Islamic Court in Nigeria Frees Woman

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: September 27, 2003 From VOA Special English, this is Steve Ember with In the News. This week an Islamic court in northern Nigeria freed a woman who was sentenced to death by

Fats and Alzheimer's Disease

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: July 30, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. A medical study says foods rich in a kind of fat may help prevent Alzheimer's disease. Alzhei

North American Pollution Report

Broadcast: May 2, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new study has both good news and bad news about pollution in North America. It found that industrial release

Iraqi Treasures Recovered

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 22, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS, from VOA Special English. Today we tell about efforts

Free Trade Area of the Americas

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 22, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News from VOA Special English. Trade ministers from the Americas gathered in Miami, Florida, this week to discuss plans for

Tea May Help Fight Infection

Broadcast: April 30, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American researchers say drinking tea may help strengthen the body's defense system against infection. Docto

New Evidence for Mediterranean Diet

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: July 16, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. A study done in Greece says people can live longer and healthier lives if they eat what is kn

California Recall Election

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 4, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, from VOA Special English. Voters in California will decide Tuesday whether to remove Governor Gray Davis from office. I

Southern California Wildfires

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 1, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. Thousands of firefighters from around the United States are battling the wildfires in Southe

California

By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: December 26, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: People have been following a dream to California for more than one-hundred-fifty years. Around thirty-six-million people live there n

Veterans Day

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: November 10, 2003 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: November eleventh is a day Americans honor men and women who have served in the United States armed forces. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO

Ceramic1 Water Purifier2

Broadcast: May 5, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year more than two-million people die from diseases caused by drinking dirty water. That is the estimate of

United Nations Approves U.S. Resolution on Iraq

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 18, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. The United Nations Security Council this week approved an American resolution on Iraq. All f

Agroecology, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 30, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This week, we take a suggestion from a listener in Brazil. Agricultural specialist Lu

Project Apollo Part 2

By Marilyn Rice Christiano Broadcast: August 20, 2003 (THEME) ANNCR: Explorations -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) (Apollo Eleven Countdown) A rocket launch countdown.

Mars and Astronomy

By Paul Thompson Broadcast: September 17, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And this is Richard Rael with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. The planet Mars came

The Problem of Homeless People

Broadcast: January 13, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: No one knows exactly how many Americans do not have a permanent1 place to live. This homelessness continues although many efforts are being mad

How People Meet and Date

Broadcast: Feb 10, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson The United States has millions of unmarried adults. Many would like to go out socially and have fun with someone they like. I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And

Home Gardens, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 9, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For many people, growing crops on a small piece of land is not a business. For them, a

Home Gardens, Part 2

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 16, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, we told how to choose a place for a home garden and how to prepare the soi