AS IT IS 2014-03-21 Yanukovych Corruption Linked to Current Problems in Ukraine Hello again, and welcome back. Im Jim Tedder in Washington with a program that will help you learn and improve your American English. Today we continue to look at the sit

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The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, or UNCTAD, reports that global foreign direct investment fell drastically last year and that it is expected to continue to slide this year, with significant recovery not forecast until 2011. But the UNCTA

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A senior United Nations official said it will be very difficult for Afghanistan to hold credible elections earlier than July. Peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy's comment on Monday echoed concerns raised by NATO, the United States, and Afghanistan's po

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168. The penury percussionist贫困的打击乐乐手 pendant-perish There was a percussionist on the San Francisco Peninsula, who pursued perfection in every performance. In addition to practicing her percussion instruments daily, she would, despite

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AS IT IS 2014-04-14 African Countries Want to Add Nuclear Power Centers Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today, we report on plans to satisfy the growing need for electricity in Africa by

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2006 The governor of Kenya's Central Bank has been charged with four counts of abuse of office for allegedly awarding lucrative contracts in violation of procurement

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US Promotes Pacific Trade Pact The Trans-Pacific Partnership aims to bring together Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States to promote innovation and investment. Secretary Clinton says that is

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Cheaper Drugs Allow Better Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients PEPFAR, the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is responsible for getting millions of people on treatment. But researchers say it was not until the program started using cheaper generi

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The latest batch of secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks is shedding new light on Kenya's role in the controversial sale of arms to the government of South Sudan. The tidal wave of controversy surrounding the release of classified US cables

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A total of eleven new agreements connected to a number of areas have been signed as part of South African president Jacob Zuma's current trip here to China. The agreements signed in the presence of Jacob Zuma and Chinese President Xi Jinping include

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China's top economic planner is promising to ease more restrictions on foreign investment in key areas. Yan Pengcheng, spokesperson with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), says the national economic planner has been tasked with op

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 2-343290 28 October 2007 The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency says there is still plenty of time to resolve the dispute surrounding Iran's nuclear program. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mohamed ElBaradei says diplomac

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By Cindy Saine Washington 21 December 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has criticized the U.S. Congress for providing only three months worth of funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The short-term funding means President Bush will ha

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2006 Many Kenyans are criticizing a controversial proposal by a Kuwaiti company to develop the historic area of Lamu on Kenya's north coast, saying that the proposal has not followed proper procurement procedures

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 July 2007 Business leaders from 150 companies from around the world are calling for action on climate change. The leaders signed a declaration at a United Nations meeting, in which they committed themselves to reducing the d

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 January 2008 Bangladesh is stepping up food aid for millions of poor people following a massive hike in prices for rice in recent months. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that the government is trying to rush in

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The Finance Ministry has issued a notice clarifying specific services that governments should purchase from the public. That's part of Chinas push in reforming its government procurement procedures. The services recommended for outside purchases were

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 20 August 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed a key trade deal with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhyono in Jakarta at the start of his three-nation tour of Asia. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Ja

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The Obama administration is sending its top envoy for East Asia to visit China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. The State Department says Daniel Russel, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, will start his visit on Monday

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U.S. President Barack Obama is ordering changes in the way the federal government does business. The goal is to root out wasteful spending in tough economic times. 美国总统奥巴马下令改变联邦政府的运作方式,目的是在经济困难时

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