标签:World Cancer Day 相关文章
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, even in todays world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever since. It also aims to promote consumers rights and demand t
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - World Conference on Disaster Reduction / The Fight Against Polio / Prostate Cancer By Broadcast: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA
Caffeine is the "Drug" of Choice in Many Cultures From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News in Special English. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we report on caffeine and two popular drinks: tea and coffee. We tell about
Despite turning 50 next month, Diego Maradona still has some of the skill which maintains him one of the greatest footballers of all time. At a charity event in Moscow for children with cancer., he said he would prove that he also still had manageria
World Cancer Day falls on February the 4th each year. It aims to draw attention to the effect cancer has on the lives of millions around the world. Around 7 million people die each year from the different types of cancer. Eleven million new cases are
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. This is the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the discoverers of insulin in 1922. WWD was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WHO (World Heal
World Environment Day (WED) is a day we all need to put in our diaries. It happens on June 5 every year and should be one of the most important days of the holiday calendar. WED was created in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly. The environm
World Tuberculosis Day falls on March 24th each year. It is sponsored by the World Health Organisation. Its aim is to raise global awareness that tuberculosis is still an epidemic in many parts of the world. Many people in rich countries believe the
One of the worlds most serious problems is the use of child labour. June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour. All around the world people will take part in activities to raise awareness of the damage child labour does to children, families and s
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world on May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization in 1987. It aims to highlight the dangers of smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop smoking and thus
World Hepatitis Day is observed on May the 19th. It aims to increase awareness worldwide of the diseases hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its hope is to encourage the prevention and diagnosis of these two diseases, and increase the number of people who r
World Teachers Day is on October the 5th every year. It is a very special day and every student should make a note of it in his or her diary. And then they should put it on their calendar, computer and iPhone. It celebrates some of the worlds most im
The first Monday in October each year is World Habitat Day. It was started by the United Nations. The UN said the idea is for us to reaffirm that adequate shelter is a basic human right. It also said we must focus on the conditions of cities and town
If you love animals, then you should put World Animal Day on your calendar or in your diary. It takes place each year on the 4th of October. It all started in Italy in 1931 at an ecology conference. The scientists wanted to highlight the plight of en
EXPLORATIONS - October 30, 2002: Information Age, Part 3 29 Oct 2002, 20:33 UTC VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS
Chinese history is filled with achievements in science and technology. Since the early 1990s, china has been enjoying a boom in scientific and technological development. The success is no accident. In 1995, the Chinese government put forward a plan f
How Do You Like Your Caffeine -- In Tea or Coffee? From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in Special English. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we report on caffeine and two popular drinks: tea and coffee. We tell about a s
AGRICULTURE REPORT – November 5, 2002: World Food Day By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. More than one-hundred countries celebrated World Food Day on October sixteenth.
By Jill Moss DEVELOPMENT REPORT -March 25, 2002: World TB Day This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Development Report. March twenty-fourth was World Tuberculosis Day. The yearly event is he
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 April 2008 World Malaria Day will be celebrated for the first time April 25. It aims to focus public attention on a disease which every year kills more than one million people, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Afri