Friday, February 22, 2013

Voice of America: US Officials Predict Drop in Crop Prices

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
US Officials Predict Drop in Crop Prices
Feb 22nd 2013, 19:20

Prices of corn, soybeans and wheat are likely to decline this year, according to the latest forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Although farmers are going into this season with the ground still extremely dry after last year's record-breaking drought, the USDA still expects good yields this year. Weather, like the winter storm which blew through the southern Great Plains this week bringing relief from the drought conditions which have lingered since summer, will be a ...

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Voice of America: NASA Video Shows Stunning Coronal Rainstorm on Sun

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NASA Video Shows Stunning Coronal Rainstorm on Sun
Feb 22nd 2013, 16:52

NASA has released stunning video of plasma rain falling on the sun. The event took place July 19, according to NASA, and consisted of three stages. First there was a solar flare, followed by a coronal mass ejection, which is a huge release of matter and radiation in the form of plasma, a collection of charged particles reacting to an electromagnetic field. In this particular event, the plasma released in the ejection cooled, condensed and formed along magnetic fields lines, resulting in a ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Opposition to Form Government in Rebel Areas

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Syrian Opposition to Form Government in Rebel Areas
Feb 22nd 2013, 19:38

Syria's Opposition National Coalition has announced plans to form a provisional government in rebel-held areas of the country. An opposition spokesman made the announcement Friday following a meeting in Cairo about whether to hold peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government. The spokesman said the coalition will meet in Istanbul on March 2 to chose its prime minister. Mr. Assad has not commented on the announcement, which comes as violence continues to plague the ...

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Voice of America: Obama, Abe Discuss North Korea's 'Provocative' Action

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Obama, Abe Discuss North Korea's 'Provocative' Action
Feb 22nd 2013, 19:44

U.S. President Barack Obama says he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed North Korea and a response to Pyongyang's "provocative" action. The president said he and Mr. Abe are committed to a "strong" response to North Korea, which recently conducted a nuclear test. Mr. Obama hosted Mr. Abe for talks at the White House Friday. The two also discussed Japan's rising tension with China over a territorial dispute. The president highlighted relations between ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Opposition to Form Government in Rebel Areas

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Syrian Opposition to Form Government in Rebel Areas
Feb 22nd 2013, 19:38

Syria's Opposition National Coalition has announced plans to form a provisional government in rebel-held areas of the country. An opposition spokesman made the announcement Friday following a meeting in Cairo about whether to hold peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government. The spokesman said the coalition will meet in Istanbul on March 2 to chose its prime minister. Mr. Assad has not commented on the announcement, which comes as violence continues to plague the ...

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Voice of America: NASA Video Shows Stunning Coronal Rainstorm on Sun

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
NASA Video Shows Stunning Coronal Rainstorm on Sun
Feb 22nd 2013, 16:52

NASA has released stunning video of plasma rain falling on the sun. The event took place July 19, according to NASA, and consisted of three stages. First there was a solar flare, followed by a coronal mass ejection, which is a huge release of matter and radiation in the form of plasma, a collection of charged particles reacting to an electromagnetic field. In this particular event, the plasma released in the ejection cooled, condensed and formed along magnetic fields lines, resulting in a ...

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Voice of America: US Officials Predict Drop in Crop Prices

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
US Officials Predict Drop in Crop Prices
Feb 22nd 2013, 19:20

Prices of corn, soybeans and wheat are likely to decline this year, according to the latest forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Although farmers are going into this season with the ground still extremely dry after last year's record-breaking drought, the USDA still expects good yields this year. Weather, like the winter storm which blew through the southern Great Plains this week bringing relief from the drought conditions which have lingered since summer, will be a ...

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Voice of America: Obama, Abe Discuss North Korea's 'Provocative' Action

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Obama, Abe Discuss North Korea's 'Provocative' Action
Feb 22nd 2013, 19:44

U.S. President Barack Obama says he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed North Korea and a response to Pyongyang's "provocative" action. The president said he and Mr. Abe are committed to a "strong" response to North Korea, which recently conducted a nuclear test. Mr. Obama hosted Mr. Abe for talks at the White House Friday. The two also discussed Japan's rising tension with China over a territorial dispute. The president highlighted relations between ...

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Voice of America: Involve Poor in Poverty Fight, World Bank tells Juba

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Involve Poor in Poverty Fight, World Bank tells Juba
Feb 22nd 2013, 16:02

A leading World Bank economist has urged South Sudan to give local communities a greater say in how funds for development projects are allocated, calling it a vital first step in ending poverty in the fledgling nation. Shanta Devarajan, the World Bank's chief economist for Africa, said at a conference in Juba that a study by the global finance group has found that even though African countries are spending more money than in the past on education, health and agriculture, the funds are often ...

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Voice of America: No South Sudan Passports for Fulani, Officials Say

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No South Sudan Passports for Fulani, Officials Say
Feb 22nd 2013, 17:24

Officials in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in South Sudan are refusing to issue national ID cards to members of the Fulani tribe, insisting that they are not eligible -- because they're not South Sudanese. Manot Mareng, the director for Migration, IDs and Passports in the state capital, Aweil, said that only people who have lived without interruption in what is now South Sudan since 1956 are eligible for ID documents. In the case of the Fulanis, that has not always been the case, he ...

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