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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns is increasing in Africa and Asia. Rhinoceros poachers are killing an estimated two to three of the rare animals each week. Experts say
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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Almost forty years ago, a community service organization started providing eye care in Gujarat State, in western India. The Rotary Club of Navsari operates an eye hospital and nine area eye centers
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared the end of an outbreak of Ebola virus. Cases were first identified in December in the southern province of Kasai Occidental. The W
Early Detection And Treatment A Must For Glaucoma Patients Glaucoma robs people of their vision. It happens when fluid builds up in the eye, causing so much pressure that it kills cells in the optic nerve. Mary Hyman was diagnosed with glaucoma more
经典语境背诵 May:Daniel casually spits the gum around which makes me angry. Only in Beijing, people consume 300,000 pieces of gum every day. If all the people spit out the gum like Daniel does, the city would become a big trash can. The 2008
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A researcher says three hundred forty-three thousand AIDS deaths in South Africa in the last ten years could have been prevented. Nicoli Nattrass blames the former government of Thabo Mbeki for del
UNRenewsCommitmentAgainstRacism U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said while much has been done to combat racism and xenophobia, much remains to be done. He spoke on the 10th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action. The document
Mega-Fires Pose Threat to Environment, Economy Experts gathered this week in Sun City, South Africa, to discuss wildfires. But a new report also focused on a growing phenomenon called mega-fires. The report describes mega-fires as extraordinary confl
Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements Scotland already has its own parliament in Edinburgh. The ruling Scottish National Party wants to break away entirely from the United Kingdom. First Minister Alex Salmond has secured a referendum on Scotla
Steroids Affect Brain Development in Premature Babies Premature babies routinely get powerful steroids both before and after they are born. The drugs help the babies' tiny lungs mature and boost blood pressure, among other benefits. Previous research
Online Money Management Sites Cater to Young Savers New youth-oriented banking websites target young people who are often better known for impulsive spending than for saving money. The websites offer information and tools to help clients become bette
Satellite Broadband Aims to Revolutionize African Development Lift-off for the O3b - or Other 3 Billion - satellite system occurred last week in French Guiana. The system goes live later this year when eight satellites will enter a lower orbit to pro
Adria: So you said you're kind of a wilderness boy. What are your thoughts on encroachment? Is it a problem where you live? Shiloh: Yeah, I live up in the mountains, Adria. My home is above 3,000 meters, so I live at a very high altitude. It's--I liv
My brother, his wife, and their two daughters are in town and I had promised the girls that I would take them to an amusement park. I dont really like roller coasters, but I knew the kids would like it. On Saturday morning, we drove down to the theme
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 14 December 2006 Environmental groups and others are upset with the Ugandan president's plans to clear-cut some of the country's remaining forests to make room for plantations that he says will boost the economy. Cathy Majt
By Valer Gergely Washington, D.C. 11 April 2007 Watch Environment Exhibit The effects of environmental degradation have been increasingly seen as contributing to conflict in various parts of the world. The growing scarcity of natural resources as a
By June Soh Washington 04 May 2007 Artists use a variety of materials for their creations -- paint on canvas, pencil on paper, metal or stone sculpted into life-like form. Still others create works totally unique from glass. VOA's June Soh met one s
By Noel King Khartoum 06 December 2006 The United Nations and African Union are on high alert in El Fasher, the capital city of northern Darfur. Attacks by militias, known as Janjaweed, have jeopardized the Darfur Peace Agreement. From Khartoum, Noe
The problem over The Hobbit movies has been settled. Listen to Oct 22 2010 for some background to the problem. Last week, the actors union said that the real reason Warner Bros was coming to New Zealand was to try to get a tax reduction from our gove