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Russia to Spend $730 Billion on New Weaponry Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 06, 2011 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced his government plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons modernization by 2020....

Retirement Surge Raises Financial Worries In United States Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 06, 2011 The cost of pensions and medical care for retired people is rising sharply in the United States and in some other nations where the elderly are a g...

Libya Looks Toward Talks, But Quick Results Unlikely Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 06, 2011 There are reports of talks between representatives of the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and members of the opposition that have been fighting to ou...

Atlantis Astronauts Arrive, Tourists Follow for Final Shuttle Launch Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 06, 2011 The astronauts who make up the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center - and tourists who are eager to witne...

Gay Marriage Fight Sparks US Debate Over Meaning of Marriage Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 06, 2011 Rhode Island on Saturday adopted a law legalizing same-sex civil unions.  The week before, New York became the sixth American state to al...

US Woman’s Afghan Experience Inspires Novel Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 05, 2011 Over her 27-year career as a U.S. diplomat, Patricia McArdle served in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. But it was her last assign...

Urban Farm Prospers in Downtown Area Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 05, 2011 Ninety year old Charlie Koiner cares for a small plot of land just a few blocks from a busy downtown near Washington DC. He has been growing fruits...

Juba Bustling Ahead of South Sudan Independence Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 04, 2011 South Sudan is set to become the world’s newest country on July 9, with Juba as its capital. Until relatively recently, Juba was a small...

Sanitation Pioneer Offers 'Untouchable' Women New Lease on Life Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 02, 2011 Soon after it gained independence, modern India outlawed discrimination against so-called "untouchables," the lowest of the soci...

Libyan Rebel Strategy Depends on Outside Military Help Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 02, 2011 The admission by French officials that they have supplied weapons to rebels in western Libya could help explain the opposition’s recent territorial...

Underwater Robots Compete in NASA Astronaut Training Tank Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2011 Last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico drew attention to the use of underwater robots, more properly called remote-controlled vehicles, that ...

The Future of Ethanol Fuel Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2011 U.S. lawmakers recently voted to end subsidies on ethanol.  Though the legislation is still pending, it has re-started the...

People of Southern Sudan Face Bleak Future with Optimism Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2011 Southern Sudan becomes the world’s newest country on July 9. After more than 20 years of civil war, followed by a half decade of uncertain peace, ...

Global Study: Growing Pentecostal Churches Have Social Mission Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2011 Religion scholars say the fastest-growing form of Christianity is Pentecostalism, with its exuberant worship and belief in the so-called gifts of ...

Growth of Women’s Football Continues Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2011 The sixth FIFA Women’s World Cup is being played in Germany through July 17.  Worldwide, some 26 million girls and women now play football ((socce...

Crisis Mapping Helps with Disaster Relief Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2011 After devastating natural disasters, mobile phone networks, satellites and other computer software are often used to help to pinpoint where help i...

Gates Gets Medal of Freedom, Steps Down as US Defense Secretary Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: June 30, 2011 U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday awarded retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  The award came during a...

Gates Ends Tour That Spanned Two Administrations, Two Wars Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: June 30, 2011 Robert Gates steps down as U.S. Defense Secretary on Thursday after more than four years of service under two presidents of different political par...

Chinese, Young and Old, Sing Communist Party’s Praises Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: June 30, 2011 As China’s ruling Communist Party prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary (July 1), many Chinese are literally singing the party's pra...

Atlantis Crew Ready for Final Shuttle Mission Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: June 30, 2011 The end of an era is near.  The U.S. space shuttles - the complex workhorses of the U.S. space program - are being retired so NASA can focus on dev...

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