This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have talked about growing carrots and beets. This week, we move from root vegetables to a leafy vegetable. Cabbage is related to mustard, turnips, kale and collards. The leaves that form a head

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders of the world's largest rich and developing economies met Thursday in London. The Group of Twenty agreed to an additional trillion dollars for the International Monetary Fund and other lenders

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AS IT IS 2013-06-06 "Wise People" Urge Peace in Turkey Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are off to Turkey to hear about the possibility of peace between the Turks and the Kurds. Then we travel east to Cairo to a pa

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Study Finds Overweight People Have Lower Risk of Death From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. New research shows that overweight or even mildly obese people have a lower risk of early death than people considered to

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Education Report - Young, and Training for a Good Job -- at Sea This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Many new college graduates in the United States have trouble finding a job in the weak economy. But not graduates from the California Ma

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By George Dwyer Washington 19 April 2007 A report released in Washington, D.C. earlier this month (April 10) examines the unique role women can play as peace builders in war-torn and post-conflict states. Sponsored by a quartet of powerful and presti

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 28 September 2006 The surge in sectarian violence in Iraq that followed last February's bombing of a Shit'ite shrine in Samaara is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in southern and central Iraq. Many a

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 18 August 2006 After lying in a morgue for nearly four years, former Ivorian president, Robert Guei, is to be buried Friday. Even after his death, Robert Guei continues to generate controversy. -------- Robert Guei (1999 file p

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By Barry Newhouse Seoul 17 August 2006 North Korean soldiers reinforce a riverbank in Shinuiju, North Korea, Saturday, July 29, 2006 After initially turning down offers of emergency aid following devastating floods, North Korea has told South Korean

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 27 March 2007 Leaders of 14 nations in Southern Africa are to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Tanzania to discuss the political situation in Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, senior leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party are preparin

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Presidential Debates Meant to Persuade Undecided Voters By October, each major party's presidential candidate has locked in many supporters. But there are still undecided people to persuade, whose votes may well decide the election. The debates betwe

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Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin People who fled their homes for this temporary camp in Burma's Kachin state are bracing for the monsoon season, worrying about food shortages. Despite an increase in foreign aid flowing into Burma's

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US Presidential Inaugurations Transfer Power Peacefully At noon on January 20, in the year following the November presidential election, a new U.S. president takes office, or the incumbent president continues on to a second four-year term. Inaugurati

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'Holiday Season' Includes Secular Kwanzaa When Americans talk about the holiday season, its understood that this includes the Christian Christmas, the Jewish Hanukkah, and the secular New Years Day. But 45 years ago, a weeklong celebration joined the

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Toronto Festival Offers Glimpse of Season's Best Films The Toronto film festival traditionally showcases some of the years best films, including potential Oscar nominees. George Clooney and Ryan Gosling were among those walking Torontos red carpet th

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Obama, Netanyahu: Hamas Not a Partner for Peace At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The two leaders issued statements masking

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Fifteen years after pulling out because of Sierra Leone's civil war, Peace Corps volunteers are back in the West African nation. A look at the organization's work as the Peace Corps marks its 50th anniversary this year, March 1st. Amanda Pease is one

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VOA标准英语2011--First Day After Revolution is Reason to Party For Libyan Students Libyans went about their normal business Monday, the first day after the official end of their revolution, which overthrew Moammar Gadhaffi after 42 years of one-m

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Study Calculates High Cost of Heavy Drinking Excessive alcohol consumption in the United States costs Americans more than $200 billion a year, according to a new study. That hefty bill includes the medical costs related to heavy drinking, plus the im

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Hope For Peace Fades in Turkey Over PKK Attack The Turkish government has vowed strong retaliation against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), after Kurdish rebels launched a deadly attack on Turkish soldiers in Hakkari province near Turkey's border w

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