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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The nation's organ transplant network is proposing a change in how livers are made available. The idea is to make the system more equitable, but some are worried that this change would make things less fair for some people, and we
Technology Report - Some Websites Judge You by the Kind of Computer You Use This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Last week, the Wall Street Journal had a report about the online travel company Orbitz. The newspaper said Orbitz shows Mac
Study: Latino Students Most Segregated in California LOS ANGELES Even though legal school segregation ended in the United States 60 years ago, one study finds segregation still occurs in the U.S. based on income and race. The University of California
A new report is underlining the need for India to educate its massive young population, to ensure that it can participate in the country's growing economy. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, experts are warning that failure to train the coun
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The federal government set up a network last year to identify deadly germs called nightmare bacteria. Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that network is helping control these germs. And the CDC says the sys
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By David McAlary Washington 15 May 2007 Another African epidemic is taking the spotlight, cancer. Experts say aging and infectious diseases are increasing Africa's cancer burden. A new non-governmental group is trying to raise global awareness of the
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 06 June 2008 Communities and marine organizations around the world celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8 to raise awareness about the importance of the seas. Most Asian fishermen are not in a celebratory mood, however. Fish
Episcopal Church, Breakaway Anglicans Fight Over Property Outside the U.S. capital stands a red brick church with white wooden pews where George Washington served as a vestryman, or lay leader. The Falls Church was founded in 1732 and even gave its n
加州麻疹疫情接种疫苗闹纠纷 Sandy Roffman is not vaccinating her daughter, Brooklyn, but not by choice. 桑迪罗夫曼并没有让她的女儿布鲁克林接种疫苗,但这是身不由己之举。 We were told that she was diagnosed wit
Anton: Look at that guy. Hes been in town two weeks and hes already throwing his money around . Vanessa: You know as well as I do that money talks . Hes just trying to make a splash in the business community. Anton: If that were all he was doing then
西方的食品和餐饮文化和中国略有不同。在高档餐馆里进行正统的西式晚宴本身就是一种礼仪,它注重的是交谈。 Listen Read Learn The culture of food and dining in the West is a little different from that in China. The proper western dinner at a fine restauran
Before James Bond became a screen icon, he was a paperback hero. A new exhibition of 007 book covers charts the changing image of the suave British spy and his world of fast cars, luxury casinos and alluring women. Ranging from the 1950s to the prese
The sexual evolution would not have taken place, or certainly not taken it turn without the automobile and without the teenager. After World War II, American experienced an economic boom. For the first time, teenagers had spending money on what they
Beginners. Well, it's time for a new dog. For the past year, we have been a one dog family. But, you know, our dog, Rosie, is a wildly social lady. She goes crazy any time she meets another dog, a cat, a mouse, or a bird, let alone a human. But, the
今天我们要学的词是luxury。Luxury, 意思是奢侈。luxury brand 奢侈品牌,luxury hotel豪华酒店。2012年北京国际车展开幕, Global luxury auto makers are piling in to tap the Chinese market, 全球各地的豪华车品牌争
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 October 2007 Tens of thousands of farmers have converged in the Indian capital following a month-long protest march. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, they are demanding rights over land and livelihood. Singin
By Jim Fry Washington 23 April 2008 U.S. Democratic Party presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has won the primary in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. The victory keeps her campaign for the White House alive. Despite Tuesday's victory in the delega
By Jim Malone Washington 09 April 2008 With less than seven months until Election Day, the three major U.S. presidential candidates each have their own strategy for winning the White House in November. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has a look
By June Soh Washington, DC 02 November 2006 watch Tribesman turned Teacher What makes you a better teacher is what you give to your students, says a Washington area social studies teacher who has tried to broaden his students' vision outside the cla