Today, the minimum wage has increased by 25c from $12.75 to $13 an hour. For young people who are still being trained for the job, their pay has increased by 20c from $10.20 to $10.40. At $13 an hour, this comes to $520 for a 40-hour week. The median

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Broadcast: Jan 12, 2003 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has agreed to increase production to 24.5 million barrels per day to cover a shortfall of oil from Venezuela, where a six week

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Our MPs and judges all got a 1.9% pay increase at the end of this year. It was also back-dated to July 1st. This means the pay increase should have started July 1st so they get that extra increase in one big payment. For most back-bench MPs that one-

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How do you increase business profits? Answer the following questions carefully, and youll have a good start. 1. Can you increase the average sale? A restaurant with 25% profit margins might make 50% on additional sales to existing customers (less lab

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AS IT IS 2013-12-18 African Union Works to Increase Trade 非洲努力提高贸易额 Hello and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! Im Faith Lapidus in Washington. On the show today, the United Nations has called on poor countries to re-t

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By Bill Gasperini Moscow 02 January 2006 watch Gas Dispute report Russia's energy company Gazprom says it will increase the amount of natural gas it sends to its European customers through Ukraine. Th

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By Scott Stearns Sharm El-Sheikh 17 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush says Saudi Arabia's move to increase oil production to make up for declining output elsewhere does not solve the problem of high gasoline prices for Americans. VOA White House Co

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People in some parts of Zimbabwe's capital city Harare are being forced to dig holes in the ground for water as the city's water delivery system continues to break down. As a result, doctors warn that recent outbreaks of cholera could worsen as the

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As Iran Talks Falter, Fears of Military Action Increase Two days of grueling talks did not narrow the gaps between the West and Iran. The negotiators could only agree to hold lower level talks in the coming weeks. Mark Fitzpatrick at Londons Internat

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HEALTH REPORT – November 6, 2002: Study Finds Autism Increase in California By Jeri Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Autism is a mysterious and complex brain disorder that begin

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - U.S. Seeks to Increase Ocean Fish Farming By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Most fish farming invol

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BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- China will increase its control over high earnings in monopolized sectors next year amid efforts to address income disparities, Minister of Finance Xie Xuren said Thursday. The government will improve its control policies

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 December 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says there has been a steep increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Poland since July. The agency says many of the new arrivals are from Russia's troubled regions of

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a day, according to a report published Wednesday in the online journal

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By Phil Mercer Darwin 12 February 2008 Australia is sending additional police officers and soldiers to East Timor following an assassination attempt on the country's president and prime minister. President Jose Ramos Horta has been flown to Darwin in

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BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a campaign to check health food producers over food safety concerns, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said Wednesday on its website. The SFDA said in the statement that the campaign, which wi

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BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed to increase the nation's expanse of public sporting areas to 1.5 square meters per head of population by 2015, according to a five-year plan released on Monday. Under the plan drafted by the National Devel

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On October 1st, GST will increase from 12.5% to 15%. This is a 2.2% increase. At the same time, we will have tax cuts on our pay. Benefits will also increase a little to help with the higher GST. Listen to May 20th 2010 for more about tax cuts and th

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 April 2008 Next month, India will unveil a national policy to increase the use of bio-fuel. But, as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there is growing concern that increased demand for bio-fuel is contributing to

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A big increase in the number of Chinese tourists driving on New Zealand roads has prompted authorities to launch a series of high-profile road safety campaigns to warn about the dangers of driving in foreign countries. As CCTV New Zealand corresponde

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