Bill Gates Talks about the Future of Toilets Microsoft founder Bill Gates has presented a container of feces to visitors to a trade show in China. 微软创始人比尔盖茨在中国的一个贸易展上向参观者展示了一个粪便容器。 No,

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California officials are praising workers for rescuing a 13-year-old boy who fell into a river of sewage in Los Angeles. 加州官员都在褒奖工人们拯救了一位掉入洛杉矶下水道的13岁男孩。 The boy, Jesse Hernandez, spent more th

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By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says Hepatitis E is sweeping camps for internally displaced people in the western Darfur province of Sudan. The agency says it has confirmed more than 620

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World Health Organization says people are at great risk of getting diarrhea, cholera and other water borne diseases because of the bad sanitary conditions and contaminated water. Lisa Schlein | Geneva 30 January 2010 A camp of makeshift tents sprawls

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U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Erica J. Barks-Ruggles visited Ruvugizo Village in Kinazi sector in Huye this month to promote U.S. government-funded activities to combat malnutrition. During her visit on December 5th, the Ambassador observed Growth Monito

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AS IT IS 2014-06-28 DIY Microscope Costs Only One Dollar 自制显微镜只需一美元 From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Today we hear about a recent development in microscope technology. Now, you might think this will be about a costly a

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U.N. Asks for Record $22 Billion to Aid World's Needy The United Nations, or U.N., is asking for $22.2 billion dollars to provide life-saving help for nearly 93 million people worldwide. The U.N. made the request on Monday to international donors. Th

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非洲重视世界水资源论坛 African ministers say water is vital to improving health and economic development on the continent. Africa placed high on the agenda at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, March 12-17. 非洲国家部长说

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Pakistani flood survivors wait their turn to get relief food distributed by naval officials in Sangi Village near Sukkur, southern Pakistan, 19 Aug 2010 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to generously assist the

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AnonymousBookDishesonLifeasaBlackMaidin'TheHelp' A hit novel about black and white women in the American south 50 years ago has been made into a film that is winning widespread critical acclaim. Alan Silverman has this look at The Help. I was raised

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M23 Rebels Urged to Protect Civilians Humanitarian agencies in the eastern DRC are scrambling to locate displaced civilians and provide assistance following the M23 rebel groups takeover of Goma. For years, the town has been the center of aid operati

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UN aid agencies say access to health facilities and rapid treatment are key to preventing the spread and escalation of deaths from cholera in Haiti. The aid agencies warn violence is jeopardizing their ability to help the victims. Higher number of ca

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Displaced Syrians Despair Over Civil War Late morning at the Bab al-Salama camp in northern Syria. Life has become routine and tedious as residents wait for places in Turkey's refugee camps. This camp has grown in 10 months from nothing into a small

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New Smart Toilet to Prevent Water Pollution in Disaster Areas 新型智能马桶在灾区防止水污染 WASHINGTONThe destruction of sanitary systems by war or natural disasters can aggravate the initial tragedy, causing disease and prolonged risk o

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The regulation is regarded as the first local law to make clear the issue of violating the state one-child policy by giving birth outside of China's mainland. It stipulates that couples who violate the family planning policy by giving birth outside o

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 December 2007 The United Nations is launching a $3.8 billion appeal to provide urgent support to 25 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 24 countries. Nine of the 10 countries in the 2008 Humanitarian appeal are in

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By Joana Mantey Accra, Ghana 07 April 2008 Experts in the field of water and sanitation have gathered to share their knowledge at an international conference opening Monday in Accra, Ghana. The meeting is a collaborative effort by Ghanas Ministry of

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People sit in the Corail-Cesselesse camp for earthquake displaced people on outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (file photo) Haiti is marking six months since the powerful earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people and left Port-au-Prince and sur

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A US Army soldier gives a hand as women leave an aid distribution site carrying sacks of rice on their heads in Port-au-Prince, 01 Feb 2010 U.S. government agencies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, whi

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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 final

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