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听遍美国之空难性新闻[2]:Disaster in Sports Stadium(1) South Africa At least 43 people died and hundreds more were hurt in a stampede(2) at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Police spokesman Chris Wilkin says: Some wanted to get onto th
AS IT IS 2013-11-26 New Center in South Africa Honors Nelson Mandela From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember. Today on our program we travel to Africa. Our first stop is South Africa. We have a report on a new center set up to
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 March 2007 Two U.N. agencies are working on a plan that they hope will enable people in the Horn of Africa to keep their food supplies secure and to protect their livelihoods even in times of crisis. The joint initiative by
Chinese Pursue Volunteer Opportunities in Africa At a recent training session in Beijing, doctors, information technology specialists, business professionals and others prepare for a one- to two-year stint in Africa with international development cha
Governments attribute the delay to President Robert Mugabe's seizure of white-owned farms, including hundreds which belonged to South Africans Peta Thornycroft | Southern Africa 25 November 2009 Laborers tend to tobacco crops on a white-owned tobacc
By Selah Hennessy London 22 October 2009 The United Nations has released a report that says mobile phone use is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world. The report also says Internet connections have a long way to go. Mobile phone u
Africas Megacities a Major Draw for Young Up-and-Comers JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA London. Paris. Lagos. The list of international megacities is growing, with more and more African entries on the list. Mayors from the worlds megacities met this week
Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year Melanie Ward is spokesperson for the 'Enough For Everyone If' campaign. I think a lot of people here in the U.K. and around the world are fed up with tax dodging, said Ward. They are fed up with a sys
Mandela's Shadow Still Looms Over South Africa Elections JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA One of the most prominent figures in South Africa's general election isn't even running: the late Nelson Mandela. As the man who led the African National Congress to
The first India-Africa summit has concluded with a pledge to work as partners to address economic and development challenges. They also vowed to ensure food security for their developing regions, where poverty is widespread. 首届印非高峰会星期
By Michael Bowman White House 15 February 2008 President Bush has embarked on a five-nation trip to Africa to promote democratic reform and economic advancement, and to review progress made in fighting disease. From the White House, VOA's Michael Bow
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 watch South Africa Tourism The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in Sou
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 November 2006 South Africa this week became the first African country, and only the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriages. The law was passed overwhelmingly in the national assembly, because of support by t
By David Gollust State Department 17 April 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling for Zimbabwe's neighbors to step up and press for an end to that country's post-election political crisis. Rice said it is time for Zimbabwe to move o
By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 October 2007 Leaders from India and Brazil are concluding visits to West Africa. Analysts say growing wealth in these countries, combined with West Africa's resources, can lead to new strategic alliances among developing count
By Steve Herman New Delhi 14 February 2008 India is considering lifting certain trade duties with African countries. The move is aimed at countering China's increasing business ventures in the resource-rich continent. VOA's Steve Herman reports from
Maritime specialists say a surge in pirate attacks on ships between Somalia and Yemen is affecting global commerce and they are urging the international community to quickly find a solution to the crisis. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from
A U.N. report finds two decades of trade liberalization have successfully removed many of the barriers that used to limit trade from the continent. But, the report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development says progress has been less than expe
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch World Bank Aid Malaria and HIV/AIDS still afflict Africans disproportionately When he became World Bank president 14 months ago, Paul Wolfowitz said it was clear that Africa had to be at the top
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 10 December 2007 Many medical aid workers in countries facing nutritional emergencies extol the virtues of ready-to-eat foods. A nutrition specialist for Doctors Without Borders reported such therapeutic foods were us