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VOA60 - World

Monday, August 8, 2011

VOA60 - World: August 8th, 2011 Script

1. Afghanistan: Afghan and US forces battle insurgents near where helicopter carrying Navy SEALS went down.

2. Syria: Rights groups accuse government troops of killing at least 55 people in assaults on two towns.

3. England: Police brace for more violence as disturbances spill into other areas of North London.

4. Tibet: Lobsang Sangay takes over Tibet's government-in-exile.

5. Japan: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits victims of nuclear crisis in Fukushima.

6. US: 61-year old Diana Nyad seeks to swim 166 kilometers from Cuba to Florida Keys.


VOA 60 is a 1 minute overview of the day's top news stories -- comprised of compelling video clips with simple captions. It is short, concise, and straight to the point so that viewers will be able to get their daily dose of news in less time.

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