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Join the T2A Live Web Chat Wednesday, 21 May at 1800 UTC, to talk with James Wolfensohn, former President of the World Bank about Emerging Markets and Global Development.  On this weekend's Daily Download: Host Doug Bernard takes you on a tour of some of the cool new things the Download has come across over the week. Among the items: a galactic telescope you can see right from your computer, a global ranking measuring peace, and a creative solution to a buggy problem. Don't miss VOA's new Special Report on Burma.  In our VOA News Blog, we consider Journalism Moments.  And you might want to check out our VOA Election Blog or our coverage of the U.S. elections. 

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, greets President Hu Jintao, right, upon Hu's arrival in Mianyang, a city in quake-hit southwestern Sichuan province, 16 May 2008 China's President Arrives in Quake Zone as Concern Turns to Survivors  Audio Clip Available
Hu Jintao went directly to earthquake disaster zone in southwestern Sichuan Province, accompanied by Premier Wen Jiabao

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, 16 May 2008 US, China Cooperate on Disease Prevention in Quake Zone  Audio Clip Available
Health and Human Services Secretary says Chinese are especially interested in hearing how US fought infectious diseases following Hurricane Katrina

Burmese children wait in line to receive rice donations on the outskirts of Rangoon, 16 May 2008 Burma Says 78,000 Dead, 56,000 Missing After Cyclone Nargis
Humanitarian officials warn widespread hunger, disease could push numbers even higher

U.S. President George W. Bush (C) and Saudi King Abdullah (L) review the honour guard during an arrival ceremony at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, 16 May 2008 Bush in Saudi Arabia for Nuclear Deal  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
President Bush and King Abdullah inspected military honor guard in Riyadh before private talks at king's horse farm outside capital

Osama bin Laden Bin Laden: Al-Qaida Will Continue War Against Israel  Audio Clip Available
Message, purportedly from al-Qaida leader, comes in audio tape timed to coincide with Israel's 60th anniversary

Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic change (MDC) president Morgan Tsvangirai speaks on 10 May 2008 Zimbabwe Sets Runoff Presidential Vote for June 27  Audio Clip Available
Opposition leader says he will contest second round but continues to maintain date is illegal

Gay rights supporters celebrate outside the California Supreme Court, 15 May 2008 California Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban  Audio Clip Available
State becomes second after Massachusetts, to allow gay and lesbian unions

Polar bear US Classifies Polar Bear as Threatened Species  Video clip available
Environmentalists cite shrinking ice, loss of habitat as potentially endangering species

Anne Donovan Donovan, Leslie Lead USA Women's Basketball Team to Beijing Olympics
US women are taking nothing for granted as they face field that includes Russia, Australia and host country China

Rapper Ali-G raps some of his explosive lines Young Rapper in Malabo Fights Government   Audio Clip Available
Young man started rapping in English to fight against what he sees as an unjust and corrupt government in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea

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