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Iraqi Peshmerga Appeal for More Weapons for Fight Against IS
Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Iraqi Kurdish fighters known as Peshmerga have been at the front lines of the war against Islamic State extremists. But Peshmerga commanders say they don't have the right weapons for the fight. VOA's Sharon Behn reports from the Mosul front line.
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Refugee Boat Links Present-day Migration With the Past
A new tour boat company in Amsterdam, called Lampedusa, is organizing unique tours through the Dutch city’s famous canals. With an actual boat used by refugees crossing the Mediterranean in 2014, a group of young people -- many refugees themselves -- tours the city telling tales of new and old migrants. Serginho Roosblad joined one of the tours and has more.
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Gibraltar Fears Isolation, Economic Ruin if Britain Votes to Leave EU
As Britain prepares to vote on its European Union membership later this month, people in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar feel particularly vulnerable. The tiny rocky outcrop is at the southern tip of Spain, and has been a continual source of tension between Madrid and London. As Henry Ridgwell reports, government ministers in Spain have recently suggested a British exit could prompt a renewed push for shared sovereignty.
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In Shuttered Refugee Camp, African Migrants Nurse Dreams of a Better Life
Libya has become an important transit point for migrants, but since 2011, conflict has also driven many Libyans and foreign workers from the country. Roughly 300,000 people ended up at a UN refugee camp just across the border in Tunisia. By the time the camp closed in 2013, some had received refugee status; many others were repatriated. But several dozen Africans, whose asylum applications were rejected, refused to leave. Lisa Bryant reports.
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A Look Into Manned Spaceflight Programs, Past, Present and Future
NASA’s Johnson Space Center, located near Houston, has been leading America’s human space exploration efforts for over five decades. Now it is setting its sights on taking human beings to Mars. Peggy Chang and Shan Xu take us into the facility for a closer look at the starting point of mankind's journey to space.
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South Sudan War Vets Find New Life in Wheelchair Basketball
In Juba, South Sudan, veterans of the 22-year-long civil war with Sudan meet once a week to play wheelchair basketball. Disabled people in South Sudan face discrimination, high rates of substance abuse and unemployment, but these men show what else is possible. Jason Patinkin has the story for VOA from Juba.
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Coca-Cola -- Part of Today’s American Lifestyle
A Coke might be the first soda that comes to mind when you think of carbonated drinks. It is reported that Coca-Cola, or “Coke”, is the world’s second most recognized word after “okay”. In the United States, Coca-Cola is more than a beverage. It's part of American culture. VOA’s Yiyi Yang and Enming Liu traveled to company headquarters in Atlanta to explore how Coca-Cola carved out its place in American life.
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Clinton, Trump Gird for General Election Battle
The race for U.S. president has entered a new phase following the last of the major primary contests, setting the stage for a general election showdown between the two major party presumptive nominees — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. The race will offer Americans a stark choice and what promises to be one of the nastiest campaigns in U.S. history. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has a preview from Washington.
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Baltic States Fear Brexit Would Embolden Aggressive Russia
As Britain votes on whether to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum, political analysts say a vote in favor of a so-called Brexit would raise concerns among the EU's former Soviet states in the Baltics neighboring a resurgent Russia. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports from Moscow.
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First Female Presidential Nominee ‘Cool in the Right Sense’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first female presumptive presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party when she clinched the Democratic nomination Tuesday. VOA’s Katherine Gypson has more on how Clinton’s decades in the public eye will shape her general election battle with Donald Trump.
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Looking Into Your Brain Just Become Easier
Researchers and engineers keep improving the machines that help doctors better understand and diagnose conditions that affect our brains. One of the goals is to find causes of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, which affect millions of people throughout the world. VOA’s George Putic reports on two new developments that give doctors a holographic walk through the brain.
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