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Popcorn Makes A Perfect, Healthy Snack Dear A Moment of Science, I love to snack, but I also want to lose weight. The problem is, I really hate vegetables and fruit, at least as snack foods. I want something with a little salt, a little crunch. So ar
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 October 2006 Palestinian police officer burns tires during a demonstration demanding payment of salaries in Gaza City, October 22, 2006 Members of the Palestinian security forces launched a wave of anti-government prote
Leading central banks have rushed to add more cash to the world's financial system in an effort to calm nervous international markets. As Ron Corben in Bangkok reports, most Asian stock markets fell again Thursday, as investors continued to react to
By Michael Bowman Washington 23 January 2008 Amid continued global market turmoil, the U.S. Congress' top economic forecaster says he believes the United States is entering a period of slow growth, but that the country will avoid a recession. VOA's M
The International Monetary Fund, the European Union and World Bank have agreed to a $25 billion economic rescue package for Hungary to strengthen confidence in its economy. It has been described as the largest financial aid measure for an emerging-m
U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are calling for global unity as world leaders gather in London for an emergency economic summit. The two leaders downplayed differences on steps to reverse the current economic slid
The Obama administration has announced details of a $100 billion plan to entice investors to buy up bad loans from the nations troubled banks. It is hoped the plan will help ease the credit crunch that has disrupted the American economy. President B
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 07 February 2008 The slowing U.S. economy and rising unemployment are affecting a wide range of businesses across the country, including those owned by immigrants. Small immigrant businesses in Prince William County, Vi
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you went to the post office this past week, you might have noticed something new - a forever stamp collection featuring illustrations from the children's book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to Venezuela, where an economic crisis has brought thousands of people to the streets. The demonstrations have been growing since the country's supreme court tried to nullify the Congress there. Food and medicine are in short
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 04 August 2006 Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, faces a crippling energy shortage with basic electricity only available six hours a day. Officials say demand is soaring, but international support for the city's energy needs is be
When you start off coming out of the egg and youre less than, say, 2 feet long and you are in a world full of predators that are loving to crunch on you, then you need to get big fairly quickly. The future seems bleak for this dinosaur. With its life
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 June 2007 Thai public prosecutors have formally charged former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra with corruption in the first formal legal action against him to reach court since he was ousted last year by a military coup. Ro
The price of oil has hit an all-time high in London, rising above $146 a barrel, with New York crude prices not far behind. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA from London analysts do not see an end to the price increases anytime soon. Oil well pumps The
Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's second biggest equities market after South Africa has long been an attraction for emerging market investors. But the Nigerian stock exchange has slumped to record levels in the past few months, making it one of the wors
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is warning of a bleak, economically tough 2009. Unemployment, home foreclosures and business bankruptcies are all expected to rise dramatically in Britain over the next 12 months. British Prime Minister Gordon Bro