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A United Nations survey on global investment prospects shows the U.S. financial crisis and economic downturn are making corporations more cautious about future foreign investment. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi. Official relea
By Kari Barber Dakar 30 March 2007 Mauritania's constitutional council has handed down official results confirming Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, with nearly 53 percent of the vote. Kari Barber reports from
Unit 21 Features of American Campus Life (II) -- Limited Role of Gifts Americans give gifts mainly to relatives and close friends. Sometimes they give gifts to people with whom they have casual but friendly relationship, such as hosts or hostesses. G
By Stephanie Ho Washington 20 November 2006 This year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus, says the award is shining the international spotlight on the fundamental link between alleviating poverty and maintaining peace. He spoke to reporte
By Paula Wolfson Montevideo, Uruguay 11 March 2007 President Bush travels to Bogota Saturday amid extremely tight security in the Colombian capital. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he is going to show his support for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Pre
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 22 November 2006 watch Kidney Transplant report Five living donors have given five desperately ill people a kidney and a new life. None of the donors knew the recipients. And it was not until nearly a week after the s
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 October 2006 A retired African businessman has launched a multi-million dollar prize to be awarded to African leaders who demonstrate excellence in political leadership. Mo Ibrahim The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is to adminis
By Teresa Sullivan Washington 30 May 2006 US football goalie Kasey Keller The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team heads to Germany this week for the 2006 World Cup to compete with 31 other nations for the sport's ultimate prize. This will be the first t
By Scott Stearns White House 27 June 2006 President Bush welcomed four Africans to the Oval Office to recognize their work in promoting democracy. President Bush, second right, meets 2006 Democracy Award winners President Bush says the winners of th
Students Learn Lesson in Power of Giving On the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland, is abuzz with volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy collect food that has been donated by students, parents and teacher
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 October 2009 A new survey finds asylum applications in 44 industrialized countries rose by 10 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period last year, bringing the total of asylum claims to 185,000. The rep
DC Area Islamic Charity Feeds Poor for Ramadan HERNDON, VIRGINIA Every Thursday afternoon during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, hundreds of people flock to Herndon High School, in the Virginia. A hall has been converted into a market, but there a
By Malcolm Brown Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 Some high profile foreign investments in the United States are drawing attention to the enormously wealthy entities behind the deals. Of particular concern are sovereign wealth funds -- pools of stat
By Brian Wagner Miami 07 March 2007 President Bush's latest aid package for Latin America is aimed at combating poverty and strengthening democracy across the region. But some regional experts say the plan, announced just days before Mr. Bush's trip
By Tom Rivers London 21 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized and ordered a review after the personal financial details of about 25 million people were lost in the mail. The loss of the huge amount of sensitive information
未来粮食保障行动计划改善全球贫困问题 Around the world, some 870 million people go to bed hungry most nights, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO. 据FAO,即联合国粮食和农业组织报告显
By Scott Stearns Dar es Salaam 17 February 2008 President Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete have signed a nearly $700-million grant to improve Tanzanian roads, energy, and water. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story fro
By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 December 2006 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for India and Japan, Asia's two largest democracies, to construct an arc of advantage and prosperity across the continent. Analysts have said the two countries ar
By Fid Thompson Dakar 08 October 2009 Mobile banking has already taken off in Southern and Eastern Africa. Sierra Leone is now one of the few West African countries with a service providing mobile phone transactions. Across West Africa, the yellow a