U.S. lawmakers have been commenting on the situation in Burma as the U.S. Congress advanced legislation to strengthen and renew unilateral U.S. economic sanctions against the Burmese military government. More from VOA's Dan Robinson on Capitol Hill.

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 June 2008 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for urgent aid for thousands of farm families that suffered losses during last month's cyclone in Burma. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, while aid experts s

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations says countries donating to Burma's cyclone recovery efforts are seeking re-assurances of cooperation from Burmese authorities. Donor nations and aid groups are worried Burma may reduce access to the country

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: OK, this is big news, big news, if you eat ice cream. There is a global shortage of natural vanilla. Prices for vanilla beans are sky-high. NPR's Dan Charles reports. DAN CHARLES, BYLINE: Gerry Newman buys vanilla by the gallon.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more people will die if Burma's military government does not lift restrictions on relief aid soon. Mr. Gates spoke at an Asian security forum in Singapore, part of his tour of Asia. 美国国防部长盖茨说,

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A trough is triggering storms over inland Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and northern New South Wales. A low in the southeast is generating rain and wind in Tasmania while tropical cyclone Alacia is approaching Kimberly. Lookin

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By Al Pessin Pentaton 08 May 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military has taken more action to prepare to deliver help to victims of the Burma cyclone. But he says he can't imagine U.S. forces would enter Burma or its airspace

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By Chris Simkins Washington 12 May 2008 U.S. officials say Burma's government has agreed to allow a single U.S. military aircraft carrying relief supplies to land in the country on Monday. Also, the UN's World Food Program says it will resume aid fli

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 July 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is urgently appealing for $5 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of flood victims in Pakistan. UNICEF estimates more than 1.5 million people are

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Officials in charge of dealing with disasters in Asia have hailed progress in efforts to better prepare the region. At a meeting in Thailand, they said climate change is worsening natural disasters, however, and that more cooperation and aid for deve

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U.S. First Lady Laura Bush says the United States will do all it can to help the victims of the cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday. Mrs. Bush also said it is troubling that many Burmese learned about the cyclone only when foreign broadcasters like th

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The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. 国际红十字会说,暴雨将给缅甸伊洛瓦底三角洲地区的强热带风暴灾民带来新的苦难。 Offic

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The United Nations' efforts to increase assistance in cyclone-battered areas of Burma are to be stepped up with arrival of the U.N. humanitarian affairs chief, in Rangoon. Burma's military has put the official death toll at 78,000 people with another

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The United States Tuesday sharply criticized the Burmese government's decision to extend the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But President Bush said U.S. cyclone relief for Burma will continue. 美国周二尖锐批评缅甸政府决定

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The United Nations reports only about half of the 2.4 million survivors of Burma's devastating Cyclone Nargis have received assistance. But, it says that aid is generally spotty and not enough. 联合国说,在缅甸发生的灾难性纳尔吉斯强热

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Fruit processing company SPC Ardmona is facing an uncertain future after Federal cabinet knocks back its request for financial assistance. The company was asking for 25 million dollars to help restructure its operations. Thousands of jobs in the Vict

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A trough is generating showers over SA and Tasmania, tropical cyclone Sandra is moving east, away from the Queensland coast. And a monsoonal trough is causing storms in parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Looking around the states.

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Lets take a look at the satellite. Tropical Cyclone Owen is producing heavy rain gales over Western Australia while on the other side of the country, Tropical Cyclone Nathan is generating heavy rain and thunderstorms over far northern Queensland. Loo

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Leading our news this morning, the Treasurer is laying the ground work for a debate on taxation reform. Joe Hockey has revealed the government will release a discussion paper early April. Leading businessman Fairfax Chairman Roger Corbett is calling

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Queensland and the Northern Territorary are on cyclone alert as two big weather events approach.Tropical cyclone Marcia is due to hit land near Yeppoon tomorrow morning.Clyclone Lam is also making its way towards Millingimbi in the top end.Queensland

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