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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week the world's lowest-priced passenger car was launched in Mumbai, India. The Nano, made by Tata Motors, is expected to cause a transportation revolution for millions of Indian families. Tata Chairm
A flie photo of pharmacy [File photo: Chinanews.com] A new medical reform program is officially underway in Beijing as of this Saturday, with expectations the policy changes will end up giving patients more healthcare options and more access to the m
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 11 March 2006 Ivory Coast's former president Henri Konan Bedie The previously deposed president of divided Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bedie, has launched a new bid to reclaim t
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund are launching an emergency appeal for $1.6 million to try to contain a cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau, which has affected more than 12,000 people and killed more than 200. Lisa
By Kate Thomas Dakar 21 September 2009 Three weeks after Burkina Faso was hit by devastating floods, people in the worst-affected areas are struggling to get back to normal. Eight people died when heavy rains swept through Burkina Faso in early Sept
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 September 2009 India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) takes off from the space center in Sriharikota, India, 23 Sep 2009 India has launched seven satellites from a single rocket, demonstrating its growing skill
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an initiative called the Blue Campaign to fight human trafficking. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is part of DHS, is the largest investigator of human trafficking in the U.S. governme
Juno Spacecraft Launches Toward Jupiter The U.S. space agency launched the Juno spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, beginning a five-year journey to Jupiter. 3,2,1. Ignition and liftoff of the Atlas 5 [rocket] with Juno on a t
Future for Commercial Space Endeavors Looks Bright Space the final frontier. Once the purview of cash-rich governments, launching rockets into space has become increasingly commonplace as demand for communications satellites and space-based imaging s
Nigeria Launches Airstrikes Against Militants Declaring a state of emergency in three northeastern states Tuesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered security forces to take all necessary action. ?Whoever they may be, wherever they may go,
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Send an alert. Missing - dozens of bison. Last seen together, two holding pens at Yellowstone National Park. Authorities say the animals escaped when someone used bolt cutters to open up a fence. As Yellowstone Public Radio's Nate
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Later tonight at Europe's spaceport in French Guiana, a probe is scheduled to lift off. Its goal, as NPR's Joe Palca reports, is to explore the mysteries of Mercury. JOE PALCA, BYLINE: Mercury is a funny little planet. Like the Ear
HEALTH REPORT - United Nations Launches Children's AIDS Campaign By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations
By Kari Barber Goma, DRC 26 December 2007 The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an offensive to root out renegade General Laurent Nkunda and other rebels who control parts of the country's east. Efforts to integrate the gene
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 18 December 2007 The African Union has inaugurated a panel of distinguished citizens to promote efforts to prevent conflict on a continent that has seen more than its share of wars. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from AU h
Brian Wagner | Miami 05 April 2010 Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 5 Apr 2010. Discovery's seven-member crew are on a mission to deliver science racks, the last of the crew quarters and supp
By Brian Wagner Miami 23 October 2007 The space shuttle Discovery has launched from Kennedy Space Center on a two-week mission to the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the seven astronauts on Discovery will deliver a new module
A website to introduce China's new silk road initiative has been launched in Singapore. The website unveiled Tuesday aims to provide information on China's one belt one road plan for local companies that aim to benefit from the initiative. The websit
The ceremony marking the beginning of the building process was held the city of Springfield. Earlier in 2015, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a 560 million dollar contract to China Rail Rolling Stock Corp. to design and manufacture
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senator Bernie Sanders is giving it another run. He announced this morning in an interview with Vermont Public Radio that he is launching a campaign for president in 2020. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) BERNIE SANDERS: We began