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World Bank Calls for Better Public Services

By Jill Moss Broadcast: September 29, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank says the poor quality of public services in developing countries is hur

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美国国家公共电台 NPR California's Bail Overhaul May Do More Harm Than Good, Reformers Say

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last summer, California became the largest state to abolish cash bail. At the time, Governor Jerry Brown declared that rich and poor alike will be treated fairly. He has long argued the bail system favors the wealthy and punishes

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CDC is afraid is afraid to fund firearms research. David Hemenway, professor of health policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Twenty years ago they were doing a tiny amount of funding for firearms research, $2.6 million a year, $2.6

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Residents tended to stay thinner when a commuter train was added to their region, because of increased exercise walking to and from stops City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen

Police, Public Search for Motive in Latest US Mass Shooting

A gunman in Texas shot and killed 26 people in a church in the small community of Southerland Springs, Texas on Sunday. At least 20 people were injured in the shooting. Victims included children and the elderly. The suspected gunman is also dead. The

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City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen traffic and reduce emissions from cars. Now theres a new reason to be gung-ho about public transitit helps make people skinnier. Thats ac

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VOA慢速英语2014 美国公共交通使用量创60年新高

AS IT IS 2014-08-25 Use of Mass Transit Is Highest in Nearly 60 Years 美国公共交通使用量创60年新高 A record number of Americans are moving into cities. When they move into urban areas, they drive less. New York City is one of the top cit

美国国家公共电台 NPR More Than 10 Years After Alleged Sexual Assault, Bill Cosby Trial To Begin

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some other news now, jury selection in the criminal trial of Bill Cosby begins in Pennsylvania today. It's a year and a half since Cosby was charged with felony counts of sexual assault over a 2004 encounter, which Cosby contends

VOA标准英语2013--专家称枪支暴力引发美国公众危机

Experts: Gun Violence Is Public Health Crisis in US 专家称枪支暴力引发美国公众危机 WASHINGTON Gun violence in the United States has claimed the lives of more than 30,000 men, women and children in recent years, according to the Centers

VOA标准英语2013--美国医生关注枪支暴力问题

American Doctors Speak Out on Gun Violence 美国医生关注枪支暴力问题 WASHINGTON After yet another mass shooting in the U.S., when a gunman killed 12 people at a military facility in Washington last week, members of Congress are again talki

China encourages family planning reforms

NANJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China is encouraging trial reform efforts for the country's population and family planning policy, according to an official meeting held Wednesday. Greater courage is needed to deepen and advance comprehensive reforms in

Berlusconi trial decision delayed

ROME, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Italian judge Cristina di Censo on Monday asked for more time to determine whether to allow for the fast-track trial that will determine whether Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is guilty of abuse of power and paying

Ethiopia to host 13th World Congress on Public Health

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia will host the 13th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) in April 2012, the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) said on Wednesday. The meeting will be held on April 23-27 under the theme: Moving toward

2018年CRI Trial system sprays water to deter jaywalkers in Hubei

An intelligent system that punishes jaywalkers by spraying water at them is being trialed at a crossing in the city of Daye in central China's Hubei Province, reports Beijing News. The trial system monitors traffic in real time, and squirts water at

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