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Part I A. key words:invent vocabulary:fax/ calendar/ puppet Mercedes-Benz 1.People in England made the first computer. It was built in 1943. It was made to help England understand secret messages during World War two. 2.Someone in Australia invented
Report: Double African Agriculture RD Sub-Saharan Africas long-term food security faces a number of threats. A new report recommends speeding up agricultural productivity, but says a doubling of investment in research and development would be needed.
USAID Unveils New Efforts to Reduce Child and Maternal Deaths 美国国际开发署努力降低儿童和孕妇死亡率 WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rajiv Shah, says that every day this year 18,000 mor
The Super American Male Idol--Clay Aiken (MTV) No one will lament the passing of the boy band phenomenon; now the American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken has released his first album. He's picked up right where 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys left off, n
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 June 2006 Sauri, in western Kenya, is one of a dozen so-called Millennium Villages set up across the continent by American and African development experts and funded by governments and private donors. Local committees wi
G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security John Kirton, co-founder of the G8 Research Group, said the summit may be brief, but also significant. The G7 leaders, together with Dmitry Medvedev from Russia, will be meeting to deal with the latest er
Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is home to Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology (KWUST), the only university in East Africa that caters specifically to women. Officials and students say having an all-famale environment better prepares the sc
Giving Kids Equal Chance at Survival A new report says too often a childs survival depends on place of birth, parents income and ethnicity. Save the Children calls it an unfair lottery of birth that violates every childs right to an equal start in li
Africa Sees Strong Economic Growth The World Bank says while the global economic recovery remains slow, sub-Saharan African countries continue to grow at a strong pace. The bank has released its latest economic forecast for the region. Four years aft
By Paula Wolfson White House 13 November 2006 President Bush is heading to Asia this week to discuss trade and terrorism with other Pacific rim leaders. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House his travels will take him to Singapore, Indones
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 01 April 2008 Ted Turner, head of the public charity organization UN Foundation, has announced a new partnership with two Protestant churches to raise $200 million for the eradication of malaria in Africa. From Unit
By Noel King Kigali 28 October 2007 Heads of state and representatives from some of the world's leading information technology companies have descended on the Rwandan capital, Kigali, for the Connect Africa Leaders' summit set to begin Monday. Noel K
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 December 2007 A new report finds that last year the number of children dying before their fifth birthday fell below 10 million for the first time since the United Nations has been keeping records. But, the U.N. Children's Fu
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 April 2008 Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for united action to help the world's poorest people adapt to climate change. He says the poor, who have contributed the least to climate change, suffer the most
By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 February 2008 President Bush is scheduled to make his first stop on his Africa tour in the small West African country of Benin. A brief airport meeting is planned Saturday with his counterpart Boni Yayi, to discuss aid and
Technology Report - Students Compete to Find Tech Solutions for World Problems This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Hundreds of students from around the world gathered in New York City last week for the Microsoft Imagine Cup finals. The
Education Report - Conflicts Keep Millions of Children Out of School This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Conflicts around the world are keeping tens of millions of young people from going to school. Many have physical or emotional injur
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 June 2008 World leaders are gathered in Rome at the headquarters of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. They are discussing ways to deal with soaring food prices and how to improve ways to provide food to the
By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 September 2009 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says he intends to run for re-election in 2012. President Wade told VOA's French to Africa service that he intends to stand for a third
World leaders are gathered in Rome at the headquarters of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. They are discussing ways to deal with soaring food prices and how to improve ways to provide food to the world's hungry. The U.N. secretary-genera