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Monday, 18 December 2017

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President Trump announced a new national security strategy to provide the country with a “clear and actionable playbook” to counter the most dangerous and persistent threats.  Some analysts warn, however, that the new strategy’s emphasis on U.S. economic interests could actually weaken U.S. attempts to compete against key rivals on the word stage.
On This Day in American History
On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward certified that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution had been ratified by three-fourths of the states, and was therefore adopted.  The amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
People come from around the world to work in Silicon Valley, but some struggle over how to care for their aging parents. A new type of retirement community where elders can live near — but not with — their adult children offers some a break from traditional custom that parents and children live together.
North Dakota is one of the leading resettlement locations, per capita, for refugees coming to the U.S. The transition for refugees in this northern state is not always easy, but some who have overcome adversity are giving hope this holiday season to others around them most in need.
VOA journalists, under the watchful eyes government monitors, talked to Cambodian opposition officials and activists who joined the country’s ruling party, not because they had a change of heart, but because they were threatened.
Residents of the Spanish region of Catalonia will vote in regional elections Thursday — two months after separatists tried to declare independence from Madrid. Spain’s government hopes the new election will take some of the heat out of the crisis, but VOA found that there are still strong feelings on both sides of the issue.
Five years after a 23-year-old student died following a brutal gang rape in the Indian capital, the “Meet to Sleep” movement – women taking short naps in public places – is highlighting the need for women’s safety when they are most vulnerable.

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