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13 Skyscrapers and Environment In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in
Indian Group Promotes Development by Bringing Water , Toilets to 700 Million People Hundreds of millions of homes across India lack running water and, therefore, toilets - which leads to disease and h
也门内战升级 Eighteen months ago, a conflict between Yemen's elected Sunni government and the Houthi opposition, allied with elements loyal to the country's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, escalated into a civil war. Subsequently, at the
1. Big cities and small towns across the Northeast United States are preparing for the onslaught of a superstorm. Hurricane Sandy is threatening some 50 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the United States. 2. Republican pres
Two Palestinians attacked a synagogue in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The assailants killed 4 Jewish worshippers, and then were killed themselves in a shoot-out with police. Wedding bells are ringing for 80-year-old prisoner Charles Manson. Afton Elaine Bur
On Monday, January 16, Americans will pay tribute to the legacy of slain civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in the annual national holiday that celebrates his birthday (January 15). More than 50 years ago, King campaigned across the
Britain has officially sunk into recession, with its economy shrinking by 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. This comes amid the growing financial crisis around the world. 英国正式陷入了衰退,去年第四季度的增长收缩了
The U.N. Children's Fund is springing into action with aid as India's Bihar State faces the worst floods in 50 years. UNICEF says severe floods have destroyed almost one-quarter of a million homes affecting at least 1.25 million people in the norther
Good evening, everyone. We begin tonight here in New Dorp Beach on New York's Staten Island with breaking news, news that is especially welcome here on this hard-hit island. The New York city marathon scheduled for Sunday which starts here on the isl
文本: The cabinet is just one of dozens of French pieces George IVcollected. He adored all things French. In particular, anything that was madefor the court atVersailles. This curious-looking vase is one of the rarest and mostdelicate objects Geo
The United Nations reports significant progress has been made in providing assistance to hundreds of thousands of quake victims in Haiti. A senior U.N. official says the relief operation is being scaled up on all levels, with shelter topping the list
By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says America's government and its people will continue to help victims of last month's devastating earthquake in China. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Wi
WHO Says Disease is Biggest Threat for Tsunami Survivors 世卫组织称疾病是海啸幸存者最重大的威胁 With millions of people in Southeast Asia living without clean water and proper sanit
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 July 2007 Pakistani villagers move out from a flooded area in Shahdad Kot district near Hyderabad, in Pakistan, 03 July 2007 The United Nations is appealing for 38 million dollars to assist hundreds of thousands of people in
1. A gunman opened fire at a busy shopping mall in suburban Baltimore, leaving 3 people dead including the presumed shooter. While police searched store to store, some shoppers were hunkered down in locked down shops. 2. The first face to face meetin
Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. The World Bank estimates there are about 650 million mobile phone users in African countries south of the Sahara Desert. That is g
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 July 2007 The International Organization for Migration says only a fraction of the more than 2.2 million people forced to flee their homes in Iraq is getting the basic humanitarian assistance they need. The organization call
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund are launching an emergency appeal for $1.6 million to try to contain a cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau, which has affected more than 12,000 people and killed more than 200. Lisa
The United Nations' top official, during a 24-hour visit to Sri Lanka, got a first-hand look at the country's largest camp for civilians displaced by the recently ended war. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also flew over the devastation where the fina
Scientists from more than a dozen West African countries discuss how technology can help meet Millennium Development Goals. World Leaders are gathering in New York this week to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals - a set of object