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A panel discussion is held during a forum in Beijing talking about the most urgent global risks and China's role in global governance on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. [Photo: China Plus / Zhang Jin] A forum has been held in Beijing to discuss the most urg
By Jim Malone Washington 27 January 2006 President Bush delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday to outline his policy objectives for the year ahead. But at the moment, there appears to be a gr
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 03 February 2006 watch Bird Flu Research report There are two new, experimental vaccines against bird flu that both make use of a cold virus and that both may work even i
By David McAlary Washington 25 January 2006 When it comes to lung cancer rates among smokers, scientists say race and ethnicity matter. A new study reports significant differences in the rates among s
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 June 2007 A new animated family film dips into the high thrills world of 'big wave' surfing; but these athletes are not the usual tanned, muscular icons of the beach. They are penguins. Surfing penguins. Alan Silverman
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 February 2007 Jordan's King Abdullah has called on the new Palestinian national unity government to accept international demands for recognition. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the monarch also war
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Peace Building Course Peace-building -- as defined by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- is the process of creating the basic conditions for sustainable peace in war-torn societies, and is one o
By Efam Dovi Accra 22 September 2006 As health care gets increasingly expensive and ineffective in many African countries, a growing number of people are turning to traditional medicine. The World Health Organization estimates seven out of 10 people
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 30 August 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and urged Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and ease restrictions in the Palestinian territories. Israel says Hezbollah
By Franz Wild Abidjan 20 April 2006 The Nigerian university staff union says its members' working conditions have dropped below acceptable levels, and the government is interfering in academic affairs
By Teri Schultz Brussels 24 January 2007 The United Nations new secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, is on his first foreign trip since taking the post. Speaking in Brussels after meeting European Union officials, he showed support for a campaign to ban t
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
Iranian and Russian officials began a test run of Iran's first nuclear plant on Wednesday, after repeated delays in making the plant operational. An Iranian official says the test run was done with computers and uranium was not used. The pilot opera
By Catherine Makino Tokyo 17 January 2007 Image from the 1984 Japanese anime film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds Fanatical followers of Japanese comic books and cartoon animations have become an economic force in Japan. These so-called otaku ar
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 08 May 2006 watch Green Campus report With energy prices rising rapidly these days, consumers, businesses and other energy users are looking for creative ways to cut cos
By Ken Wekesa Nairobi,Kenya 18 June 2007 A university degree brings prestige in Kenya, where institutions of higher learning are still valued as a means of social advancement. But the universities reputations have been tarnished by years of strikes b
Todd: So, Alex, you're in university. Alex: Yeah Todd: So, um what kind of foods do you eat? Alex: Well, since I go to college, I don't have a lot of money, so usually I go with the very inexpensive ramen, you know, breads, eggs. My favorite thing th
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 February 2007 Israel has given a cool reception to the formation of a Palestinian national unity government. Agreement on the new government was reached Thursday at a summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Under the deal, the ru
By Noel King Khartoum 02 September 2006 In Sudan's Darfur region, African Union officials and human rights observers say the government has begun shelling villages in volatile northern Darfur. The renewed violence follows reports of a government tro
More than 100 architects and other designers spent 48 hours designing a new Christchurch city. It was a team competition. Five zones in the central city were chosen. Each zone had three or four teams working on it. Each team had five or six people. T