Parasites, Trauma Causes of Epilepsy A new study said its possible to substantially reduce the number of epilepsy cases in Africa. The neurological disorder, which is characterized by seizures, is much more common in poor countries and rural areas. T

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. One day in October of eighteen fifty-nine, Americans were shocked by news of an attack led by John Brown. He was an antislavery extremist. Many people also considered him

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Medical Experts Debate Value of Alcohol Use This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. And Im Bob Doughty. Drinking alcohol is socially acceptable behavior in many parts of the world. Some medical expe

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Turkey, Israel Set for New Clash Over Second Gaza Aid Flotilla Turkey is commemorating the first anniversary of Israeli forces' attack on an aid flotilla headed to Gaza that left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead. The deaths - eight Turkish citizen

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by Jason Marshall In the last two articles weve learned how to calculate two types of average values: the mean and the median. Today, were going to continue where we left off and talk about how median averaging can be useful in everyday, real life si

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Carlos Gutierrez, Nominee for Commerce Secretary By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 10, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Bush sa

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歌手:seals and crofts Windflowers Windflowers . my father told me not to go near them. He said he feared them always . and he told me that they carried him away Windflowers Windflowers, Beautiful windflowers I couldn't wait to touch them, to smell

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Antibody Could Reverse Diabetes Scientists in California have developed a new approach to treating diabetes which might be able to reverse the disease and not just treat the symptoms. The World Health Organization estimates that more than one-third o

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ElderlyDriversCauseMoreDeadlyCrashesthanTeens The very old may not be Public Enemy Number 1, but they are killing people as never before. People on Americas streets and highways. According to a Carnegie Mellon University study, the fatality rate for

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Now is the time for leaders of courage and vision to deliver the peace that their people deserve. - US President Barack Obama President Barack Obama says Israelis and Palestinians must seize the opportunity for achieving a lasting peace presented by

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have said this more than once this week. After James Comey's firing, there are still more questions than there are answers. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is still asking, why now. Our co-host, Steve Inskeep, sat dow

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is briefing over President Xi Jinpings agenda to Vietnam and Laos. 09:59 Journalists from home and abroad gather in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China on Friday. 08:55 Chinese President Xi

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今天我们要学的词是goose bumps。 Goose bumps, 是因为恐惧或是激动而起鸡皮疙瘩的意思。 I get goose bumps just thinking about it, 想起那件事,我就浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。 Powerful music always gives me goose bumps, 具有

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By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 12 July 2007 European Union officials say they are deeply concerned about the inability of the African Union to pay its peacekeeping troops in Darfur, western Sudan. An EU official tells VOA there are fears that the African Uni

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 05 April 2007 Watch Corner Kitchen report According to most poverty indicators, almost half the population of Sub-Saharan Africa is living on less than one dollar a day. One Senegalese food stand owner shows how far a dollar goe

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今天我们要学的词是recuse。 Recuse指鉴于利益冲突,法官自行回避案件审理。美国联邦最高法院星期一做出裁定,Judges should recuse themselves from cases in which a party contributed significantly to their campaig

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By Kari Barber Dakar 14 April 2007 Hundreds of demonstrators in the restive Casamance region of southern Senegal filled the streets Saturday protesting what they are calling police brutality. Angry mobs in Kolda burned tires and razed houses to the g

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By Laura Adams. Robert from Morganville, New Jersey wanted to know if you can use funds in an IRA to buy real estate. Before we get to the answer, I want to thank GoToMyPC for sponsoring the show. Real Estate Self-Directed IRAs Robert, thanks for the

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Several countries in Africa say they are increasing security at their airports following the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a US airliner by a Nigerian man. Other countries say they have no plans for upgrades, but are monitoring the situation. Scot

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By Sean Maroney Kabul 07 November 2009 A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul on November 7, 2009 The Afghan government says a NATO air strike has mistakenly killed seven members of the Afghan security forces in Badghis province. NATO

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