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Economist: Long Painful Recession in Store for Russia 经济专家: 俄罗斯面临长期衰退痛苦 Russia's battered currency fell sharply again this week after a government report showed the economy had shrunk in November, the first such decline
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 September 2007 The World Heart Federation says heart disease and stroke are the world's largest killers, claiming 17.5 million lives a year. Marking World Heart Day, the Federation says knowing the risk factors and leading a
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 May 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to ban all tobacco advertising. The aim is to protect the world's youth from becoming addicted to a product WHO says could cause one billion premature deaths
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A premature baby in a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey We talked last week about a new report on preterm births -- the leading cause of death in newborn babies worldwide. Each year an estimated thirtee
By Michael Bowman Washington 05 June 2008 U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton says she will end her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday and endorse rival Senator Barack Obama, who has now secured enough delegates to win the nominatio
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have increased during the past year partly as a result of a move by Ukrainian leaders to join NATO's Membership Action Plan, a step that has drawn strong Russian opposition. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, Ru
Diesel fuel in the US and the fumes from diesel engines are about to get a whole lot cleaner. As of today, the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring much of the diesel in the country to have 97% less sulfur in it. It's the start of a project
These cucumbers are headed for the trash. There are dumpsters filled with them at this plant in southern Spain and they are being blamed for an E.coli outbreak that killed 11 people in Germany and sickened 300. The suspect produce has already been pu
By David Gollust State Department 24 October 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is warning Arab politics could become more radical unless the current window of opportunity for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking is fully exploited. At a congression
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A premature baby in a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey Each year millions of babies are born too soon and too small. Premature or preterm births are defined as births at less than thirty-seven weeks. P
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 October 2006 U.N. Security Council The attempt by the United States and European powers to impose U.N. sanctions on Iran for its nuclear activities is running into obstacles. Even the strongest backers of a propos
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 September 2006 Nigeria Nigeria's military and civil aviation have suffered a series of disasters over the past two decades. Hundreds of lives have been lost in crashes. Sunday's crash of a military plane has renewed conc
In Sri Lanka, the military says it has captured key areas held by Tamil Tiger rebels, in the north of the country. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Sri Lankan army is on a major offensive to crush the rebels, who have been fighting for
New Report Finds Pre-Term Birth is Greatest Risk for Newborns Henry, is a beautiful baby who was in his mother's womb for just 26 weeks, far short of the normal gestation period of 40 weeks. Henry came into the world weighing just under 1,000 grams,
Scientists, Regulators Look to Save Smaller Fish in Marine Food Chain Perhaps you've had salmon, tuna, or swordfish for dinner recently. Or maybe it's on the menu tonight. Every big fish that lands on your plate got that big by eating lots of little
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 October 2009 A new survey finds asylum applications in 44 industrialized countries rose by 10 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period last year, bringing the total of asylum claims to 185,000. The rep
By Stephanie Ho Washington 18 March 2007 As the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war approaches, debate over the war's future is heating up among politicians in Washington. The sides of the argument mostly fall along partisan lines, with Democrats, wh
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 February 2008 A key U.S. State Department official has renewed his call to North Korea to account for all its nuclear activities. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill issued his appeal as he briefed membe
By Scott Stearns Jerusalem 14 May 2008 President Bush is in Israel to begin a five-day trip to the Middle East. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president is hoping for progress on efforts to resolve the Israeli - Palestinian
By Melinda Smith Washington 01 October 2009 Child with cancer A childhood cancer foundation based in the U.S. estimates that 160,000 children around the world are diagnosed each year with cancer. The odds of survival are better in developed countrie