World's First Anti-Tobacco Treaty Goes into Force The world's first treaty aimed at cutting tobacco-related deaths has come into force. The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco

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Representatives from more than 190 nations are attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in the Mexican resort of Cancun. They're trying to reach accords on a number of issues but are leaving a comprehensive, legally binding agreement fo

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Hello, and welcome to Legal Lads Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life. Im your host, Adam Freedman. But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, althoug

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Debate is intensifying in Washington on the merits and potential pitfalls, the risks and possible rewards, of the United States possibly pulling out of the international nuclear accord with Iran. The U.S. Congress has decisions to make now that Presi

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The news bulletin ran on KRT. North Korea fired a long-range missile over the weekend. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It's a provocative act that has grave implications; North Korea ignored its international obligations, rejected the unequivocal

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A British inquiry has begun hearing evidence from victims of the phone-hacking scandal. Actor Hugh Grant told the inquiry that the Mail on Sunday, which is a paper not owned by Rupert Murdoch, may have hacked his phone. Earlier, Milly Dowler's parent

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Myanmar ASEAN Summit Wont Be About Breakthroughs 缅甸东盟峰会不会产生突破 BANGKOK Myanmar is to host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the East Asia Summit next week. The gathering includes the U.S. and Rus

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New Deadly Septic Shock Treatment Could Save Millions 致命败血性休克新疗法或拯救百万生命 Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. But many people have never heard of it. In the United States, one million people develop sepsis an

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UN Approves Non-Binding Resolution on Cloning 联合国通过了禁止克隆的一项非强制性决议 A deeply divided U.N. General Assembly has approved a U.S.-backed declaration urging governments

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Enamel prisms - rod-like bundles of hydroxyapatie crystals which are orientated at right angles to the tooth surface. Each prism can be traced from the outside of the enamel all the way to the dentine

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Stem cells - cells from which a number of more Stimulated saliva - saliva which has been stimulated by chewing. Stippled - a pattern which is made of small dots. Gingiva has a stippled appearance due

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A new year with a new prospect: Jilin province in northeast China has approved the country's first ban on the production and sale of single use, non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags. The ban went into effect on the first day of the year. For me I'

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 28 November 2007 A pioneering partnership of public and private donors in the past year has funded vaccinations for several hundred million children in the world's poorest countries, saving countless lives. VOA's Scott Bobb

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UN says Journalists Need Greater Protection Reporting, risky business American war correspondent, Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in Syria on February 22. They are among 65 journalists killed in the first five months of 2

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By Dan Robinson Washington 05 March 2008 U.S. lawmakers have again pressed Bush administration officials for details of negotiations that will lay the groundwork for future U.S. commitments to Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where

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Chinese ambassador to Egypt Song Aiguo has told a seminar marking the 70th anniversary of the Cairo Declaration that the seriousness and effectiveness of the Declaration is undisputed. Song Aiguo reviewed the history of the signing of the document at

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 15 December 2006 Government leaders from around Asia have pledged to boost air quality control programs in some of the most polluted cities of the world. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Indonesian city of Yog

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Preliminary official results from Lithuania's parliamentary election indicate the main conservative opposition party has won the first round of the former Soviet republic's parliamentary elections, heralding the end of years of Social Democratic rul

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By Peter Heinlein Mekele, Ethiopia 15 February 2008 The United Nations is halting peacekeeping operations in Eritrea, and closing its mission headquarters in Asmara. The pullout comes two months after the Eritrean government cut off vital fuel suppli

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The traditional marriage vows made by couples on their wedding day contain a promise to stay together until death us do part. But a proposed change in the law in Mexico could make that a slightly less binding 'two years' time'. The idea is to cut the

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