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A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: our guest is linguist Geoff Nunberg. He's been listening to how Americans debate issues, and there's a particular word he often finds they invoke: sensitivities. GEOFF NUNBERG: It'
By Rosanne Skirble Washington DC 26 January 2006 Farmer herds flock of ducks Since the virus was identified in humans three years ago in China, 80 of the 150 people infected have died from the disease
Doctors, Nurses Continue to Provide Care at Damaged Sirte Hospital The destruction of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, Sirte, during Libya's revolution included significant damage to the city's main hospital, where a small crew of intrepid doctors and nur
Downtown Art Walk Provides New View of Los Angeles Central Los Angeles is undergoing a renaissance - at least one night every month. It is both a party - and an artistic pilgrimage. One evening each month, nearly 50 downtown galleries open their door
In an emotional visit to Tucson, Arizona late Wednesday, President Barack Obama has visited the wounded from last Saturday's mass shooting and with families of the six people killed. The president and first lady Michelle Obama attended a memorial hon
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2007 Syria says it has fired on intruding Israeli aircraft. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the incident points to tensions between the two regional powers that have been simmering for mon
Todd: So, Santi are from Indonesia, correct? Santi: Yes. Todd: So, I take it, you can play sports all year round 'cause it's really warm? Santi: Yes. It's true. Todd: So, what kind of sports do you like to play? Santi: I like swimming and I like doin
The financial crisis that has gripped the United States has particular resonance for Asia, which was racked by its own financial crisis 11 years ago. Indeed, some of the root causes of the two crises are similar, which has sparked some concern in As
By Nico Colombant Conakry 11 January 2008 One year after violent protests erupted in Guinea, a promised government inquiry into several hundred deaths and dozens of rapes has yet to get started, frustrating human rights activists and families of vict
A group of Darfurian refugees who recently fled the war in Sudan have gathered across the border in the northern Central African Republic. But rather than living in a displacement camp as is usually the case for refugees, they live on their own, in
Yoga in the Nairobi Slums Provides Empowerment, Hope Africa Yoga Project Paige Elenson has been teaching yoga for 15 years. The former Wall Street consultant came to Kenya in 2007 to live and volunteer in the Nairobi slum of Kibera. She co-founded th
Photo: Little Dog Records Pete AndersonPete Anderson rose to fame as a producer, guitarist and backup singer for country superstar Dwight Yoakam. But Pete's sound is firmly rooted in the blues, a direction he took on his latest album, Even Things Up.
By Carol Pearson Washington 03 July 2007 A second cervical cancer vaccine has passed a key clinical trial and its maker is seeking to use the vaccine in countries around the world. As VOA's Carol Pearson reports, more women may be able to use this ne
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 July 2007 The Arab League is sending a delegation to Israel this week for the first time. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem, the 22-nation organization is pushing a new initiative for Mideast peace. The visit
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 December 2007 The European Commission and the United States are condemning the political violence that has been reported in Kenya in the run-up to next week's presidential and legislative elections. President Mwai Kibaki is
By David Gollust State Department 03 January 2008 Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalgam met Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other officials Thursday in a meeting underlining an improving bilateral relationship. The U.S. side raised hum
Data from the first flyby of the planet Mercury in January of 2008 by the spacecraft MESSENGER are reported in eleven papers this week in the journal Science. The findings reveal new details about the solar system's smallest planet 77 million kilome
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 07 January 2008 Kenya's main opposition party has canceled planned nationwide protests, saying it wants to give international mediation a chance to resolve a post-election dispute that plunged the east African country into chaos
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 05 November 2007 United States Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez is leading a trade mission of 22 American companies to Vietnam - the first since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization. American businesses are eager