This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama with members of the financial industry at the White House on Monday President Obama told some of the nation's top bankers Monday that they need to explore every responsible way to make

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The families have used their right to grant clemency to the jailers, who were sentenced to death in June for killing the three anti-govenment protesters. Mohammad Kamrani, Amir Javadifar and Mohsen Ruholamini were beaten to death while being held at

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Patricia asked for the cheapest car available at Acme Car Rental. She needed a car for 48 hours. Because it was the weekend, there was only one car available at the momentan SUV. Patricia was an environmentalist. SUVs, which are big cars consuming a

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April Fools Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: This is the day upon which

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Nation Is in Economic Trouble as President Cleveland Takes Office By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, November 24, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a prog

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我们该怎样确定发展基金及援助基金真正被落实到最需要它们的人身上呢?来自世界银行组织的Sanjay Pradhan谈到了三个可以让国际援助产生更大影响的重点同时来抑制腐败问题。一个原则:要将

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Todd: So, Eli, how are your Japanese classes going? Eli: They're going OK. Japanese is a very difficult language and I think as someone who has never learned another language before I'm struggling more than other kids are. I feel that a lot of theoth

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By Marianne Kearney East Timor 19 June 2006 East Timor's FM Jose Ramos-Horta, right, rebel leader Vincente da Concecao, 2nd right, talk to rebel group in a mountin village, East Timor, June, 19, 2006 The leader of a breakaway militia group in East T

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By Challiss McDonough Beirut 17 February 2006 The leaders of the anti-Syrian alliance that holds the most seats in Lebanon's parliament are calling on President Emile Lahoud to resign by March 14, and

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Japanese Art Show in New York Has Special Meaning After Natural Disaster DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: new music from two indie-rock bands ... A

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A Sudanese man holds three archive copies of 'Rai al-Shaab' newspaper which was confiscated, 16 May 2010. Amnesty International has urged Sudanese authorities to end their crackdown on freedom of expression, following the arrest of four employees of

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A representative from the U.N. Mission in Sudan has dismissed reports that extra troops would be sent to the Abyei region in advance of the tense vote. Responding to recent reports the United Nations planned to deploy an additional 100 troops in the

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A senior U.N. official says there is an alarming rate of malnutrition among Burma's children. The head of the World Food Program is urging the government to change policies that he says are hurting efforts to combat the problem. 一名联合国高级官

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Early this morning, one Japanese climber, Hideaki Nara, was rescued from Aoraki Mt Cook and the body of his climbing mate, Kiyoshi Ikenouchi, was taken down the mountain by helicopter. The two men were both experienced climbers and Mr Ikenouchi was a

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HEALTH REPORT - September 4, 2002: Melanoma Research By Nancy Steinbach (Photo - U.S. National Cancer Institute) This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists have discovered a genetic cha

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Todd: OK, Hisa, why don't we talk about food? Hisa: Good. Todd: OK, first of all, actually, can you cook? Hisa: Yes, I can. Todd: Yeah. What can you cook? Hisa: I can cook most of the Japanese dishes. And then I also like baking. Todd: Oh, really? OK

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Portuguese gov't announces tough budget for 2013 LISBON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese government on Monday announced a tough budget for 2013 which highlights sharp tax hikes. Finance Minister Victor Gaspar reiterated that the country has no lee

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Researchers have discovered a gene linked to stuttering, a speech disorder that afflicts an estimated one million adults worldwide. Scientists believe the finding raises hope that a drug might someday be developed to treat this disabling condition. R

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A team of researchers has discovered a planet that orbits around a pair of stars, the U.S. space agency NASA announced Thursday. This is the first instance of astronomers finding direct evidence of a so-called circumb

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It is common for adults to use baby talk when interacting with very young children. This way of speaking attempts to copy the sounds babies make when they first try to talk. But is this form of communication helpful to a childs development? Several s

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