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One in seven Americans lives in poverty. The rate is the highest it's been since 1995. NPR's Tamara Keith brings us the findings of a new Census Bureau report that reveals the recession spared virtually no one. The reason more Americans are living in
August the 12th is International Youth Day. It came about because the United Nations General Assembly wanted a day to celebrate the young people of the world. On December the 17th, 1999 the General Assembly declared International Youth Day at the Wor
One of the most pressing problems facing our world today is the advance of deserts and the droughts this causes. June 17 is officially the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It was created by the United Nations to draw attention to the
October the 16th is World Food Day (WFD). This date is when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations started in 1945. WFD itself didnt start until 1979. It was created by the FAO at the Organization's 20th General Conference.
17.More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the buil
But the next day I went to Soweto, 第二天 我去了索韦托 the poor town just southwest of Johannesburg, 约翰内斯堡西南面一个很贫穷的城镇 that had been the center of the antiapartheid movement. 曾经反种族隔离运动的中心
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The fall meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund just took place in Washington. Earlier, the bank used its latest World Development Report to call for more investment in agricult
AS IT IS 2014-06-23 Poverty Is More Than Just Lack of Money 贫困不仅仅是缺钱 Poverty is not just about money. Oxford University in Britain says poverty also means not having enough food, education, healthcare and shelter. Earlier this month,
AS IT IS 2016-05-30 Lack of Progress in Reducing Poverty 消灭贫困项目进展缓慢 A new report says years of progress made in reducing poverty worldwide are under attack. The International Labor Organization says the progress is being threatene
See the thing about you that caught my eye Is the same thing that makes me change my mind Kinda hard to explain, but girl, I'll try, You need to sit down this may take a while See this girl, she sorta looks just like you She even smiles just the way
JEFFREY BROWN:Finally tonight: ending extreme poverty around the world by 2030. That's the ambitious goal announced by World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, as his organization and the International Monetary Fund begin their annual spring meetings with
South Africans Upset Over Tax Hike on Favorite Meat: Chicken 南非上调最受欢迎的鸡肉税费 JOHANNESBURG South Africas government has raised taxes on imported chicken - a move that directly affects millions in a nation where inequality and p
Jewel于1974年5月23日,出生于美国尤他州的Payson,但是她随着家庭搬到了更靠北部的的阿拉斯加的Anchorage,她的祖父Juel给她取了Jewel这个名字,六岁时,她就开始歌唱生涯,她经常跟随父母在所居住的爱斯基摩村落里演出,并倍受当地村民喜爱。接下来的七年中她跟随离
When I opened Mott Hall Bridges Academy in 2010, my goal was simple: open a school to close a prison. 在2010年我开办了莫特馆桥学院,我的目标很简单:创办一所学校,以关闭一所监狱。 Now to some, this was an audacious
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Gulba
LYNN NEARY, HOST: NPR's Pam Fessler has been covering inequality around the country gathering stories from people struggling with poverty. And she's found that these stories prompt strong opinions and questions like who's at fault and what should be
The U.S. media is paying close attention to this years Two Sessions in China. Following Premier Li Keqiangs announcement that Chinas economic growth target for 2016 is between six-and-a-half and seven percent, there was immediate reaction in U.S. pap
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has announced the country will once again seek to lift many more people out of poverty in 2016. Political advisors have been offering their insights and proposals on how this can be done, based on their own experiences and
To discuss this, joining me in the studio is Professor Mo Jihong. He's Vice President of the International Association of Constitutional Law. Q1. Welcome, Professor Mo. The draft of China's first charity law is being discussed by the deputies. It's c