Voice of America: Spanish Businesses Fret Over VAT Hike

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Spanish Businesses Fret Over VAT Hike Aug 31st 2012, 14:41 SEVILLE — Spain's standard value-added tax will jump from 18-21 percent on September 1, and the reduced rate will rise two percent, the sharpest increase in the country's history. The hike is expected to plunge Spain deeper into recession - at least initially - and opposition to the measure is widespread. Braving the economic storm, Fernando Vázquez Rojas opened three restaurants in the past four years in Seville, where clients can dine for under 20 euros per person - a bit more than ... Media files: 42B546CE-0CBE-425A-87EA-7F8757FA28F6_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Somali Presidential Vote Set for September 10

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Somali Presidential Vote Set for September 10 Aug 31st 2012, 14:49 The election for Somalia's next president has been set for September 10. The vote by Somali lawmakers will be the next major step in a U.N.-backed plan to create a strong central government for the war-ravaged country. Some 60 people have indicated they will run for president, including the incumbent, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The parliament committee organizing the vote says it will accept applications from candidates beginning September 3.   A reporter for VOA Somali ...

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Voice of America: 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Philippines

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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Philippines Aug 31st 2012, 14:59 MANILA — A strong earthquake struck an island province in the eastern Philippines, damaging some structures, knocking out power in surrounding towns and prompting a tsunami warning. The civil defense office said there are no confirmed deaths. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the 7.6 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter on the Pacific Ocean floor just off the coast of eastern Samar Province. The Pacific tsunami warning office issued an alert across the western and central Pacific ... Media files: F4158025-9343-495C-873A-657C4BAD931F_cx0_cy12_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Deferred Action gives Hope to Asian Immigrants

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Deferred Action gives Hope to Asian Immigrants Aug 31st 2012, 14:59 A new program that will allow certain undocumented immigrants to live and work in the United States has shed light on the plight of the many Asians who consider themselves Americans but don't have legal documentation. While exact numbers are hard to come by, Bill Hing, a law professor at the University of San Francisco in California, says undocumented Asian immigrants may account for as many as 200,000 out of the 1.4 million to 2 million young immigrants who might qualify for the deferred ... Media files: 3D701933-CFB0-4A62-BEF4-04B4700A03C2_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pakistani Taliban Claims It Beheaded 12 Soldiers

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Pakistani Taliban Claims It Beheaded 12 Soldiers Aug 31st 2012, 16:48 The Pakistani Taliban has released video of what it says are the severed heads of 12 soldiers. Reporters who saw the video say they saw the heads on the ground and the soldiers' belongings spread out on a sheet. Several militants are standing over the heads, including one holding a large ax. The video surfaced just after Pakistani military officials reported 15 soldiers missing after a fight with Taliban militants who crossed into the Bajaur tribal region from Afghanistan. Pakistani ... Media files: 94C6C1B0-2D94-44A5-919B-2F2837402B86_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: South Africa Justice Minister Demands Explanation for Miners' Charge

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South Africa Justice Minister Demands Explanation for Miners' Charge Aug 31st 2012, 15:56 JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's justice minister, Jeff Radebe, has demanded that prosecutors explain why striking miners are being charged with the murder of 34 fellow workers who by all accounts were shot and killed by police. Radebe said the decision by South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority to invoke an apartheid-era legal charge has induced a sense of "shock, panic and confusion." Prosecutors charged the 270 miners involved at the strike at the Lonmin platinun ... Media files: 3EB6A9BC-64FB-43BF-B64F-5EC7B7731BDD_cx0_cy13_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Iranian Hopes Dashed at Non-Aligned Summit

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Iranian Hopes Dashed at Non-Aligned Summit Aug 31st 2012, 17:22 LONDON — Iran hosted a summit of the 120-nation Non-Aligned movement this week.  But the conference did not go exactly as Iranian leaders had hoped, with several delegates openly opposing some of Iran's most controversial policies.  It was an extremely diverse group that met in Tehran, representing more than half the world's countries.  Among the 120 delegation chiefs were more than two dozen heads of state. But with such a broad-based group, it was likely to be difficult to ... Media files: 5A9A23C7-D2B7-40BD-BB5E-851CE8097A59_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Aid Agencies Scrambling to Relocate Refugees from Syrian Schools

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Aid Agencies Scrambling to Relocate Refugees from Syrian Schools Aug 31st 2012, 18:21 Aid agencies in Syria and neighboring countries are scrambling to relocate refugees sheltered in education facilities before school resumes in mid-September.  The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says many children will not be able to return to schools occupied by people made homeless by the Syrian conflict.  Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva. The UNHCR reports the outflow of refugees from Syria continues unabated.  It says the total number of ... Media files: 2BB173E2-F9DD-471F-AB86-774A4674F9C0_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Rice Payment Scheme Threatens Thailand's Status as World's Top Exporter

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Rice Payment Scheme Threatens Thailand's Status as World's Top Exporter Aug 31st 2012, 18:40 Thailand is risking its status as the world's biggest rice exporter because of a controversial government purchasing policy to boost farmers' incomes.  Rice industry insiders say the costly program is inefficient and money would be better spent on long-term investment. Thailand's rice stocks are full but the rice keeps coming.  The government's rice-buying policy guarantees farmers better than market prices for all the rice they can sell, but it is costing the ... Media files: 389B42B2-0858-4639-A01C-8951ED85E409_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe Surveys Show President Mugabe's Party Gaining Ground

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Zimbabwe Surveys Show President Mugabe's Party Gaining Ground Aug 31st 2012, 20:06 HARARE, Zimbabwe — In Zimbabwe, two new surveys show the popularity of President Robert Mugabe's party is surging while that of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change [MDC] is going down. Analysts say supporters of Tsvangirai have not been happy with his efforts in a fragile power-sharing government he formed three years ago with Mugabe's ZANU-PF party. Two surveys released by Freedom House and Afrobarometer on Friday said Mugabe's ZANU-PF would win polls ... Media files: E9335669-190A-4114-B33A-8239D3F761EC_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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