Stanford Study Gives US Global AIDS Program High Marks In 2003, President Bush launched PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS, to combat the AIDS pandemic in developing countries. With the approval of Congress, we'll devote $15 billion to f

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Math Program Adds Up for Kids A pilot project is being launched in Malawi and Bangladesh to teach kids that math is fun and that it matters. Save the Children calls it the Numeracy Boost program. Former U.S. public school teacher Shirin Lutfeali help

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 August 2007 Several Indian states have suspended a sex education program designed for school students by a government body fighting to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. The program has stirred an emotional dispute, betwee

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 26 April 2006 watch AIDS What Works report Unprecedented amounts of money are going to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. But, as VOA's Carol Pearson reports, finding

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Tensions Rising Again Over Irans Nuclear Program The United States is moving significant military firepower to the Persian Gulf and is increasing the number of fighter planes that could strike deep into Iran if the country moves to build a nuclear bo

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Space Exploration Enthusiasts Say US Program Adrift A half century ago, NASA sent astronauts to the moon, and for the past three decades used its space shuttle for low-earth orbit missions. But many veterans of NASA's glory years, such as former John

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Writing Program Supplements US Public Education For almost 10 years, a unique non-profit organization called 826 has been helping students across the United States become better writers by tapping into their creativity. Founded in San Francisco by th

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By Rachel Silverman San Francisco, CA 27 October 2009 According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 46 million people in the United States had no health insurance coverage last year. While the nation struggles with reforming health care, one

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The Nigerian government says its amnesty program in the Niger Delta is progressing well and that last weekend's public surrender of weapons, the biggest since the amnesty began two weeks ago, marked a turning point in the process. Niger Delta in Nig

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Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce Ayse is a Turkish-German Berliner employed by the city. She found her job through Berlin Needs You At the program's recent annual meeting, counselors said they'd hit a milestone - 25 percent of new hire

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Parents Worry Congress Won't Fund The Children's Health Insurance Program MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Nine million kids get their health insurance through the federal Children's Health Insurance Program. Congress, though, has let the program expire, and

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Medical researchers are hoping that a smartphone can help to prevent Type 2 diabetes. A program that helps people is delivered by phone. And NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on how it works. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Sometimes a good m

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Used to be, teenage kids had to carry around a bag of flour wrapped in a blanket to learn the responsibilities of parenthood. But these days? The same lesson is taught with hi-tech dolls that cry and record every interaction. You know they get grumpy

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By Barry Wood Washington 08 January 2008 Last week the world's biggest computer chip manufacturer, Intel, withdrew from the non-profit program to get low-cost laptop computers into schools in developing countries. But as VOA's Barry Wood reports, com

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 October 2007 Australian researchers are teaming up with zoos and wildlife parks around the world in a bid to save the Tasmanian devil. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial and is being devastated by a mysterious facial tum

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 14 September 2007 The Bush administration is planning to give domestic law enforcement agencies increased access to powerful spy satellite technology. The Department of Homeland Security says the satellites will be use

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The British head of the U.N. Mine Action Program in southern Lebanon, Christopher Clark, and his 990-member team of mine clearers will receive the 2008 Nansen Refugee Award. The U.N. refugee agency says the prize recipients are being honored for the

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Luigi: What do you think of this new email program ? Selma: I dont know yet. I just started using it. The interface is pretty intuitive , but I havent figured out how to sort my inbox by date. Luigi: Thats easy. Let me show you. All you have to do is

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: For the past two years, NPR has been reporting on shortcomings in one of the VA's most popular and most troubled programs. The Caregiver Assistance Program pays stipends to family members, mostly wives and mothers, who care f

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Over the past decade, many teachers who got federal grants for teaching in the nation's most vulnerable public schools say they have had those grants unfairly taken away and turned into loans. NPR reporters Chris Arnold and Cory

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