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Broadcast: Jan 11 2003 It's a Thursday night at the McDonough Gymnasium on Georgetown University's campus in Washington, D.C. About 200 fans have gathered to see Georgetown's women's basketball team t
Lawmakers approved the legislation on Sunday at the end of a week-long bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. An Weixing, head of the Public Security Ministry's counter-terrorism division, says threats from terrorism
by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is the health care reform law constitutional? At the risk of stirring up controversy, I cant resist dipping a toe into the current debate over the new health care bill. One of my readers-Mary-writes in to ask whether th
IN THE NEWS - September 14, 2002: Sharia Law in Nigeria This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program In The News. There is a dispute about a major women’s beauty competition to be held i
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Where Nature Writes the Laws: A Visit to the National Arboretum in Washington By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in
The United States is making the first major changes in its food safety rules since the nineteen thirties. A new law called the Food Safety Modernization Act will govern all foods except meat, poultry and some egg products. It calls for increased gove
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we talk more about the costs of higher education in the United States. If you missed last week's report, you can find it at voaspecialenglish.com. Foreign students who need financial aid general
AS IT IS 2014-11-08 Turkey May Change Property Seizure Law Turkish lawmakers are expected to approve legislation soon that would affect property rights. The measure would permit police to seize property from people accused of plotting against the gov
US Supreme Court to Review Immigration Law Alhassanne Foungounou plays his guitar and sings of liberation on YouTube. Foungounou requested asylum in the United States when his Tuareg protest songs angered the Niger government. But Foungounou returned
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has reversed a law that gave the attorney general's Office the power to ban books. Rights activists and authors hail the verdict as a victory for free expression, but some officials say curbs on free speech are still
Abortion Law Vote Polarizes Ireland 爱尔兰将立法允许有限合法堕胎 After marathon debates this week in parliament, lawmakers voted 127 to 31 to allow abortions when a woman's life is in danger. The decision follows months of debate. Campa
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's ask Julie Rovner about the federal health law. Proposed changes to that law will be even more up for the public debate this week, as we learn just how much a Republican plan to replace Obamacare may cost. Julie's a longtime
China's wildlife protection law was passed in 1989 with the aim of sustaining wildlife as a resource. Now academics and animal rights activists are pushing to reform the law. Mang Ping is a professor with the Central Institute of Socialist Studies in
An oil painting said to be the work of famous Chinese artist Xu Beihong sold at auction for more than 70 million yuan in an auction last year. However, a group of painters recently have claimed that's their school work years ago as students in China
A revised version of the elderly people's welfare law is now in effect in China. As CRI's Su Yi reports, it forces the families of elderly people to regularly visit and care for them. The revised Law for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of
Top Chinese lawmakers reviewed potential legal amendments to help bolster small and medium-sized companies, including potential tax breaks and easier access to financing. Panel discussions on the draft revisions were held on Tuesday in Beijing at a b
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, passed legislation Friday limiting the ability of foreigners to invest in industrial sectors considered as strategic. This came shortly after the Russian government announced the arrest of two Russian
Under the new amendments, those convicted of abusing a child or an elderly person can face up to 3-years in prison, a move many here in China are applauding. Laws are supposed to protect the disadvantaged. Everyone will get old, and most people can h
To establish a more standard and transparent environment around charity donations in China and encourage involvement, the draft of the country's first charity law will be discussed during the Two Sessions. The country's first Charity Law-- a heated t
Fu Ying, the spokesperson for the annual session of the legislative body, says China is drafting a fundamental Civil Code and the general rules of the draft are expected to be submitted to the top legislature in June. A two-step approach will be take