Transcript of the Prime Minister's broadcast on Foot and Mouth Disease This weekend will see the traditional start to the tourism season in Britain - when hundreds of castles, historic houses, wildlife centres and other attractions open their doors

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Agriculture Report - Surviving a Drought: A Farmer's Old-Fashioned Lessons This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In recent days the remains of what had been Hurricane Isaac moved into the American Midwest. The storm brought rain to some

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A new study warns of the potential problems Africa faces from rising temperatures. The Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) says the continent must learn to adapt to shorter growing seasons. The report was released as the U

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Reflecting on 50 Years of Kenyan Independence 肯尼亚独立50年的反思 WASHINGTON Thursday will mark 50 years since Kenya gained independence from Britain. As the nation celebrates half a century of self-rule, Kenyans are reflecting on how their

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 19 September 2009 The United Nations is keeping itself at the forefront of international efforts to slow global warming. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made climate change his signature issue, and he is try

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Lawsuit Filed to Stop Antibiotic Use in Healthy Livestock American health advocates have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. food regulatory agency to stop a practice they believe is contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide.

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US Drought Could Trigger Higher Beef Prices Beef prices may be headed upward due to a severe, lingering drought in the southern United States which is putting a major financial squeeze on the regions cattle producers. Across Texas cattle country, liv

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CAR Food Security Hard Hit 中非食品安全遭受重创 Violence in Central African Republic has taken a heavy toll on food security. A new U.N. assessment says crops, livestock and fishing have all been affected. Nearly one million people have bee

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Camel herders scoop up water in plastic buckets from one of the few watering holes in the area, to water their animals near the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya, Friday, March 3, 2017.

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Wolves Need More Room to Roam狼群需要更多生存空间 Wolves are vital players in various ecosystems. So we humans need to develop a better tolerance for wolves. And the wolves need more space. Thats according to a new study in the journal Natu

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By Jeffrey Young Des Moines, Iowa 17 August 2007 Every August, the Midwestern U.S. state of Iowa holds a 10-day-long fair that celebrates agriculture and everything else Iowa has to offer. VOA's Jeffrey Young takes you to the Iowa State Fair. Carniva

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By Tom Rivers London 08 August 2007 For the first time since the confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain earlier this month, the government has decided to ease restrictions on livestock shipments in areas outside of the affected zone in sou

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FAO: Animal to Human Disease More Likely 粮农组织警告动物来源疾病的传播 About 70 percent of the new diseases that have infected humans in recent decades have come from animals. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warns its getti

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 July 2007 Somali woman holding her child at a Dadaab refugee camp in Northern Kenya (File Photo) U.N. agencies are warning malnutrition rates in refugee camps in Kenya have reached alarming levels. The U.N. Refugee Agency, W

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By June Soh Washington, DC 02 November 2006 watch Tribesman turned Teacher What makes you a better teacher is what you give to your students, says a Washington area social studies teacher who has tried to broaden his students' vision outside the cla

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New UN report highlights livestock production as major environmental threat Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 04 June 2010 A new United Nations report singles out food production as a major factor driving environmental degradation. Raising animals for

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More than six days after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern China, hopes are dwindling that more trapped people will be found alive. The official death toll so far is more than 32,000, but is expected to surpass 50,000. China has begun three d

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Topics: Hate Crime Legislation; State Fairs; shop versus store versus department store; relative to versus related to; Down Under Words: hate crime prejudice criminal offense sexual orientation brutality to trigger state fair livestock ride funhouse

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 November 2007 A powerful cyclone has battered Bangladesh, causing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Local media reports say as many as 1,100 people were killed. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, officia

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 February 2008 United Nations aid agencies warn the onset of spring in Afghanistan is expected to bring severe flooding in many parts of the country. They say they are gearing up to help tens of thousands of Afghans survive t

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