2014 still creates anxiety when it comes to businesses and the economy.  Afghanistan's economy grew around 11 percent last year, but the ...

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Voice of America: Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims

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Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims
Apr 22nd 2013, 01:05

Search and rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 200 people and injured more than 11,000. After the quake Saturday morning, state media said hard-hit parts of Lushan county were not reachable by road, with phone services cut off. China's official Xinhua news agency said the quake also rattled buildings in the provincial capital, Chengdu, 115 kilometers to the east. Numerous aftershocks have ...

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Voice of America: Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries

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Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries
Apr 22nd 2013, 00:04

As international troops prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, some businesses and aid groups are looking to curb their investments in the country. But others are planning to expand, despite the uncertainty. Bethany Matta reports from Kabul.  Even for those Afghans who are not anxious about the security situation when foreign troops withdraw, 2014 still creates anxiety when it comes to businesses and the economy.  Afghanistan's economy grew around 11 percent last year, but the ...

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Voice of America: Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries

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Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries
Apr 22nd 2013, 00:04

As international troops prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, some businesses and aid groups are looking to curb their investments in the country. But others are planning to expand, despite the uncertainty. Bethany Matta reports from Kabul.  Even for those Afghans who are not anxious about the security situation when foreign troops withdraw, 2014 still creates anxiety when it comes to businesses and the economy.  Afghanistan's economy grew around 11 percent last year, but the ...

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Voice of America: Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries

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Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries
Apr 22nd 2013, 00:04

As international troops prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, some businesses and aid groups are looking to curb their investments in the country. But others are planning to expand, despite the uncertainty. Bethany Matta reports from Kabul.  Even for those Afghans who are not anxious about the security situation when foreign troops withdraw, 2014 still creates anxiety when it comes to businesses and the economy.  Afghanistan's economy grew around 11 percent last year, but the ...

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Voice of America: Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries

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Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries
Apr 22nd 2013, 00:04

As international troops prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, some businesses and aid groups are looking to curb their investments in the country. But others are planning to expand, despite the uncertainty. Bethany Matta reports from Kabul.  Even for those Afghans who are not anxious about the security situation when foreign troops withdraw, 2014 still creates anxiety when it comes to businesses and the economy.  Afghanistan's economy grew around 11 percent last year, but the ...

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Voice of America: US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight

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US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight
Apr 21st 2013, 23:05

A company contracted by the U.S. space agency NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has successfully launched the first test flight of its Antares rocket. Orbital Sciences Corporation declared the launch a success Sunday after the two-stage vehicle blasted off from the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia while carrying a simulation payload. Eventually, the private U.S. firm will use the Antares rocket to transport its Cygnus capsule payload to the ISS. NASA ...

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Voice of America: US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight

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US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight
Apr 21st 2013, 23:05

A company contracted by the U.S. space agency NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has successfully launched the first test flight of its Antares rocket. Orbital Sciences Corporation declared the launch a success Sunday after the two-stage vehicle blasted off from the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia while carrying a simulation payload. Eventually, the private U.S. firm will use the Antares rocket to transport its Cygnus capsule payload to the ISS. NASA ...

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Voice of America: US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight

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US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight
Apr 21st 2013, 23:05

A company contracted by the U.S. space agency NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has successfully launched the first test flight of its Antares rocket. Orbital Sciences Corporation declared the launch a success Sunday after the two-stage vehicle blasted off from the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia while carrying a simulation payload. Eventually, the private U.S. firm will use the Antares rocket to transport its Cygnus capsule payload to the ISS. NASA ...

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Voice of America: US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight

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US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight
Apr 21st 2013, 23:05

A company contracted by the U.S. space agency NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has successfully launched the first test flight of its Antares rocket. Orbital Sciences Corporation declared the launch a success Sunday after the two-stage vehicle blasted off from the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia while carrying a simulation payload. Eventually, the private U.S. firm will use the Antares rocket to transport its Cygnus capsule payload to the ISS. NASA ...

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Voice of America: US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight

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US Firm Launches Successful Space Rocket Test Flight
Apr 21st 2013, 23:05

A company contracted by the U.S. space agency NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has successfully launched the first test flight of its Antares rocket. Orbital Sciences Corporation declared the launch a success Sunday after the two-stage vehicle blasted off from the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia while carrying a simulation payload. Eventually, the private U.S. firm will use the Antares rocket to transport its Cygnus capsule payload to the ISS. NASA ...

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Voice of America: Six Afghan Police Dead in Militant Raid

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Six Afghan Police Dead in Militant Raid
Apr 21st 2013, 10:15

Afghan officials say six Afghan police officers were killed during a militant raid on a police post in the eastern part of the country. Officials said militants attacked the post in the Dayak district of Ghazni province Sunday. The raid left one additional police officer wounded. The French news agency (AFP) quotes two different officials (district police chief Fazul Ahmad Tolwak and local government spokesman Fazul Sabawoon) as saying the militants are believed to have had help from a police ...

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Voice of America: China Slams US Human Rights Record

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China Slams US Human Rights Record
Apr 21st 2013, 10:10

Beijing is accusing the United States of spying on its own citizens, discriminating against women and ethnic minorities, and allowing gun crime to run out of control. The accusations were made Sunday in Beijing's annual response to Washington's criticism of China's human rights record. China's official Xinhua news agency issued a lengthy report Sunday from the State Council Beijing's Cabinet saying political donations to election campaigns in the U.S. have damaged the ...

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