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Jakarta Holds Southeast Asian English Olympics
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The Southeast Asian English Olympics begin Monday in Jakarta. High school and university students will compete to demonstrate their English skills at the Anggrek campus of Binus University. The Bina Nusantara English Club at the university started the English Olympics in two thousand five. The yearly competition [...]
Mubarak Moves to Replace Government After Protests Intensify
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Egypt is a nation of eighty million people — the largest in the Arab world. Hosni Mubarak came to power in nineteen eighty-one. The president said early Saturday that he had asked his government to resign and would quickly appoint a new cabinet. Mr. Mubarak promised [...]
Tunisians Mourn Losses in Jasmine Revolution
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Tunisia is observing three days of mourning for people killed in the revolution that ousted the president a week ago. As many as one hundred people may have died since the start of the uprising in December. The former president, Zine el-Abidene Ben Ali, held power [...]
