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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Years ago, a young forester took an unusual new job. Earl Cooley became one of the first smokejumpers. Smokejumpers parachute from airplanes. They fight fires that crews cannot reach quickly or eas
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the World Summit on Food Security Last week, the United Nations held a World Summit on Food Security. But the three-day meeting in Rome produc
Now President Obama has another meeting this coming week on a developing strategy for Afghanistan. He met for three hours yesterday at the White House with top advisors. President says he wants to indentify objectives in Afghanistan before he decide
1.President Barack Obama addresses a joint session at Congress tonight as he made a final push to overhauled America's health care system. Aides say the president's gona to answer some of the big questions raised by voters during the Summer of disco
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. People in Afghanistan were supposed to vote again Saturday for president. But earlier this week the Independent Election Commission declared Hamid Karzai the winner of a second term. His only remaining opp
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson. Today we tell about the American plant scientist Norman Borlaug. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to increase food product
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we tell about the biggest system of freshwater lakes in the world, the Great Lakes between the United States and Canada. They are busy
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September. Not only have mor
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Bikes are delivered to San Jose, Honduras through the Bikes for the World program Americans bought an estimated eighteen and a half million bicycles last year. Some bikes never get much riding. Mos
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On Monday, an influential group of medical experts released new guidelines on testing for breast cancer. The guidelines are from the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Its members are appoint
Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 From biology to ecology to medicine, the biosciences are recognized globally as dynamic drivers of modern economic progress. For young college graduates, majoring in one of the biosciences can open a w
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 18 November 2009 A new film focuses on the fight by African activists against an ancient practice that is still performed each year on millions of girls: female circumcision, often known as FGM, or female genital muti
Small city of St. Joseph, Missouri, makes preparations for 150th anniversary next year of first mail service to American West Ted Landphair | St. Joseph, MO 20 November 2009 The small city of St. Joseph, Missouri, lies smack in the middle of the con
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. In Singapore, Mr. Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
By Laurel Bowman Washington 04 November 2009 People everywhere are trying to protect themselves against the swine flu From Europe to Asia to the Middle East, the 2009 H1N1 virus is spreading. The World Health Organization reports the virus has kille
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 03 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is winding up her Middle East trip with a last minute stop in Cairo. While she is expected to seek help in ending the impasse between Israel and the Palestinians, Egy
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 04 November 2009 An Israeli army artillery battery fires a smoke bomb into the Gaza Strip from the border, 06 Jan 2009 The U.N. General Assembly began discussion Wednesday of a U.N. report on war crimes allegedly c
By Mil Arcega Washington 03 November 2009 Recent surveys of online Internet users shows the amount of time people spend on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter is growing, and it may be costing employers time and money. In t
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 November 2009 The International Labor Organization reports global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and wages are expected to drop even further this year, despite signs of a
By Carol Pearson Washington 03 November 2009 A CDC Image of H1N1 influenza virus The World Health Organization says that since April nearly 5,000 people around the world have died from the H1N1 virus, mostly in the Western Hemisphere. Doctors initia