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It’s back to the main contenders in the U.S. presidential campaign, with Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump set for their second debate on Sunday. Their running mates — Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Pence — sparred for 90 minutes Tuesday night. The outcome of Sunday’s upcoming debate could come down to self-control.

Recent dramatic revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns underscore America’s curiosity about the finances of its presidential candidates. Financial documents have been made public by every major party presidential candidate, other than Trump, since 1976. The documents reveal certain things about candidates that help American voters get to know them a little better.

The Vietnamese community in Houston, Texas, has grown from a few hundred people to well over 100,000 since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. The community is fed partly by immigrants from Vietnam, but also includes people from larger Vietnamese communities in California seeking jobs and a lower cost of living.

Britain’s ruling Conservative party was once seen as the party of business, but the government plans to restrict immigration, tighten tests on companies that want to recruit overseas, and require firms to publish details of foreigners on their staffs in what is being seen as a ‘naming and shaming’ exercise. The proposals have the business community fearing the economic consequences of a so-called ‘hard Brexit’.

After months of darkness, the sun has finally risen at the bottom of the world. VOA blogger Refael Klein ventures out for a walk on what passes for a ‘balmy’ South Pole summer day.

The United States is taking an unprecedented hardline stance after North Korea’s largest-ever test of a nuclear device in early September. American leaders are attempting to curb the regime’s accelerated pursuit of nuclear development by following the money trail.

Hundreds of teachers in Cameroon have not reported for duty this school year amid concerns about potential Boko Haram attacks. VOA talked with teachers in Maroua about fears their classrooms could become targets.

QUICK TAKE VIDEO: Adventurer Mikah Meyer aims to visit every U.S. National Park property to help celebrate the service’s 100th anniversary. After hiking the last few miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail — which runs from Georgia to Maine — he paused at the top of Mount Katahdin in Maine, to take in America’s natural splendor.