Auckland Unleashed is the name of the new discussion paper. It is 220 pages long but you can see a quick video of statistics about Auckland at Auckland Discussion Paper. Some of these statistics are positive but many are negative. The statistics give

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 May 2006 The World Health Organization has unveiled a new approach for tackling the huge problem of maternal and child mortality. Each year, WHO estimates more than half a mi

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AS IT IS 2013-05-22 Plans for Chemical Plants Raise Questions in Southwest China Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we look at plans by some large companies to improve conditions for factor

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By Brian Padden Washington, DC 20 October 2006 The issue of philanthropy in America received much media attention recently when Warren Buffet, the world's second richest man donated more then $1.5 billion to the charitable foundation run by Bill Gat

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 June 2007 In another major setback for international efforts to bring peace to Somalia, a violent power struggle between two sub-clans in the port city of Kismayo is fueling fear that an all-out clan war could erupt at any ti

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour has landed after completing an 11-day mission to expand living space aboard the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami. Space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-126 crew land at Edwards Air Force Ba

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World Population Day Focuses on Family Planning There are already seven billion people living in this world. Half of the population is under the age of 25. We add a quarter of a million people a day to the world population, and, of course, the planet

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US Offers Full US Support for Greek Economic Recovery Plan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States unequivocally supports the economic recovery plan of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Clinton held talks with top Greek offici

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Gap-like Japanese Retailer Plans Hundreds of US Stores As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, Gap, one of the largest U.S. clothing retailers, will soon close 20 percent of its stores. Meanwhile, a major Japanese clothing retailer - with merchand

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Global Initiative Unveils Six-Year Plan to Eradicate Polio A new campaign has been announced to eradicate polio. The six-year plan costing $5.5 billion was unveiled Thursday at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi. The Global Polio Initiative says

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Indias Food Security Plan Met With Skepticism With food inflation hitting 8.25 percent in May, New Delhi resident Geeta Kashyap bargains even harder at the market to keep costs down. As food prices rise, she is left to wonder how the poorest in India

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The two steel truss arch halves of an extra-big bridge over the Lancang River were connected Tuesday morning after two vertical turns. The bridge, which sits 270 meters above the Lancang River, is a part of the DaliRuili Railway in southwest China's

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 March 2007 An old Somali man, holds his gun in Bakhara market in Mogadishu to defend his family from looters (File photo) In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, elders of the locally-dominant Hawiye clan tell VOA that the interim

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 12 January 2006 watch Rebuilding Plan report The Bring Back New Orleans commission released its long-awaited reconstruction plan Wednesday. Among its recommendations: elim

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 October 2007 Tens of thousands of farmers have converged in the Indian capital following a month-long protest march. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, they are demanding rights over land and livelihood. Singin

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By Cathy Majtenyi Kampala, Uganda 08 June 2007 In Uganda, there is widespread opposition over a proposal to allow part of the Mabira Forest Reserve to be clear-cut for sugar cane growing. Opponents say the move will destroy a delicate and unique Afri

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 July 2006 The World Food Program warns it will have to stop feeding more than 700,000 Angolans in September if it does not receive new cash donations by the end of this month. The U.N. agency says it needs $12.6 million to

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By Michael Bowman Washington 12 June 2008 The U.S. space agency is planning to send a probe to the sun to gather data and shed light on basic questions about how the star operates and its effects on Earth. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washingto

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About a year ago, I came up with an idea that I thought would revolutionize the way people sell their goods on the Internet. After a lot of planning, I decided to try to attract investors by developing a business plan. I got some advice from my frien

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Chen Fengying is the director of World Economy Center with China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. She says cooperation related to water resources is one of the priorities of the meeting, and locals will enjoy benefits from such coo

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