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By Jill Moss Broadcast: November 17, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The drug company Pfizer says it will give enough medicine free of charge to treat about n
Todd: Hey, Rebecca, can you talk a little bit about Australia and just your thoughts about your home country? Rebecca: I guess I spend most of my time in Sydney, but one of the things l really love about Sydney is that it's very multicultural, so it'
Joel: So, Michele, how long have you been living in Japan? Michele: Well, in total it's been almost four years now. Joel: Four years. OK. That's about the same for me too. Michele: Oh, yeah. Joel: Do you feel like your totally used to it? Are you acc
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 14 March 2007 watch Halliburton report Halliburton, an American oil services company and the largest private contractor in Iraq, is moving its corporate headquarters from Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas to Duba
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 February 2006 India, a country famous for arranged marriages, is turning more and more to matrimonial Internet sites to help fulfill this ancient tradition. The web is
Health Report - Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco companies are fighting efforts in the United States and Australia to make their products less appealing. In Washington, a fede
IN THE NEWS - US, Australia Expand Military Cooperation This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Barack Obama became the fourth American president to speak to Australias parliament. Mr. Obama noted the strong ties between the two countr
Australia and Japan have traded barbs ahead of a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Santiago, Chile. Japan accuses Australia of lacking the conviction to save crucial talks from a state of collapse. Australian Environment Minister Pe
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is sending the top U.S. diplomat for Africa to Kinshasa for talks on the violence and humanitarian crisis in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the DRC. Assistant Secretary for State fo
Australia has agreed to protect one million square kilometers of ocean off its northeast coast. The Coral Sea Conservation Zone will help safeguard an area described by conservationists as a spectacular marine jewel while the region is assessed for
Yemen's Interim Leadership Rules out Transition Deal for Now Political wrangling is underway in Yemen's capital as President Ali Abdullah Saleh receives treatment in Saudi Arabia. U.S. and Yemeni officials say President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered in
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha
South Sudan has issued a new argument to support its claim on a major oil field given to the North as part of the Abyei ruling last week at The Hague. Disputing the North's possession of the oil field, the South says the prized land is still part of
Stradivari's Violin Secret? His Talent A study in the journal Angewandte Chemie that looked at the varnish used in Stradivarius instruments found nothing unusual, leading the researchers to conclude that Stradivari was just a master craftsman who had
By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 November 2007 The U.S. Army officer responsible for training Afghanistan's new security forces says he only has about half the number of U.S. military trainers he asked for. But he says the resulting delay will be measured in
Steve Kitchin demonstrates his prototype invention. With the touch of a button he simply backs the chair in, and the elevator-like lift raises up and slides into the cab. Last spring, Steve Kitchin had had enough. For 10 years since an auto accident
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has drawn wide support from college students and other youthful voters, many of whom have volunteered for his campaign. But Republicans, now holding their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, are also try
Todd: So, Alexandra, you're going to be a lawyer. Alexandra: Yes, I am. Todd: Very impressive and you're in law school and you were saying that in law school the reading load is very difficult. Alexandra: Yes, for each class you have to read a few th
The flooding in Queensland has now reached Brisbane. Some of the towns north of Brisbane, which had the earlier floods, have become flooded again. This time the Brisbane River has already flooded its banks. Workers in the central city were told not t
Ever since 1921, Australia has refused to buy apples from New Zealand because some New Zealand apples had a disease called fire blight. This disease is common in North America and Europe but Australia and Japan do not have it and do not want it. The