By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 February 2007 The World Health Organization held Wednesday a meeting in Geneva to devise strategies aimed at finishing the job of eradicating polio worldwide. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from WHO headquarters in Geneva tha

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When its undesirable qualities outweigh its good qualities. Consider this: Crops generally produce several

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Humans aren't the only species that forms friendships. Lots of animals prefer to spend their time only with certain individuals. It's all very well showing that you do get social relationships and social bonds forming, but why on earth would you form

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Guppy Groups Provide Friendly Protection against Foes大敌当前小鱼也会为朋友两肋插刀 Humans aren't the only species that forms friendships. Lots of animals prefer to spend their time only with certain individuals. 人类并不是唯一一

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Instead of buying a house in the suburbs or an apartment in an apartment building in the city center, many people are starting to purchase apartments that are in a hotel. Unlike a traditional apartment, in these their neighbors change each day. This

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By Carolyn Presutti Washington 07 December 2007 CT scans, also known as CAT scans, have long served as lifesaving tools to expose deadly diseases. But a new study finds that CT scans might also cause diseases. VOA's Carolyn Presutti has the story. C.

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By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2006 President Bush says U.S. troops fighting terrorists in Iraq are making Americans safer at home. Opposition Democrats say a U.S. intelligence review concludes that the war in Iraq is building support for

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By Sonja Pace London 10 January 2008 The British government has announced its support for a new generation of nuclear power plants, which it says will provide a clean source of energy and help the country fight gas emissions and climate change. Oppon

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Top US Foreign Policy Lawmaker Faces Tough Re-Election Primary Lugar is one of the longest serving lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and a key player in formulating American foreign policy. He is known for legislation promoting democracy overseas, curbing

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Africas Growing Number of Stock Exchanges Face Challenges Even as African economies post strong growth figures, outpacing most developed nations, the continent's stock exchanges face many challenges, from national politics to weak currencies. A prote

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Obama Free College Plan Flawed, Critics Say 批评人士称奥巴马免费的大学计划存在缺陷 College tuition and student debt have increased at a rapid pace in the past 20 years - raising serious questions about whether a student loan crisis

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's big news today about one of the most common forms of cancer. An influential federal task force now says patients and doctors should discuss screenings for prostate cancer. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has more. ROB

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have been reporting on the rise of some really nasty diseases caused by tick bites - everything from Lyme disease to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Well, now a new study is shedding light on an old technique to repel ticks that

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From Scandinavia to the Mediterranean shores of southern Europe, there are widespread fears over the future of the euro currency and the European Union itself. The EU has been shaken by the Greek debt crisis, but its leaders insist the Union and the

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 22 April 2008 U.S. President George Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico concluded their two-day summit meeting in New Orleans Tuesday, highlighting the benefits all three nations have gained from the North American Fr

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By Brian Padden Salt Lake City, Utah 03 February 2006 watch Paralympics report The upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy will showcase the best athletes in the world competing at the highest l

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By Nina Maria Potts Brussels 05 April 2007 Watch Biofuels report The EU is emerging at the forefront of the fight against climate change. Pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and boost renewable sources, EU politicians seem keener than e

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 14 November 2007 There are signs that more foreign fighters are joining the Taliban in Afghanistan. These foreign militants are believed responsible for the upsurge in suicide bombings -- and some experts say they have stre

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By Richard Green Washington 02 September 2006 There is a debate under way in the United States about the benefits of nuclear power, as the country looks for alternatives to its dependence on foreign oil. Advocates say nuclear power will provide a cl

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Why Alien s Wont Eat Us Are alien s going to eat us? Thats more of a science fiction question. But science does have something to say here, and sometimes purely imaginative questions are great tools for helping us think about how the real world works

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