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By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 23 January 2007 watch US Poverty report The United States is a wealthy nation, but poverty still exists here. By the government's own measure, more than one in every eight Americans lives below the poverty line -- on i

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 November 2006 Undated visualization picture from NASA shows a view of Europe at night Across Western Europe, power cuts temporarily plunged homes into darkness overnight. Millions of people were affected in France, Ger

2006年VOA标准英语-Foreigners Spend Hundreds of Millions of D

By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 February 2006 The issue of lobbying, which is the process of trying to influence policy-makers in favor of a specific cause, has been under intense scrutiny in the United

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VVOA慢速英语2012 Education Report - Conflicts Keep Millions of Children Out of School

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VOA慢速英语2012 PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Artie Shaw, 1910-2004 : Last Great Musician of What Has Been Called the “Big Band Era”

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Artie Shaw, 1910-2004 : Last Great Musician of What Has Been Called the Big Band Era DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell the story of a musician who led one of the most popula

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Creativity Reached New Heights During Great Depression ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) Hard economic times and social conflict ha

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 02 May 2006 The World Health Organization says it may be possible to prevent or delay a human bird-flu pandemic if countries immediately act to contain outbreaks. -----

VOA标准英语2008年-Millions of Truckers in India Begin Strike

South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike an

VOA标准英语2012--Family-Planning Campaign to Aid Millions in World's Poorest Countries

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VOA标准英语2011--Millions Of Stateless People Denied Basi

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VOA标准英语2013--Gas Shortages Highlight Pakistan's Energy Crisis

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VOA标准英语2013--Global Concern Grows About Deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

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VOA标准英语2013--Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 November 2009 The World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund say better nutrition and access to immunization can save millions of children from dying of pneumonia. The two agencies are launching a new acti

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 10 April 2006 United Nations officials say the bird flu virus that has killed more than 100 people and millions of fowl in various parts of the world continues to pose a major th

VOA常速英语2007-Reggae Star Lucky Dube to Be Buried Sunday in Pr

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 26 October 2007 South African Reggae star Lucky Dube is to be buried Sunday in a private family ceremony. Fans, however, have already paid an emotional tribute to the singer, who was shot to death a week ago in an attempted

2007年VOA标准英语-Study: Millions Affected by Cluster Bombs

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 May 2007 In a just released report Wednesday, Handicap International says hundreds of millions of people worldwide face a daily risk of death or maiming by cluster bombs. Lisa Schlein has more for VOA from Geneva, where the

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The new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is calling on governments to stop the arbitrary and unlawful detention of their citizens. Pillay is launching a United Nations initiative to abolish this illegal practice and to highlight the