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一年一度雾霾对清迈人民健康造成影响 Here in the capital of Chiang Mai, hospital workers face an alarming increase in patients suffering respiratory illnesses, as the haze sets in. 在泰国首府清迈,随着雾霾来袭,医务工作
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 02 January 2007 watch Proton Pump report A basic tenet often associated with the practice of medicine is that physicians do no harm.' But even with the best intentions, sometimes a drug prescribed for one ailment ca
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 12 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Angelus prayer from his window, November 12, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to change their style of life and consumption to alleviate world hunger. He urged a ch
By Sean Maroney Washington 01 December 2006 watch Carter Interview on Iraq Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says convening an international conference on the world's commitment to help Iraq overcome the effects of war would reassure the Iraqi peop
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 06 October 2006 watch Doctor Without Border Makeshift refugee camp in Brooklyn, NY Doctors Without Borders, also known as Medicines Sans Frontieres, or MSF, is taking its work on the road - in the United States. The n
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 12 March 2007 watch National Oil Companies A new study of state-owned oil companies says these so-called National Oil Companies, or NOCs, control most of the world's known energy reserves and hold the key to any increas
By Melinda Smith Washington 06 September 2007 In 2006, the World Health Organization issued a report that a critical shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to severe health problems in Africa and parts of Asia.The report said at least four mi
By Kari Barber Dakar 24 November 2006 As part of a week to raise awareness against gender violence in Africa, the U.N. Population Fund is training local journalists to report on the issue in a way that can help solve it. Kari Barber attended a day-l
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 01 July 2006 In Mexico the noise of the campaigns is now over and voters are preparing to make their final choices for president as well as regional offices on Sunday. Election officials expect to announce preliminary resu
By Luis Ramirez Aboard USS Essex 17 May 2008 Burma's government is denying entry to helicopters and relief supplies from U.S. Navy ships waiting offshore, near the Irawaddy Delta. Relief groups say as many as two million people remain in desperate ne
The international Red Cross has signed an agreement with an African meteorology organization, hoping to better predict and respond to disasters caused by climate change. A cooperation pact signed Monday in Dakar will give the Red Cross inside access
By Brian Wagner Miami 24 April 2008 As the U.S. housing market continues a decline, home foreclosures across America have reached a three-decade high. For many Americans, the crisis is causing emotional as well as financial strain. VOA's Brian Wagner
By Greg Flakus Dayton, Texas 15 April 2008 A dramatic surge in the international price for rice has U.S. producers planting more fields in an effort to increase profits. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from the rice-growing area of Dayton, Texas, h
By Nico Colombant Okrika Island, Nigeria 21 May 2007 Militants and villagers in Nigeria's restive, oil-rich and lawless Niger Delta are pleading for help from the incoming government that takes power next week. They say dialogue and development are n
By Tendai Maphosa London 20 September 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he will not attend the European Union-African Union summit slated for December in Lisbon if Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe also attends. Tendai Maph
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 03 August 2006 watch Call for Peace report Hezbollah guerrillas Wednesday fired a record number of rockets into Israel. Israel commandos raided the militant group's strongholds deep inside Lebanon. Top officials from
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 June 2006 Members of a newly deployed Fatah militia parade in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Sunday June 4, 2006 The deployment of a new security force in the West Bank i
A dramatic surge in the international price for rice has U.S. producers planting more fields in an effort to increase profits. But, in the rice-growing area of Dayton, Texas, high costs could limit their margins. 国际大米价格显著增加使美国
When traveling by plane what makes our ears pop, and what is it exactly that pops? Most of us are familiar with this phenomenon of travel: it usually happens on takeoffs and landings. Our ears pop because of the change in air pressure as the plane as
By Kent Klein Washington 14 March 2008 The Chairman of the U.S. central bank says his agency will do everything it can to help American homeowners who have been hurt in the mortgage lending crisis. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. Chairman B