Palau to Ban Sunscreen to Try to Save its Coral Reefs The Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen in an effort to protect its coral reefs. 太平洋岛国帕劳将很快禁止使用多种类型的防晒霜,以保护珊瑚礁。

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I've heard it said many times across my life that black people don't camp, black people don't ski, and black people don't swim! Summer in America is a time for the outdoors, right? Well, not for everyone. People with color just don't have the histori

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The Federal Liberal Party will this morning decide whether to force Malcolm Turnbull out of the leadership amid increasingly bitter divisions over climate change policy. The leadership ballot would be a three-way contest between Malcolm Turnbull, Ton

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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Today Im pleased to sign landmark legislation that is vital to the security of our people. The bill will allow our intelligence professionals to quickly and effectively monitor the communications

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Tonight on Frontline. The average American family has eight (0% for life on transfer balances. ) credit cards. Plastic money have become both a necessity and a ticket to a better life. (Hawaii, yeah! ) A credit card is an extraordinary, unbelievably

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By Lisa Schlein The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Iodine Deficiency Disorders, which cause mental retardation, are a huge problem in Europe and Central Asia. UNICEF says this disorder can be solved

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US president acknowledges toughest part of the process may lie ahead, melding the House and Senate versions of the sweeping health care reform bill into one. Paula Wolfson | White House 24 December 2009 Photo: AP President Barack Obama, accompanied b

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - April 8, 2002: Tobacco in Developing Countries By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Tobacco smoking has long been considered an international health pr

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT -January 11, 2002: Endangered Turtles Rescued By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. International environmental groups have begun transporting hundreds

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Florida is to get more than 75,000 hectares of land to help restore famous wetlands. Transcript of radio broadcast: 21 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. U.S. Sugar is based in Clewiston, Florida. The company plans to sell

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 June 2007 Legislation providing $34 billion for State Department and foreign aid programs has sparked sharp debate over a range of issues in the House of Representatives. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the Bush administra

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By Deborah Block Washington 26 September 2007 Fifty years ago this week (Thursday, September 27th) the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law. It was the first of several civil rights acts over the next several decades to protect the right

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Shedding Light on Extraction Industries Europe is a step closer toward curbing corruption in extraction industries in developing countries. A European Parliamentary committee has approved proposed legislation that would require European companies to

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Free Health Clinic Treats Uninsured Americans For 25 years, Wilber Smith of Arlington, Virginia, had health insurance through his job as a steam engineer. Then he lost his job and his insurance. A few months later, he was diagnosed with cancer. He tr

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on health insurance reform during his event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, 19 Mar 2010 Ahead of a crucial health-care reform vote in the U.S. House of Representatives expected on Sunday, Presi

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Drive Underway to Recall Wisconsin Governor The governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin faces a possible special election to remove him from office. Opponents are angry at Governor Scott Walker for backing legislation earlier this year that restricte

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The meeting came as the House, where Democrats hold a strong majority, formally adjourned so lawmakers can return to their districts to campaign during the few weeks before the elections. Adjournment of the House, and Senate, left unfinished one of P

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 10 November 2007 President Bush says his administration has increased spending for U.S. military veterans by more than two-thirds. But a study released earlier this week found that former military personnel account for

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By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 The U.S. SenateThursday decisively adopted a new ethics law that supporters call the most sweeping reform in more than a generation. The Senate voted only two days after the House of Representatives overwhel

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