US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in Africa In parts of the world where it is summer time and schools are out, many kids go to camps for different activities and fun. In Africa, there is a growing trend among U.S.-based aid groups to organize HIV

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(七月)

Injection Drug Use Helps Drive HIV/AIDS in Africa Injection drug use has long been a driving factor in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. But now, there are signs it's a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa, as well. The Washi

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By Kari Barber Bensonville, Liberia 30 May 2008 African countries have some of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world. Lack of hospitals, lack of road access and transportation and lack of trained medical personnel are all reasons cited by h

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For most of America, this is a busy time, shopping, wrapping presents, waiting in line at the post office. But in Hollywood there is another form of frantic activity going on, it's all directed toward the upcoming award season, the Golden Globes, the

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AZUZ: OK. Next this Wednesday, a change in the U.S. government's immigration policy. Yesterday, President Donald Trump repealed a program created by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama. It's known as DACA. And in the five years since it wa

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Puppies born recently in Cambodia are the first mine-clearing dogs to be bred and born in Southeast Asia. Most Asian dogs are unsuited for de-mining, so fully trained dogs are imported, mostly from Europe. But that could change if Cambodia's new bre

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 July 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, sought to emphasize the positive when he offered an assessment of the situation in Iraq before a congressional committee Thursday. But he said sectarian violence re

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By Alisha Ryu Nyeri, Kenya 22 May 2006 Jack Githae, herbal doctor, is standing next to a young MUIRI tree at his clinic in Nyeri, Kenya For thousands of years, people living around Mount Kenya in the

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 February 2007 Filmmakers, fans and critics are preparing to attend one of Africa's largest film festivals known as FESPACO. As theaters are shutting down across Africa, the festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso opening this S

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By Sabina Castelfranco Tripoli 22 November 2006 European and African nations met in Libya on Wednesday to seek ways to stem the rising tide of illegal migration. The Libyan foreign minister, Abd al-Rahman Shalgam, told the conference that EU countri

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will urge caution and prudence in NATO's response to Russia's actions in Georgia when he meets with alliance defense ministers in London Friday. VOA's Al Pessin reports from London. US Secretary of Defense

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By Amy Katz Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Opus Dei report The best selling novel The DaVinci Code has been made into a major Hollywood movie, which arrives in American theaters on May 19th. The C

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 29 March 2007 Southern Africa leaders are meeting the Tanzanian capital in special session called to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe and recent political events in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA's Delia Robertson

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is calling for legislation by the end of this year to fight corruption. But as VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, the Russian leader expects corruption of the anti-corruption effort. Russian President

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South Africa's elder statesman Nelson Mandela is marking his 90th birthday Friday in a private celebration with his family at his home in the Eastern Cape. However, as VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg, the rest of the co

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Aid Agency Warns of West Africa Food Crisis A humanitarian agency warns that millions of people in West Africa are facing a food crisis. Oxfam is calling on donors to take immediate action. Oxfams regional humanitarian coordinator, Nahuel Arenas, say

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The local food movement is growing in the United States. Restaurant owners and families look to nearby farms for fruits, vegetables and meat. Now small forest owners want to join the local food party. They're promoting edible mushrooms, berries, and

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Visits to Senegal this week by Bolivian President Evo Morales and Brazil's ex-President Lula da Silva highlight what analysts say is Latin America's growing geopolitical interest in Africa. The cries of Ol that pierced the Senegalese air before a ral

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A major South Korean broadcaster is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has a life-threatening form of cancer. His health has been in serious question since his apparent stroke about a year ago. The medical prognosis is a matter of utmost

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By Naomi Schwarz Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 14 June 2007 African governments looking for ways to decrease corruption and improve the lives of their citizens are increasingly turning to the idea of e-government, the use computers and the Internet to ex

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