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  1. 39 reported killed in Yemen explosion. Stay updated about #YemenCrisis with #VOA http://bit.ly/lUeGWT about 2 hours ago via web
  2. Is Spanish produce safe? #Spain economy threatened with #EColi outbreak. Check it out http://bit.ly/iGFbB0 about 2 hours ago via web
  3. Check out @NepalUnites' FB http://www.facebook.com/nepalunites & using #SocialMedia for democratic action. The story- http://bit.ly/my7J7D 1:36 PM May 31st via web
  4. Many say today (@newsrewired, @fieldproducer etc) Twitter is Reuters on acid, crack & cocaine. Who agrees? 10:00 AM May 31st via web
  5. 7 yrs ago today, VOA doubled its Afaan Oromoo http://bit.ly/iikISh & Tigrigna http://bit.ly/iZgnYl broadcasts to Ethiopia & Eritrea. 9:40 AM May 31st via web
  6. Situation in #Abyei South #Sudan deteriorating; officials describe ‘bleak’ humanitarian scene http://bit.ly/kOybpC 12:24 PM May 27th via web
  7. Iraqi #journalists now touring #VOA & visiting, comparing notes with colleagues. 11:42 AM May 27th via web
  8. Celebration today in #VOA Georgian Svc! 60yrs b’casting accurate&objective news from Cold War to Georgian democracy http://bit.ly/mBeRYv 7:45 AM May 27th via web
  9. Get perspective & insight on the #Mladic arrest from #VOA Bosnian chief Dzeilana Pecanin. Contact VOA Public Relations http://bit.ly/kgE9Kc 8:50 AM May 26th via web
  10. @pressfreedom calls for end of Uzbek govt harassment of reporter Abdumalik Boboyev, stringer for #VOA http://bit.ly/lDcjcA 6:12 AM May 26th via web
  11. Peru's June 5 election is coming down to the wire. Get insight & comment from #VOA's Clara Dominguez http://bit.ly/jcOKQh 5:49 AM May 26th via web
  12. Busy news days for VOA's Georgian Service as they celebrate 60 years this week http://bit.ly/jRDPoZ 12:58 PM May 25th via web
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  15. BobDietz @cpjasia on threats & security in #Afghanistan looks at the risks #journalists face. Good reading http://bit.ly/jEWnkL 11:55 AM May 24th via web
  16. StraightTalkAfrica’s ? of the wk: What’s next for #IvoryCoast? Email africatv@voanews.com or check FB, & watch tmw http://bit.ly/dT5ySn 11:32 AM May 24th via web
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  18. Fuel rods in 3 of #Fukushima's 6 reactors now said to have melted soon after March #tsunami http://bit.ly/iLWVtx 8:49 AM May 24th via web
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