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Fall from University Grace Just as Adam was cast out of Eden I was kicked out of university; but while his transgression was eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge, my sin was ignoring the tree. After my dismal performance in my first year of un
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some mothers in Senegal are learning a new way to save the lives of babies born too soon. The idea is not really new. It borrows from the way mother kangaroos carry their young in front in a pouch.
By Nico Colombant Bukavu, Congo 29 September 2006 watch Congo Rape Victims Even though the war is officially over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapes are still rampant in unstable parts of the mostly lawless country. The perpetrators are usua
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 June 2008 Late Tuesday, Illinois Senator Barack Obama made history as the first African American to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party, becoming the presumptive Democratic standard bearer.
A veteran American figure in the U.S.-India relationship is predicting the civil nuclear agreement between the two countries will quickly open the door to closer trade ties, but he warns that talk of a strategic alliance is premature. VOA correspond
By VOA News 12 January 2008 The husband of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says he thinks recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are part of an attempt to rig upcoming parliamentary elections. In an in
U.S. officials say they are close to an agreement with Iraq on the future of the U.S. troop presence in the country. But they deny reports that an agreement has already been reached. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. US Secretary of State C
The Pentagon is preparing what it calls a pilot program to organize local Afghan citizens to help secure their towns and neighborhoods. The program is similar to one in Iraq that was a key factor in security improvements there during the last year.
Maternal Health Poses Another Major Challenge for Somalia Two decades of civil war in Somalia have made the country one of the most dangerous places in the world for a woman to give birth. The World Health Organization says Somalia has one of the hig
By Jim Randle Pittsburgh 25 September 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, 25 Sep 2009 The G20 summit will give emerging economies a larger role in the debate and decisions about global economic issues in the
Tyler Environmental Prize Winners: Pollution's Effects Far-Reaching Nearly half of the worlds people use biomass fuels such as wood or dried dung to cook their food, and many cook indoors. Professor Kirk Smith of the University of California, Berkele
'Revenge of Electric Car' Takes a Wild Ride In his 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car , filmmaker Chris Paine examined the birth and premature death of battery electric cars in the mid-1990s. Now Paine is back with the commercial release o
By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 November 2009 The European Union has followed the United States in saying it is not ready to recognize Palestinian statehood, after Palestinian leaders declared they would seek that status at the United Nations. Swedish Forei
In NW Pakistan, Army Offensive Causes Massive Number of Displaced 军事行动导致巴基斯坦西北部出现大量难民 BANNU, NW PAKISTAN Pakistans army offensive in North Waziristan has resulted in the large-scale displacement of the local popu
DAVID GREENE, HOST: African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race or ethnicity. Doctors and researchers have been trying to understand what makes black infants so vulnerable, and now they
By David Gollust State Department 06 March 2008 The United State Thursday welcomed the Organization of American States' resolution on the Colombia-Ecuador crisis, which calls for an OAS commission to investigate the matter. U.S. officials say efforts
今天我们要学的词是indicator。 Indicator, 指示,信号。20国集团财长在巴黎开会并达成协议。 The agreement lays out a list of indicators that can be used to monitor the progress made by member countries in reducing imbalanc
Washington Week: Focus on U.S. Immigration Reform President Barack Obama says foreign-born workers have always contributed to Americas economic prowess. The promise we see in those who come from all over the world is one of our greatest strengths. It
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 September 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is embarking Tuesday on a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. As Robert Berger reports from
A day after Israeli and American leaders met at the White House, Israel is expressing optimism about the Middle East peace process. The Palestinians, however, are not as enthusiastic. Israel is hailing as a success Tuesday's White House summit betwee