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Health Report - Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost This is the VOA Special English Health Report. International donors have promised more than four billion dollars to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. That group, known as the GAVI A
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Summer Ramadan; Old News; Fleetwood Mac Tribute Album FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we play some older music recorded by newer bands We also report on Old News
IN THE NEWS - South Sudans Army Promises to Free Child Soldiers 新闻报道 - 南苏丹政府军承诺释放儿童兵 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 This week, the army of South Sudan sig
World Bank Downgrades Global Growth Forecast The world's economy is expected to grow more slowly this year. Hans Timmer, head of development projects at the World Bank, projects overall growth in 2012 at around 2.5 percent - more than a full percenta
Old Racehorses Give Prisoners Second Chance Its a second chance for all involved. The non-profit Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation saves former race horses from possible neglect, abuse and slaughter. At the same time, the horses prepare prison inmat
'Last Call' Sounds Water Alarm in Dry World You dont have to be a scientist to understand if you take more water out of the bathtub than you put into the bathtub, the bathtub will eventually go empty, marine biologist Tim Barnett says in the film. Th
World Health Day Focuses On 'Active Aging' Shelby Harris just celebrated his 111th birthday. His secret? I try to live the right kind of life, he said. I try to live the truth, I love everybody and I want everybody to love me. Some experts say a posi
American Seeks World Bank's Top Job They have more than doubled the number of people on treatment in the last 18 months, said Kim. This is movement in the area of HIV/AIDS the like of which weve never seen before. Over the course of his career, Jim Y
World Bank Searches for New Leadership Nominations to replace Robert Zoellick, the latest in a long line of Americans to head the World Bank, are not being made public until top bank officials cut the list down to only three names. That will probably
New World Bank Chief to Face Many Challenges President Obama has nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to be the next World Bank president. Since 1944, an American citizen has always led the institution. But with the growing strength of
New Internet Cafe Connects Afghan Women to World There is barely room to move as women crowd around laptop computers in this small cafe in central Kabul. The Afghan activist group YoungWomen4Change runs the cafe as a safe place where women can access
World Economy Remains Fragile The World Bank says four years after the start of the financial crisis, the global economy remains fragile. Growth in high-income countries remains weak. The bank recommends that developing countries not wait for rich na
Ending Use of Child Soldiers in Somalia This week, Somali government officials agreed to begin taking steps to end the recruitment of child soldiers. The Transitional Federal Government, or TFG, and the al Shabab militant group, are cited by the Unit
Obama: Burma's Journey an Example for Asia, World In a speech at the University of Rangoon, Obama referred to a pledge he made at his presidential inauguration in 2009 to extend a hand to governments that ruled by fear if they are ready to unclench t
Liberias CDC Discusses Institutional Building and Reconciliation Liberias Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), considered the countrys main opposition political party, has lost the last two presidential elections. It has been criticized as lacking t
Child Soldiers Detained Mali A human rights group says children recruited as soldiers and those believed to have ties with armed groups are being illegally detained in Mali. Amnesty International says they are being held alongside adults, and some cl
SXSW Attracts Musicians, Filmmakers from Around the World South by Southwest is known for its exuberance and its mingling of business and pleasure. While the music blares from several nearby venues, a delegation from Chile holds an event to bring tog
India Leads World in Most First-Day Newborn Deaths Afsana Begum lost her second son to jaundice, just a month after he was born in a neighboring slum. Now pregnant again, she is determined that her baby enter the world in a safer environment. If you
Traffic Safety at the Heart of Walks, Rallies Around the World Cars and people -- trying to get along on one of the world's busiest roads. Biking and walking and crossing -- in Cambodia. India, and Tanzania. Competing with driving, sometimes risky, s
ENVIRONMENT REPORT -February 8, 2002: Health Effects of World Trade Center Attack By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. There are growing environmental concerns about the