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黑色星期一股灾30年 美国股市达创纪录高位 AZUZ: Yesterday, we explained the U.S. stock market's record high. Ironically, it came on the 30th anniversary of its most dramatic one-day crash ever. I keep saying one-day crash because what
Wild life experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers up and down the west coast of North America. The birds, some of them dead, have been spotted from Washington Stat
So just like always, the mortgage brokerconnects the family with a lender and a mortgage making his commission. Thefamily buys a big house. The lender sells the mortgage to the investmentbanker, who turns it into a CDO, and sells slices to the invest
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A wide-ranging study shows that sperm counts are plummeting throughout the Western world, and scientists don't know why. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein suggests some of the potential reasons. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: In Margaret At
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By Alex Villareal Washington 25 September 2007 As members of the United Auto Workers at General Motors continue on strike for second day Tuesday, industry analysts say the company could lose billions of dollars. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Was
By Lisa Bryant Paris 11 January 2008 Recent surveys indicate French President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity is declining. According to a poll to be published Saturday, his confidence rating is at less then 50 percent. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports t
By Kurt Achin Seoul 17 June 2008 South Korea's biggest labor confederation says its members will go on strike, next month, to protest the policies of the country's president. The labor troubles heap new crisis on an administration facing mass street
President Bush on Thursday said he has not yet decided what government assistance to provide the distressed U.S. automobile industry. The president says he worries about the economic consequences that an automaker bankruptcy could cause. President G
For generations, traditional Indian sweets have been a customary gift during the main Hindu festival, Diwali. But tastes are changing as India globalizes - and chocolates, cakes or other gifts are replacing Indian sweets as the hot favorites. From N
Greek Leftists Seek Coalition, Reject EU Austerity The leader of Greeks leftist Syriza party is beginning talks with other parties on forming a coalition government to reject what he calls barbaric austerity measures imposed by the European Union. Vo
U.S. President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress for the first time, about the challenges the nation faces. The economy will be the main topic in the nationally-broadcast speech. President Barack Obama (file photo) The economic c
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: About 10 years ago, there was another record-breaking drought in the western United States. And the seven states that get water from the Colorado River came up with a plan on how they'd deal with water shortages. Many hoped
It's clear from the fact that the Martian crust is strongly magnetized, that there must have been a magnetic field on Mars in the past, that the only way we know to magnetize rocks is for them to form in the presence of magnetic field. Why did Mars l
The Most Important Day in My Life 我人生中最重要的日子 The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me. I am filled with wonder when I consider immeasurable contrasts betw
By David McAlary Washington 13 March 2006 The International Monetary Fund says a global bird flu pandemic is likely to hurt the world's economy significantly if it is severe. But it predicts that the
Facebook To Raise $5 Billion From Initial Public Offering With more than 800 million users worldwide, Facebook is second only to Google as the most visited website on the Internet. But with plans to raise an initial $5 billion from its first IPO, ana
The newspaper industry was already pressing through changes. The recession has simply accelerated the process. The figures make grim reading. In the past five years, some of the countries biggest and most established regional newspapers have seen the
President Bush on Thursday said he has not yet decided what government assistance to provide the distressed U.S. automobile industry. The president says he worries about the economic consequences that an automaker bankruptcy could cause. 布什总统星