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China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Calls for Weaker Currency China hopes its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years will quiet calls for it to revalue its currency, which Western nations say is artificially low and gives Chinese companies a tr
By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 20 January 2006 watch Malaria Treatments report The World Health Organization says the most effective cure for malaria could be in jeopardy, unless their new prescripti
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook has died after undergoing surgery over the weekend for a blood clot in his brain. He was 6
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 18 January 2006 After three days of bad weather, the United Nations has resumed emergency aid flights into areas of Pakistan devastated by October's massive earthquake. But
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it has sent medical and relief supplies to a small Somali town near the Kenyan border, the destination of many people fleeing violence and instability in Somalia. Cathy Majtenyi rep
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 23 July 2006 Three senior European envoys held talks with Israeli officials ahead of a visit to the region by Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. But as diplomacy intensifies to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah g
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 30 July 2006 Lebanese hold a candlelit vigil in memory of at least 56 people - more than half of then children - who were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike that crushed a building in the southern Lebanese village of Qana
In a 228 to 205 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted down a $700 billion measure aimed at addressing the nation's financial crisis, as lawmakers from both major political parties defied their leadership and voted against the bill. VOA's Dan
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Life Expectancy report Life expectancy in certain parts of the world has fallen dramatically -- as much as 50 percent in some countries. That's acco
The Director of the U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugees John Ging said UNRWA will soon resume its work in the Gaza Strip, after it suspended efforts Thursday, after the driver of an aid truck was killed by Israeli fire. Palestinians gather to rec
A United Nations agency is offering what it calls a conceptual breakthrough to uplift the world's poorest people. The U.N. Industrial Development Organization contends selective industrialization offers the best chance for smaller, developing countr
Emergency Birth Training Curbs Infant Mortality Responding immediately when newborns fail to breathe in the critical moments after birth could dramatically cut the number of infant deaths worldwide. That's the focus of a new training program for mate
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 11 May 2006 The U.N.'s World Food Program says North Korea has agreed to let the agency start distributing food in the country again after ordering it to halt operations late l
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 April 2006 Despite Asia's fast economic growth, unemployment in the region has increased over the past decade. The United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Asia
By Nico Colombant Bamako, Mali 02 May 2006 watch Mali Recycling report Mali's capital, Bamako, faces a worsening recycling problem, with bottles and plastic bags becoming more popular -- and more poll
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 October 2006 The United Nations' drug agency says there has been another sharp fall in opium cultivation in the area of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle, where Burma, Thailand and Laos meet. But, U.N. officials ar
By Noel King Khartoum 06 May 2007 A displaced Sudanese woman carries her sons in the Otach Displaced Persons camp in the city of Nyala in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, (File) Saturday marked one year since the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreeme
By Margaret Besheer Washington 12 February 2006 A United Airlines pilot walks to security check point at O'Hare International Airport (file photo) The hijacking of four jets on September 11, 2001, mad
By David McAlary Washington 11 July 2006 Former dancer Ann Smith leads a stretch class at Munson Community Health Clinic in Traverse City New medical research shows that elderly people can prolong their lives without vigorous exercise. The study of
By David Gollust State Department 09 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is sending $10 million in emergency medical aid to the Pale