Tunisia’s President Suspends Parliament, Removes Prime Minister
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Tunisian military forces guard the area around the parliament building in the capital Tunis on July 26, 2021, following protests in reaction to a move by the president last night to suspend the north African country s parliament and dismiss the Prime Mini
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Troops surrounded Tunisia’s parliament building Monday, blocking its speaker from entering.
The move came after the president suspended the legislature and dismissed the prime minister following nationwide protests. Protesters were angry over the country’s economic troubles and the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Belgrade Residents Tell Rights Court of Bar Noise ‘Torture’
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In this photo taken on Saturday, July 10, 2021, a line of night clubs are seen on the Sava river waterfront in central Belgrade, Serbia. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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In Serbia’s capital, people are going out again after over a year of restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the new coronavirus.
However, the loud music and other noise that comes with it is becoming a problem for people living in Belgrade.
Coffee shops,
bars, and people who want to have fun are celebrating a summer increase in business and activities.
Summer Fun with Family Expressions
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Anne Hooper and her family enjoy a picnic while waiting for fireworks to begin at Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Virginia, the historic home of America’s first President George Washington. (D.Block/VOA)
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Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. And we often explain where they come from and how to use them.
In the summer months, we often get together with our family members who live far away. If you listen in as people talk with and about their families, you might hear some interesting expressions.
10,000 Amazon Plants, Animals Could Disappear Forever, Scientists Say
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This May 8, 2018 photo released by the Brazilian Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources Institute (Ibama) shows an illegally deforested area on Pirititi indigenous lands as Ibama agents inspect Roraima state in Brazil s Amazon basin. (Felipe Wernec
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A new report says that more than 10,000 kinds of living things could disappear forever because of the Amazon rainforest’s destruction.
The rainforest surrounding South America’s Amazon River is the world’s largest. The report said 35 percent of the rainforest has been destroyed or damaged.
Tokyo Games Become First Gender-Equal Olympics
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equity at the Tokyo Olympic Games brought her back into the boat.
This year, a woman’s rowing event was added to make sure that there is an equal number of men’s and women’s sports at the Olympics. That change meant four additional spots on the U.S. team and a place for Luczak.
The rower said it was hard to make the decision to go back to the sport and leave her job for a year. She did not think it was possible until more seats were added.