USA - Voice of America: Twin Satellites Launched to Study Earth's Radiation Belts

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Twin Satellites Launched to Study Earth's Radiation Belts Aug 30th 2012, 13:41 Two U.S. satellites designed to study the radiation belts hovering above the Earth's atmosphere were successfully launched into orbit on Thursday. The twins began a two-year, $686-million mission when they blasted off before dawn aboard an unmanned rocket at the U.S. spaceport Cape Canaveral, Florida.  The probes will determine how the identical belts, composed of electrically charged particles from the sun and deep space, are affected by energy disturbances that cause them to ... Media files: 07C51EA5-F2A7-4F15-B21E-4F7F718EE966_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Presidential Candidates Court Young Voters

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US Presidential Candidates Court Young Voters Aug 30th 2012, 12:13 A key voting bloc in President Barack Obama's victory four years ago was the youth vote. But his Democratic Party is finding it harder to energize young voters this time around. Young citizens are also beset by economic problems, which Republicans at their national convention say their presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, can fix. While Republicans convened in Tampa Wednesday, President Obama spoke to cheering students at the University of Virginia. "Don't just chant, you got ... Media files: A82A73E0-F74A-4624-ADD4-867F6A4B655F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff

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Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff Aug 30th 2012, 13:01 A new study shows small-scale irrigation systems could boost farmers' incomes by billions of dollars in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The research was discussed at the World Water Week conference in Stockholm. The study comes from the International Water Management Institute, winner of this year's Stockholm Water Prize. It said small-scale irrigation systems can protect millions of farmers from the effects of climate change and help ensure food security. The institute said food prices ... Media files: 5FCBA462-5A0A-403C-B74A-D2CE7E358472_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Clinton Begins Asia Tour Amid Chinese Protests

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Clinton Begins Asia Tour Amid Chinese Protests Aug 30th 2012, 12:03 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to the South Pacific Thursday, for the start of an Asian tour expected to focus on China's growing influence in the region. Clinton will begin her six-nation trip in the remote Cook Islands, where she will become the first ever U.S. secretary of state to attend the annual Pacific Islands Forum. State Department officials say several stops on the trip will include talks on the heated territorial disputes between China and its neighbors over ... Media files: E1F89FAE-2342-42E4-B66E-23788BBCACB7_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Egypt's Leader Denounces Syrian Government During Iran Visit

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Egypt's Leader Denounces Syrian Government During Iran Visit Aug 30th 2012, 11:25 Regional pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday as the newly elected leader of Egypt described the Damascus government as "oppressive" and called for it to transfer power to a democratic system. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi told a summit of non-aligned nations in Tehran, one of Assad's few remaining allies, that "the bloodshed in Syria is [a] responsibility on all our shoulders." He said the world had a "moral duty" to stand with ... Media files: A3FDBDE2-2758-484D-B130-495D9CAC6795_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, Still Poses Threat

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Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, Still Poses Threat Aug 30th 2012, 11:08 Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac will weaken to a tropical depression Thursday as it continues on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers an hour, and could dump as much as 63 centimeters of rain in isolated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas through Friday.  The storm is expected to move into the drought-stricken midwestern United States, where rain ... Media files: FD9EF237-63AB-4AEB-8515-AB37AC49069C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Scientists Question Quake Map Prediction Methodology

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Scientists Question Quake Map Prediction Methodology Aug 30th 2012, 10:53 TOKYO — Some high profile researchers in the earth sciences are questioning several long-standing assumptions about predicting earthquakes. They contend it is time for a major reassessment on the methods used to forecast where and when killer earthquakes will strike. Failure Three recent major earthquakes: in Sichuan, China in 2008, in the Caribbean  nation of Haiti in 2010 and in northeastern Japan last year - have led to what some scientists acknowledge is an embarrassing failure. ... Media files: 650E775C-C2D9-48A7-A296-E9A5187945BF_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: 22 Rescued After Boat Sinks Near Indonesia

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22 Rescued After Boat Sinks Near Indonesia Aug 30th 2012, 10:34 An Australian Navy patrol boat has rescued 16 people and a merchant vessel pulled six others to safety after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank in the waters off Indonesia. Rescuers are still looking for another 128 people who were on board the boat Wednesday when someone made a distress call to Australian authorities and reported engine trouble. Many of those rescued Thursday spent more than a day in the water southwest of Java. Australian Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare says there ... Media files: 88A0412B-EC39-446D-A9A5-C3B94497CE0C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.png?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: 5 Australian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

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5 Australian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Aug 30th 2012, 11:02 Five Australian soldiers have been killed in what Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls the country's "single worst day in Afghanistan." NATO officials say a person wearing an Afghan National Army uniform shot and killed three soldiers late Wednesday at a base in southern Afghanistan. Two others died early Thursday when their helicopter crashed in Helmand province.  NATO said there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash, and that both incidents are under ... Media files: B58CC40B-6186-41D7-B5ED-01342AE127EB_cx0_cy16_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Mandela Dream Still Project in Process

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Mandela Dream Still Project in Process Aug 30th 2012, 06:28 It's been nearly 20 years since Nelson Mandela first took office, and 13 years since he stepped down as South Africa's first black president. A new book by Douglas Foster, associate professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois looks at the struggle for freedom in post-apartheid South Africa and poses the question whether the dreams that Mandela promised South Africa will be fulfilled.  Foster said while the political and economic ... Media files: 480B575C-FE02-4EBD-BD15-36AFC56AB780_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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