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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 May 2006 The World Health Organization has unveiled a new approach for tackling the huge problem of maternal and child mortality. Each year, WHO estimates more than half a mi
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 23 January 2008 Asian stocks recouped some of their steep losses of the past two days after market confidence received a shot in the arm from the U.S. Federal Reserve. But as VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, stock an
By Jim Malone Washington 23 March 2007 President Bush and Democrats in Congress appear on a collision course over whether Congress has the right to demand testimony under oath from White House aides in connection with the firing of eight U.S. attorne
By Scott Stearns White House 24 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants Americans to cut their use of gasoline by 20 percent over the next 10 years. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, it is the cornerstone of a new energy poli
Health Care Expert Details Ways to Cut Costs Americans expressed their views on health care in late March as the Supreme Court heard arguments on a law many call Obamacare. Health care is so expensive that without insurance, many people could not aff
The Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis has launched a plan to cut by half in five years the estimated 2 million annual deaths from tuberculosis. The consortium of public, private and civil groups announced the plan Wednesday, saying they hope to preven
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 Australian customs vessel, 18 Jan 2008 Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internation
By Deborah Tate Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected, by a 28 to 70 vote, a Democratic-sponsored measure to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut funding for the war. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. The measure, propose
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A disabled 10-year-old girl was recently apprehended in South Texas for immigration violations. Her case spotlights a harsh reality of the borderlands. Undocumented immigrants who live north of the border but south of a string of B
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: One of the president's tweets in the new year that Ari mentioned earlier is sowing confusion and anger in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Just last month, th
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 February 2008 The World Health Organization is calling for all countries to dramatically increase efforts to prevent premature deaths from tobacco-related illnesses. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from WHO headquarters in Gene
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 November 2007 A top official of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says countries will have to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impact of rising global temperature
By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 June 2007 The chief prosecutor of the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone says he is confident the trial against Charles Taylor will proceed as scheduled, despite the former Liberian president's no show at the tri
By Nina Maria Potts Brussels 05 April 2007 Watch Biofuels report The EU is emerging at the forefront of the fight against climate change. Pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and boost renewable sources, EU politicians seem keener than e
By Cathy Majtenyi Kampala, Uganda 08 June 2007 In Uganda, there is widespread opposition over a proposal to allow part of the Mabira Forest Reserve to be clear-cut for sugar cane growing. Opponents say the move will destroy a delicate and unique Afri
今天我们要学的词是shortcut。 Shortcut, 近路,捷径。 The taxi driver took a shortcut and made it to the airport in time, 出租车司机抄近路,准时赶到了机场。 The heavily traveled road is a popular shortcut for locals to
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he will pursue charges against rebel groups that attacked African Union peacekeepers in Darfur last September, killing 10 of them. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Mar
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 14 March 2006 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up a two-day visit to Afghanistan Tuesday. The newly elected Canadian leader told reporters that the foreign troops
By Meredith Buel Washington 14 September 2007 Robert Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes U.S. troop levels in Iraq can be cut to about 100,000 by the end of next year, a figure that is well beyond cuts recently approved by President Bu
Sichuan Airline announced on its official website on Tuesday that it is closing its flagship store on Qunar, becoming the ninth domestic airline to do so. Yang Yang, a staffer from China's Spring Airlines, says cooperation with travel agencies is a t