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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
Mark: So, Todd, you run and operate this site, elllo.org, yeah? Todd: Yes. Mark: How long have you been doing that? Todd: I've been doing it now for about two years. Mark: Two years. OK, and I've been on the site and there's a place where I can send
By Mary Morningstar Washington 29 October 2006 Country star Alan Jackson, 48, has dominated the Country charts throughout the past two decades. He's best-known for such uptempo hits as Don't Rock the Jukebox, Chattahoochee and his Grammy-winning due
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
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
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
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
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
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
Leading finance officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa accompanied their leaders as part of the weekend BRICS summit in Goa. The meetings come just a month after the much-larger G20 Summit was held in Hangzhou, where the world's
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
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
One of my co-workers, Betty, was retiring this month after working for the company 23 years. I was put in charge of planning a retirement lunch in her honor at a restaurant nearby. The company was picking up the tab and it was up to me to set a day a
By Shahnawaz Khan Srinigar 29 October 2007 The International Committee to Ban Land Mines has been urging nations around the world to ban land mines. While India has resisted the ban because of security issues on its borders, an alliance of insurgents
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
By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 13 March 2006 The United States and Japan are discussing plans to move 8,000 U.S. Marines off the island of Okinawa. Both governments hope the move will ease conflicts w
By Jim Malone Washington 16 May 2007 After months of relatively gentle debate, the 10 Republicans running for president are getting more aggressive with each other in the 2008 campaign for the White House. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has mo
Do you ever have aches and pains? Do your muscles ever get sore? Do you get headaches? My husband used to until a couple of years ago. He would come home from work with tight shoulders, or a headache, or a knot in his back, near his shoulder blades.
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
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