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VOA60 - World

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

VOA60 - World: August 9th, 2011 Script

1. England: Violence spreads to Liverpool and Birmingham as PM Cameron pledges "crackdown."

2. Kenya: World Food Program begins food airlifts to Mombasa.

3. Lebanon: Demonstrators in Beirut's Martyrs' Square call for end to Syria's violence against protesters.

4. Japan: Memorial in Nagasaki marks 66th anniversary of the US atomic bomb attack on city.

5. India: Social activist Anna Hazare holds anti-corruption rally in Mumbai.

6. China: Daredevil attempts tightrope walk between two hot air balloons 100 meters above the ground.


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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