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Seven killed in US Sikh temple shooting

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

Authorities in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin say a shooting at a Sikh temple Sunday morning in the city

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Syrian forces continue Aleppo assault

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

Syrian opposition activists are reporting continued attacks by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo Monday, as prominent U.S.

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Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank, Frankfurt is captured during the session 'Europe's Economic Outlook' at the Annual Meeting 2012 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2012. Photo: World Economic Forum
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ECB confident in euro, no new measures for now

August 3, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Central Bank suggested it might buy the bonds of ailing eurozone economies like Spain and Italy on the

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Envoy Kofi Annan resigns amid Syria violence

August 2, 2012August 2, 2012 VOANews

Kofi Annan says he is quitting his role as the U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria, as violence from

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Fighting rages in Syria’s largest city

August 2, 2012August 2, 2012 VOANews

Fighting in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, rages on after two weeks of clashes, with activists reporting that rebels used a

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Fighting continues in Syria

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 VOANews

Syrian opposition activists have reported widespread clashes Tuesday, including continued fighting in the country’s largest city, Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian

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China: Doping allegations against Olympic swimmer ‘biased’

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 VOANews

A Chinese official has blasted what he says are “biased” doping allegations against one of his country’s young swimming stars

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Romanian president Basescu survives impeachment vote

July 30, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Romanian President Traian Basescu has survived a referendum on his impeachment, after an insufficient number of voters turned out to

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Facebook loses money despite 30% increase in revenue

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 VOANews

Facebook, the world’s most popular social network website, says it lost money during the second quarter of the year, despite

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