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UN Panel Meets on Global Aging 联合国全球老龄化会议 This week, a U.N. panel opens a three-day meeting on the ageing of the global population. Its part of a process that could lead to a new international treaty to protect the rights of older
Indigenous Peoples Have More Health Problems 土著居民有更多的健康问题 A new report says the worlds minorities and indigenous peoples suffer more ill health than other segments of the population. It says decades of marginalization, poverty
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Summit in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, has urged an enhanced OSCE role in settling regional conflicts and promoting human rights. Clinton also sealed
AS IT IS 2013-06-20 Crocodile Attacks Increase Crocodile feeds at Darwin's Crocodile Farm in Australia. Hello. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. On todays program, we hear about some children who are learning not only reading, writing, and arithmetic, but
Army of Tiny Soldiers Replicates Battle of Waterloo FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Next year marks the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo, when French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an international force led by England and Prussia. Just in time f
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Tyrus Wong, the artist behind the design of Bambi, died on Friday. He was 106. Wong was a Chinese immigrant, and his vision for Bambi was inspired by landscape drawings from the Song Dynasty. The film's art was praised as a break
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his new government will be a partner for peace with the Palestinians. The statement appears to mark a departure for Mr. Netanyahu, whose campaign promises called for Israel to make few concessions in the
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 March 2007 The Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he would contest in court his disqualification by the electoral commission. A a leading candidate for the April poll, he was excluded in the final official list.
Today's topics: The Oscars, Pimps, Down to the wire, And so forth, and I or It? Words: To come down with a cold Academy Awards To give out awards It's hard out here for a pimp To be nominated Pimp my ride To sell out Smog inspection/check Headlights
Topics: U.S. Census, Driving While Texting, as well as versus as long as, change versus alter versus modify versus transform Words: census household questionnaire gender privacy Driving While Texting (DWT) Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) drunk crackd
Topics: How to become a teacher in the U.S., steps in ordering food in a restaurant, to walk the walk and talk the talk, constraint versus restraint, monkey business, on a regular basis Words: reciprocal credential postbaccalaureate practicum basic s
By Michael Bowman White House 15 February 2008 President Bush has embarked on a five-nation trip to Africa to promote democratic reform and economic advancement, and to review progress made in fighting disease. From the White House, VOA's Michael Bow
Topics: Gallaudet University, U.S. call signs for radio and TV stations, outfit versus gear versus equipment, pronouncing law and low, so versus very Words: deaf hearing-impaired student body American Sign Language to appoint Board of Trustees facult
Topics: New York Theater District/Broadway shows; Barbie dolls/G.I. Joe; I dont have versus I have no, in the street versus on the street, identifying yourself on the phone Words: district mainstream controversial cutting-edge lucrative figurine infa
Topics: U.S. zoning laws; how to become a TV or movie screenwriter; unless versus if, in versus at for locations, persecute versus prosecute Words: zoning law urban sprawl mixed-use zoning high-density neighborhood exclusionary affordable housing str
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And now this - Americans have something to say about proposed rules for investigating campus sexual assault. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos offered the change. She wants to overturn rules from the Obama administration in a way t
Topics: Ask an American: U.S. Families Adjust to Life Overseas; outpatient; to gulp versus to gobble; swell Words: corporate culture to behave workplace personal space area of concern consultant adjustment far and away in excess of to mitigate produc
Topics: U.S. Mint; how auctions work; cache versus cash; listen to versus listen for Words: mint coins circulation worn out to melt down to deface pennies auction high-end antique bid cash cache cachet to listen to to listen for
Topics: Brown v. Board of Education; yearbooks in American schools; indeed; none of them is/are; down to the wire Words: case party landmark decision inferior to rule to enroll to desegregate yearbook keepsake peers hairdos autograph indeed none of t
Topics: Apollo Theater; Famous Americans: Susan B. Anthony; to talk down to; to bail on; had better versus would rather Words: talent to make (ones) debut jazz legend to bill (oneself) executioner to revive landmark status to play a pivotal role suff