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A: I was wondering if I could collect unemployment benefits. B: Did you get laid off? A: I am still working for now, but I might get laid off. B: You may collect unemployment if you are working fewer hours or got laid off. A: Does everyone who gets l
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US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film Although The Lady, a feature film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, opened as scheduled, no one anticipated its release would coincide with the democracy leaders election to a seat in Burmas parlia
Air Pollution Linked to Cognitive Decline Several years ago a massive survey of women called the Nurses' Health Study began collecting data on memory, thinking skills and other cognitive measures. Jennifer Weuve of the Rush Institute of Healthy Aging
Wounded Syrians Treated at Secret Clinic in Lebanon Amran, 6, is one of the youngest patients in this hospital. He has difficulty walking. When he shows his leg, its easy to see why. A chunk is missing from his shin. The hole is surrounded by red sca
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EU Hopes Pesticide Ban Will Halt Bee Decline The targeted farm chemicals, which will be banned for two years starting this December 1, belong to a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids. They are a type of insect nerve agent that has been widely
By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun strolled across the heavily militarized border with North Korea and later received an unscheduled greeting from the North's leader Kim Jong Il. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from S
By Anthony Stokes Washington, DC 15 June 2006 watch Global Attitudes report The global image of the United States has declined, and fewer people support the U.S.-led war on terror. That's the assessment of a worldwide poll released this week by a Wa
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 04 May 2006 The International Labor Organization says child labor - especially in its worst forms - is on the decline for the first time across the globe. Asia is one of the
By David Gollust State Department 06 March 2008 The United State Thursday welcomed the Organization of American States' resolution on the Colombia-Ecuador crisis, which calls for an OAS commission to investigate the matter. U.S. officials say efforts
US Treasury Sec, Greenspan Paint Positive Picture of US Economy Barry Wood Treasury Secretary John Snow says the U.S. economy is on a strong growth path. Mr. Snow told a Washington gathering that an e
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 12 October 2007 There is growing concern in Zimbabwe that presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for next March will not live up to the expectations of the people. Peta Thornycroft reports that one of t
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 October 2007 A senior United Nations official says Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip does not bode well for U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace talks expected later this year. He appeals to Israel to lift restriction
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 23 November 2007 Lebanese leaders and members of parliament have agreed to postpone Friday's scheduled session of parliament for a fifth time, leaving the country, at midnight, without a president. Edward Yeranian reports fo
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 16 January 2006 Jazz musicians of New Orleans In New Orleans on this Martin Luther King Day, marches and celebrations took place amid the city's ongoing struggle to recover
The European Commission is calling for Russia to halt its military incursion into Georgia. Tendai Maphosa has the details from London. A woman in Gori, Georgia cries, after finding out that her child was killed, 11 Auf 2008 The European Commission e
今天我们要学的词是secretive。 Secretive, 是不公开的,遮遮掩掩的。最新研究发现,认为美国联邦政府对民众不够坦率的人两年来显著增加。Three out of four view the federal government as secretive, 四个人
Todd: Adrienne you have such interesting jewelry. I mean, it's just amazing. Where did you get all this stuff? Adrienne: Well, all over actually. I like to travel. I tend to travel a lot as does most of my family, so whenever I travel somewhere I lik
今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan, 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 The source declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of