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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The National Association for Business Economics has its latest predictions for the American economy. Most of the forty-five business economists questioned said they expect the recession to end in the
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 2-333540 04 July 2006 Cesar Augusto Morones Servin, president of the Marketing and Opinion Institute holds up a print out of the Federal Electoral Institute's website, July 4, 2006 Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, kno
The 6th UN Economic and Social Council - ECOSOC - Youth Forum - taking place Monday and Tuesday local time at the UN headquarters in New York - has been focusing on the Role of Youth in Poverty Eradication and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World
Leif: Ant Shirley, it's being years since we last met. How were you doing in the passing years? Shirley: Pretty well. What about you? Leif: Fine. Where are the other guys? Shirley: It's a bit disappointing that they are all out for a movie. Leif: Bad
By Simon Marks Karachi, Pakistan 02 October 2007 As Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf seeks a further five-year term in office, his critics argue he has failed to honor his commitment to return the country to democracy. But the president's defende
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 April 2006 A Kashmiri earthquake survivor looks for his belongings under the debris of his house in Camsera, Neelum Valley (file dec 2005) The International Federation of Red
By Jessica Berman Washington 26 October 2006 An international consortium of scientists has completed work on deciphering the genome of the honey bee. They hope the work will lead to a better understanding of one of the earth's most social and ecolog
By Nico Colombant Chad 29 May 2006 watch Chad Refugees report Sudan's war in the Darfur region has been devastating, marked by attacks in which pro-government militias have burned villages, killed people in front of their relatives, and raped young
Film Recounts Cantor Fitzgerald's 9/11 Tragic Losses, Recovery Television cameras captured the imploding towers. But the images do not show the almost 1,000 children of Cantor Fitzgerald employees who lost parents. Nor the 38 pregnant wives who becam
Record Drought Punishes Arkansas Agriculture Arkansas still looks very green. But the grass is short and there is not much good for animal feed. Even as temperatures soar over 40 degrees Celsius, big white clouds float in the sky. Occasionally they p
Asia Floods Take Heavy Toll on Local Economies Floodwaters in central Thailand have inundated industrial parks and manufacturing centers, adding to the mounting economic costs of the disaster. Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are also continuing to tally t
Russias Winter Olympics to Break Spending Records It is the largest construction site in Europe: 100,000 men and 500 companies are working around the clock. They are building hotels, skating rinks and ski jumps for next years Winter Olympics in Sochi
Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse Twenty-year-old Benard Akech has too much time on his hands. Since graduating from high school two years ago, he has yet to find a job in Nairobi. So, he has decided to look for work abroad
Researchers Record Iceberg Breaking Loud as an Earthquake The sound can be mistaken as a stringed instrument like a double bass, or maybe some kind of truck on the highway. But it actually is an iceberg, in the Antarctic Weddell Sea, grinding slowly
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A growing body of research shows climate change is bad, not just for the planet, but for our mental health. People who've lived through weather disasters are more prone to depression, suicide, post-traumatic stress. Psycholog
标准英语,VOA,pressure,AU,By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 16 January 2006 Hissene Habre Activists are calling on leaders attending next week's African Union summit to recommend that Chad's former president be extradited to Belgium t
European Union finance ministers meet today and Tuesday to discuss the details of a $253 billion economic stimulus proposal by the bloc's executive arm. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris. European finance ministers, meeting in Brussels, are ex
By Mil Arcega Washington 21 April 2008 President Bush praised the achievements of the nation's small business sector on Friday. Speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the president pledged continued support for the small business community and out
Thailand's heightened political tensions have sent a shudder through the economy, hitting the share market and the tourism industry. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, industry groups have called on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to end the state
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the presiden