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lesson/legalladby Adam Freedman Todays Topic: Raiders of the Lost iPhone Part Two! And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not yo
California Economy Sees Improvement, Continuing Trouble The economic recession hit California hard in 2008 and 2009, and parts of its economy remain dismal. The state's unemployment rate, at almost 12 percent, is nearly three points higher than the n
EXPLORATIONS - Bat Populations Are Important for Agriculture and the Environment BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about the environmental and agricultural imp
Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy Tourists cycling fearlessly in Soweto are finishing up a historical tour in one of the world's most famous townships, where they are taught about life during white-minority rule, known as ap
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Washington 19 September 2006 President Bush meets with French President Jacques Chirac during bilateral meetings related to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 President Bush and French President Jacques Chirac say they ar
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 May 2006 An Israeli man passes a large picture showing the Nazi death camp of Birkenau in Poland at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem (file photo) An 11-nati
Ruby: Im snowed under with work! I cant seem to keep up with everything I have to do. Youre always so organized and efficient. How do you do it? Ian: Im not always organized and efficient, but Ive gotten better since I read a book about time manageme
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In two thousand seven, five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea. The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones. About eighty percent of all people are
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant. Modern paper-making began
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A market in Dakar, Senegal In Senegal, some people receive medical coverage from large employers. Some buy their own insurance. But most Senegalese are uninsured, especially the poor -- a common st
By Paula Wolfson White House 21 August 2006 President Bush is calling for the quick deployment of an international force in Lebanon. Mr. Bush is also substantially increasing U.S. aid to the Lebanese people. The president says there is an urgent nee
Romania is denying Moldovan accusations that it was involved in violent anti-government protests in Moldova, which left at least one woman dead and injured some 100 others. The denial came after Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin ordered the expuls
Development Banks to Fund Sustainable Transport The worlds eight largest development banks say theyll invest 175 billion dollars to finance sustainable urban transportation systems. The announcement came at the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Developm
New Agreement to Fight Human Trafficking Its estimated tens of millions of people may be the victims of modern-day human trafficking. On Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime pledged closer coope
Rangoon's Historic Buildings Face Threat of Development One building in downtown Rangoon was built 98 years ago by Indian traders, seized by the government in the 1960s and then abandoned several years ago when the government moved the capital to Nay
Paulina: Did you get your Social Security statement? I just got mine in the mail. If I keep working at this rate for the next 20 years, between Social Security and my savings , I should be sitting pretty for retirement . Carlos: Yeah, I should be oka
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 February 2007 The World Health Organization has called for a renewed commitment from governments around the world to combat tropical diseases that affect a third of the world's population and cause social and econo
Iran says it needs uranium enriched to 20 percent to fuel a medical research reactor Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 08 February 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in