President Bush's Trip to Asia

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 25, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. President Bush has returned to Washington after visits to six Asian countries. He met this w

Investigation of Intelligence Leak

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 11, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, from VOA Special English. Officials are investigating who in the Bush administration identified an American intelligen

Cyberschools

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: July 10, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About twenty-one-thousand young people in seventeen American states do not attend classes

Pygmy Elephants of Borneo

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: September 19, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Environment Report. Scientists have identified the elephants that live on the island of Borneo in Malaysia

World Parks Congress

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: September 26, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Environment Report. Three-thousand activists, scientists, community leaders and government officials atten

Dairy Goat Production

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: September 2, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Goats have provided meat and milk for people longer than sheep or cows. More people

Shingles1

Broadcast: April 16, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American researchers say the vaccine medicine that can prevent the disease chicken pox may also provide prot

Bananas

Broadcast: Feb 11, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Recently, some concerns have been raised about the health of the world's banana plants. A number of media1 r

Orangutans1

Broadcast: Jan 17, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Orangutans are great apes that live in coastal2 jungles on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. A team of inter

New Agricultural Organization for Africa

Broadcast: April 15, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soon a new organization will be established to help agricultural development in Africa. The African Agricu

Prisons

Broadcast: May 5, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: Crime in the United States has decreased in recent years. One problem now is what to do about crowded prisons. I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with Steve Embe

Tree Nuts

Broadcast: May 6, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Nuts that grow on trees are an important part of the diet in many cultures. They also provide an important ex

UNESCO Literacy1 Campaign

Broadcast: April 14, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations has launched a new ten-year campaign to increase literacy around the world. People with li

World Trade Talks

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: September 20, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. Countries of 1)the World Trade Organization failed to reach agreement early this we

Lightning Safety

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: July 2, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lightning is the release of electrical energy in the sky. Lightning can start fires. It also

Lance Armstrong and Fighting Cancer with Exercise

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: August 6, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. American bicycle racer Lance Armstrong says he will attempt to set a record next year and wi

Earth Day 2003

Broadcast: April 18, 2003 by Caty Weaver and George Grow. This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. On April twenty-second, millions of Americans and people around the world will observe the

Rising Temperatures on Earth's Surface Make Changes

Broadcast: Jan 10, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. American scientists say rising temperatures on Earth's surface are forcing animals and plants to move to cool

Alternative Education

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: July 17, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Education Report. Some young people in the United States attend 1)alternative schools. These are schools that

Grand Canyon

By Oliver Chanler Broadcast: July 9, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about a famo