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The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, or UNCTAD, reports that global foreign direct investment fell drastically last year and that it is expected to continue to slide this year, with significant recovery not forecast until 2011. But the UNCTA
First up, to the southern European country of Greece, where Air Force One touched down yesterday. It's the first stop of Barack Obama's last international trip as U.S. president. From here, he'll be headed to the countries of Germany and Peru and one
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 05 April 2006 The resignation of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday ended the tenure of the longest-serving civilian prime minister in modern Thai history. It was a d
AS IT IS 2013-12-18 African Union Works to Increase Trade 非洲努力提高贸易额 Hello and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! Im Faith Lapidus in Washington. On the show today, the United Nations has called on poor countries to re-t
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a stern policy speech, said current Russian policies including its invasion of Georgia, have put Moscow on a path to self-imposed isolation and irrelevance. She said Moscow will not achieve its war aim of
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 01 June 2008 Iranian lawmakers have picked former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani as the new speaker of parliament. He is seen as a key conservative rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and may use his post to launch a
The U.S. presidential election campaign is moving into its final week, and both major candidates are making their closing arguments to voters before the November 4 election. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the campaign from W
US Chamber Says Business-Friendly Policies Needed to Grow Economy Las Vegas. Bright lights, mega casinos and, for a few days, home to some of the most cutting edge technology on the planet. More than 20,000 new products are being launched, with the b
Obama Finds Support, Criticism on Europe Visit 奥巴马欧洲行既得到支持也听到批评 LONDON U.S. President Barack Obama spent the week in Europe, grappling with a variety of issues, and finding varying degrees of support from European alli
Republicans Frame Midterm Election as Referendum on Obama President Barack Obamas name will not appear on ballots across the country next Tuesday but Republicans have done a pretty good job of convincing voters otherwise. Americans head to the polls
AILSA CHANG, HOST: A couple hundred people gathered in the White House's East Room today. They came to get an update on the Trump administration's response to the opioid crisis. President Trump declared the crisis a public health emergency back in Oc
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited a biblical passage, Romans 13, to defend the administration's zero tolerance immigration policy. He said on Thursday that it was wise to, quote, obey the laws of the government because G
The U.S. presidential election campaign is moving into its final week, and both major candidates are making their closing arguments to voters before the November 4 election. Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have campai
By Gary Thomas London 12 September 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared at a conference of Britain's powerful trade unions Tuesday to defend his government's policies. Trade unions are the backbone of the Labor Party, but the prime minister's pop
Report: Natural Disasters Worsen Poverty 报告称自然灾害加剧贫困 A new report says hundreds of millions of extremely poor people could be at the mercy of natural disasters in the coming years. It says unless they are better prepared to face
By David Gollust State Department 07 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the policies of Venezuela's populist leader Hugo Chavez are destroying the South American country. In congressional testimony, Rice said the o
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 February 2006 Israel's acting prime minister has ruled out talks with Palestinians unless Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas disarms members of the Islamic militant group H
By Selah Hennessy London 30 September 2009 An International aid agency is calling for the World Bank to abandon old trade policies that it says harm the developing world. The British-based Christian Aid says developing country governments must have
Economics Nobel Highlights Climate Action Necessity The first thing is that people have to come to grips with the difficulties we face. I think the scientists have and many of the people have, but the governments have to.Yale Universitys William Nord
Republicans put their convention back on track Tuesday in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a televised satellite address from U.S. President George Bush, and speakers who praised the character of Republican nominee-to-be John McCain, while sharply attackin