Dogs Against Rabies in East Africa Rabies is a global health issue, claiming fifty to sixty thousand lives every year. Most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The rabies virus is usually transmitted to humans through the bite

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(六月)

Chinese Pursue Volunteer Opportunities in Africa At a recent training session in Beijing, doctors, information technology specialists, business professionals and others prepare for a one- to two-year stint in Africa with international development cha

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US Presidents Seek Broader Ties to Africa Obamas trip to Africa is the latest in a list of visits by American presidents going back 70 years. Allan Lichtman is a presidential historian and professor at American University. So by going to Africa, pres

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By Peta Thornycroft 20 December 2007 Zimbabwe's central bank has introduced higher denomination currency notes in an effort to deal with a raging inflation rate. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that the central bank recently introduced so many contr

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

By Kurt Achin Seoul 16 December 2007 He has been a South Korean cabinet minister, and sat across the negotiating table from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. However, former news anchor Chung Dong-young is a distant second in polls ahead of Wednesday'

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By Aida Akl Washington, D.C. 10 May 2007 Despite signs of progress in resolving some of the Horn of Africa's festering disputes, a range of conflicts extending from Sudan to Somalia and from Eritrea to Uganda threatens to further destabilize the reg

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 February 2007 Even in African countries with overall low HIV infection rates, sex workers are many more times likely to carry the virus. In this second part of a five-part series on the most vulnerable groups to HIV infection

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Chiles Coastal Recovery; Africas Groundwater BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about some unexpected effects of a natural disast

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Education Report - Linking Education and Employment in Africa This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than six hundred delegates have been meeting in Burkina Faso this week to discuss education in Africa. The aim is to find ways to sup

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported excessive rainfall is causing havoc with the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in seven Southern African countries. People take the high road to p

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Three dimensional movies, like Avatar, are wowing us with their visual display. The science fiction epic Avatar won best drama and top director for filmmaker James Cameron at this year's Golden Globe awards. But a study at the University of Californi

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before Barack Obama became president, he was a community organizer on Chicago's south side Long before Barack Obama came to Washington as a U.S. senator, then won election as the first African-American president of the United States, he was a communi

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A new organization aims to sharply improve the quality of African laboratories, allowing health professionals to better track, treat and test for diseases. It's called the African Society for Laboratory Medicine, or ASLM. A new organization aims to s

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More Funds Needed to Fight E. Africa Famine Music super stars such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Justin Bieber are encouraging their fans to donate money for the famine victims in the Horn of Africa region. They're among a list of more than 150 celebriti

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's graduation season for colleges and universities across the United States - a time for celebration for many families but also added anxiety for DACA recipients. The DREAMers have been able to finish and get college degrees but

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DACA, A Student's Story: 'They Are The Types Of Immigrants You Want In Your Country' MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Recently, we heard from a young immigrant from Mexico - the country from which the vast majority of DACA recipients arrived. Some 79 percent are

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By Paula Wolfson White House 16 September 2009 President Obama (r) and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on the South Lawn of the White House, 16 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is emphasizing his support for the Olympic movement at a crucial time fo

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Scientist uses tree rings to reconstruct 13th century climate Art Chimes | Washington, DC 05 April 2010 Photo: Photos.com Related Links: Angkor paper (full text) Buckley lab We started seeing these big, giant periods of drought that took place around

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 November 2007 Senior finance officials from the world's 20 major economies say they share responsibility for stabilizing rising commodity prices and are calling on countries with large foreign currency reserves to adopt

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By Jim Randle Taji, Iraq 09 November 2007 U.S. military officers and local sheiks say an area north and west of Baghdad is turning away from the al-Qaida terror group and offering more support to the Iraqi government. The change follows a series of b

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