Economy - Voice of America: Indonesia Pledges $1 Billion to IMF

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Indonesia Pledges $1 Billion to IMF Jul 10th 2012, 13:59 JAKARTA — After a meeting Tuesday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde, Indonesia confirmed a $1 billion loan to the international financial body. With a troubled relationship in the past, the loan is symbolic of how far the economic tables have turned. Addressing the ASEAN Latin American business forum in Jakarta Tuesday, IMF chief Christine Lagarde described the economic recovery of advanced nations as "tepid" and the general global economic outlook as ... Media files: 85317545-B020-4191-A129-11947B9884D9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Nigeria Aims for Generation of HIV-Free Babies

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Nigeria Aims for Generation of HIV-Free Babies Jul 10th 2012, 14:25 Health authorities say 70,000 children are born HIV-positive in Nigeria every year, and one-fourth of them don't live past their first birthday.  While some officials say they want to make Nigeria one of Africa's first nations to give birth to a generation of HIV-free babies, activists say poverty, stigma and a lack of government support make that goal lofty, if not impossible. Assumta Reginald was pregnant with her third child when she found out that she is HIV-positive.  ... Media files: 8270A967-BE99-40F9-80EF-BCDA77A006D0_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Body Mapping Helps Kenyans Living with HIV/AIDS

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Body Mapping Helps Kenyans Living with HIV/AIDS Jul 10th 2012, 13:46 NAIROBI – One of the biggest challenges for people living with HIV is the daily stigma and discrimination they face from society. Since 2005, a Belgian visual artist has been using a form of art therapy to help HIV-positive Kenyans deal with this stress. Gideon, 40, is a Kenyan living with HIV. He learned his status in 2005, when he was hospitalized for another ailment. Gideon says that when his family learned his status, some wanted him to leave Nairobi and go back to his hometown, Kisii, ... Media files: EA5D1CD0-B52F-4CEE-9B27-A7806DB0C60C_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ugandan Woman Works to End HIV Stigma

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Ugandan Woman Works to End HIV Stigma Jul 10th 2012, 13:37 KAMPALA, Uganda – While the world's leading experts on HIV/AIDS are preparing for the upcoming AIDS 2012 Conference in Washington, D.C., one young Ugandan activist is focusing on problems much closer to home. "I am Barbara Kemigisa, I am an activist and an upcoming artist, a single mother living with HIV," Kemigisa tells the audience. She is fighting to rid her generation of the stigma attached to HIV, and to convince young HIV positives that their lives are not over yet. On a sultry ... Media files: 11496F1D-498D-4F7C-BA9A-AD7CDE15F659_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Late S. Korean Dictator's Daughter Seeks Presidency

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Late S. Korean Dictator's Daughter Seeks Presidency Jul 10th 2012, 14:06 South Korea's Park Geun-hye has formally launched her campaign for president of the country her father, the late Park Chung-hee, once ruled with an iron fist. Park, 60, made her announcement Tuesday in Seoul in front of crowd of cheering supporters. "I am here, determined that I will devote my life to the happiness of all our people," she said during her declaration to seek the country's 18th presidency. Park is seeking the nomination of the ruling conservative New ... Media files: BACBDE6B-DD75-45F9-9235-73739798251D_cx2_cy8_cw96_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: ASEAN Hoping for Removal of Burma Sanctions

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ASEAN Hoping for Removal of Burma Sanctions Jul 10th 2012, 12:04 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – As senior ministers in Southeast Asia meet for a high-level summit in Cambodia this week, some observers are already looking ahead to 2014. That is when Burma, also known as Myanmar, will be taking its place as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. In an interview with VOA, ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said the regional bloc deserves credit for encouraging reforms in Burma. He also expressed frustration that international sanctions have not been ... Media files: 5911B07A-88AD-41E2-A824-001FA07356FB_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ramadan Olympics Challenge Muslim Athletes

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Ramadan Olympics Challenge Muslim Athletes Jul 10th 2012, 12:57 LONDON — When the summer Olympic Games open in London later this month, Muslims worldwide, including many elite athletes, will be observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslim Olympic hopefuls face the prospect of competing at the highest levels while abstaining from all food and drink during the long days of the London summer. And, that's not their only challenge. Observant Muslims wake up in the middle of the night to eat before the fast begins. In London, the Ramadan pre-dawn meal ... Media files: 2E910B01-4C9B-4E57-9812-BB5DD17124B7_cx0_cy13_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: India Buys Gandhi's Correspondence Before Auction

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India Buys Gandhi's Correspondence Before Auction Jul 10th 2012, 13:36 NEW DELHI — India has bought a collection of  letters and other documents relating to Mahatma Gandhi, which were set to be auctioned in London. The archive is expected to shed new light on the Indian independence leader. The letters, photographs and other papers bought by the Indian government belonged to Hermann Kallenbach, a German Jewish architect whom Mahatma Gandhi met in South Africa in 1904 and with whom he became close friends. Before Sotheby's could auction the collection ... Media files: 51EB9531-C3A1-490E-B0F8-36B3D657EC70_cx0_cy40_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Ramadan Olympics Challenge Muslim Athletes

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Ramadan Olympics Challenge Muslim Athletes Jul 10th 2012, 12:57 LONDON — When the summer Olympic Games open in London later this month, Muslims worldwide, including many elite athletes, will be observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslim Olympic hopefuls face the prospect of competing at the highest levels while abstaining from all food and drink during the long days of the London summer. And, that's not their only challenge. Observant Muslims wake up in the middle of the night to eat before the fast begins. In London, the Ramadan pre-dawn meal ... Media files: 2E910B01-4C9B-4E57-9812-BB5DD17124B7_cx0_cy13_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: AIDS Revolution in South Africa, but Crises Remain

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AIDS Revolution in South Africa, but Crises Remain Jul 5th 2012, 18:00 A president who denied that HIV caused AIDS, and so banned the use of life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) medicines in public health facilities. A health minister who declared ARVs to be "poison" and instead advocated garlic and potatoes as cures for HIV.   During this period in South Africa, which lasted from 1999 until a court ordered the government to give ARVs to HIV-infected people in 2004, more than 330,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses, according to a study by Harvard ... Media files: 4DF12147-BBE3-4535-8C30-E0B28F0C0F5D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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