USA - Voice of America: Obama to Visit Colorado Shooting Victims

USA - Voice of America usa

Obama to Visit Colorado Shooting Victims Jul 22nd 2012, 01:44 The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Colorado Sunday to visit with victims of Friday's mass shooting rampage and their families. A White House spokesman announced plans for the trip Saturday night, and said it will include meetings with local officials.  The itinerary was disclosed just hours after President Obama used his weekly radio address to call for national prayer and reflection, as the Denver suburb reels from the tragedy. Twelve moviegoers were ... Media files: 1CBF9FC0-FB20-44AC-91BB-248DC4396FB2_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Sharp Increase in Grain Prices Raises Alarm

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Sharp Increase in Grain Prices Raises Alarm Jul 22nd 2012, 00:58 A 20-percent spike in maize and wheat prices in just the past three weeks is raising concerns with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO economist Shukri Ahmed said the increase in price was sharp and sudden. He said that until May, experts were hoping for a huge increase in worldwide maize production. The FAO Global Information and Early Warning System issued a bulletin Friday saying that drought in the United States is helping push up prices, while hot, dry ... Media files: 31A3ACB3-8CE4-4BB3-B1C7-1ECB05A1B9A5_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Sharp Increase in Grain Prices Raises Alarm

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Sharp Increase in Grain Prices Raises Alarm Jul 22nd 2012, 00:58 A 20-percent spike in maize and wheat prices in just the past three weeks is raising concerns with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO economist Shukri Ahmed said the increase in price was sharp and sudden. He said that until May, experts were hoping for a huge increase in worldwide maize production. The FAO Global Information and Early Warning System issued a bulletin Friday saying that drought in the United States is helping push up prices, while hot, dry ... Media files: 31A3ACB3-8CE4-4BB3-B1C7-1ECB05A1B9A5_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Sharp Increase in Grain Prices Raises Alarm

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Sharp Increase in Grain Prices Raises Alarm Jul 22nd 2012, 00:58 A 20-percent spike in maize and wheat prices in just the past three weeks is raising concerns with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO economist Shukri Ahmed said the increase in price was sharp and sudden. He said that until May, experts were hoping for a huge increase in worldwide maize production. The FAO Global Information and Early Warning System issued a bulletin Friday saying that drought in the United States is helping push up prices, while hot, dry ... Media files: 31A3ACB3-8CE4-4BB3-B1C7-1ECB05A1B9A5_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: New Book Blames Colonization for Spread of AIDS in Africa

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New Book Blames Colonization for Spread of AIDS in Africa Jul 21st 2012, 23:40 For European colonizers, Africa's forests held the promise of untold riches – ivory, rubber and minerals. But unknown to the fortune seekers, those forests also held a virus that would claim over 30 million lives since the global spread of the HIV epidemic.    Craig Timberg and Dr. Daniel Halperin say European rule in Africa led to a number of social and economic changes that facilitated the spread of the virus. They're the authors of a new book on the origins of rearch of virus ... Media files: 5993BC72-F200-44A5-B404-187FF4048D68_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Murdoch Quits News Corp Subsidiary Boards

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Murdoch Quits News Corp Subsidiary Boards Jul 22nd 2012, 00:41 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as director of several subsidiary boards within his troubled News Corporation conglomerate, ahead of a planned company split. A corporate statement said Murdoch stepped down as director of NI Group (formerly News International), Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corporation Investments. It linked the move to a recent announcement that the $53 billion media empire would separate its publishing and its media and entertainment businesses into two ... Media files: 84815AB2-9735-48FC-BBAD-8F3A855ACF48_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Murdoch Quits News Corp Subsidiary Boards

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Murdoch Quits News Corp Subsidiary Boards Jul 22nd 2012, 00:41 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as director of several subsidiary boards within his troubled News Corporation conglomerate, ahead of a planned company split. A corporate statement said Murdoch stepped down as director of NI Group (formerly News International), Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corporation Investments. It linked the move to a recent announcement that the $53 billion media empire would separate its publishing and its media and entertainment businesses into two ... Media files: 84815AB2-9735-48FC-BBAD-8F3A855ACF48_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: US Cuts Military Aid to Rwanda

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US Cuts Military Aid to Rwanda Jul 21st 2012, 21:37 The United States has cut its military aid to Rwanda, citing concerns that the government in Kigali is supporting rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.S. State Department said Saturday it had evidence that Rwanda is helping Congolese rebel groups, including M23.   It said it will withhold $200,000 of aid pledged to help a military training agency.  The Rwandan government has repeatedly denied helping the rebels. Washington's move comes a week after ... Media files: AF9F8F98-E6C9-44BC-9C4F-8E3F9891C477_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Obama, Boehner Condemn Colorado Killings

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Obama, Boehner Condemn Colorado Killings Jul 21st 2012, 19:09 WHITE HOUSE – President Barack Obama has sent messages of condolence and sorrow to all Americans following the massacre in Colorado movie theater Friday that killed 12 people and wounded scores of others. The president says the killing is a reminder that life is fragile, limited and precious.   Flags atop the White House and other U.S. government buildings are flying at half-staff, to honor those killed in Friday's rampage in the western city of Aurora, Colorado. In his weekly address ... Media files: 4E732F17-6FB3-4638-86D7-842738AF6FDC_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Attacks Across Pakistan Kill At Least 19

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Attacks Across Pakistan Kill At Least 19 Jul 21st 2012, 17:48 Attacks across Pakistan Saturday killed at least 19 people. In the deadliest attack, authorities say a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the compound of militant commander Mullah Nabi in the town of Spin Tal.  Nine of the dead were killed in that attack. The town is in northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghan border. Nabi is a rival to another prominent commander, who is allied with the Pakistani Taliban. Police say a roadside bomb exploded elsewhere in the country's ...

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