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Jack put his wand back to his pack, then he and Anne chargedback to lab with Henry behind them. The three of them came backupstairs, when they stepped out to the top deck, they heard thesailors still shouting and yelling. Jack and Anne raised across
Former President Bill Clinton made his first campaign appearance alongside Democratic candidate Barack Obama, during a campaign stop in Florida. Both Obama and the Republican contender, John McCain, are making late drives to win Florida, which will
The Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. According to lore it's the day that store ledgers move into the black and companies become profitable. Elzabeth Lee | Washington 26 November 2009 Black Friday shoppers (fi
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 April 2007 The World Food Program, WFP, says it has been forced to drastically cut food rations for 1.5 million people in northern Uganda, because it has run out of cash. WFP says this life-saving program will have to stop b
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 30 January 2007 The United Nations is reducing the size of its peacekeeping mission along the Ethiopia-Eritrea frontier. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports the cutback is a sign of the Council's e
The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the amount of loss predicted by IATA in December. The International Air Transport Association says 2009 i
As some large U.S. and European companies teeter on the verge of bankruptcy because they could not find the cash to finance their businesses, some Southeast Asian companies seem to be defying the global credit crunch. Corporate bond issuances surged
US Congressional 'Supercommittee' Faces Deadline on Budget Deal The battle over how to reduce the United States' $15 trillion debt is now being debated by a bipartisan congressional supercommittee. With a deadline for agreement just days away, the sa
Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics Many Europeans have been angered by government efforts to slash pensions and salaries, while raising taxes in an effort to balance battered budgets. Public anger is one of many things limiting
By Kent Klein White House 22 October 2009 President Barack Obama, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is welcoming the Treasury Department's order to slash top executives' pay at seven big companies that have not paid back their government bailo
Midwest Tea Party Activists Not Surprised by IRS Scrutiny Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh, a Republican, has heard a lot about the IRS from his conservative supporters, and not just in the last several weeks. I had, during my two years in Congr
As Congress Debates US Poverty, Relief Group Provides Services Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in the United States, some 46 million Americans - about 15 percent of the population - are living in poverty. On Capitol
Its promise is to slash journey times between our major cities.But plans for HS2 are going too fast for Parliament spending watchdog which is yet to be convinced it's worth the 50-billion-pound cost. -We think they have been over-optimistic on time,
By Tendai Maphosa London 18 September 2007 As Zimbabwe draws closer to complete collapse under the weight of a deepening economic crisis, the International Crisis Group says a regional initiative for a negotiated political solution offers the only re
By Kurt Achin Seoul 22 November 2007 South Korea says it is about to start sending freight trains loaded with cargo on daily round trips into North Korea - the first regular North-South train traffic between the two Cold War enemies. VOA's Kurt Achin
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Airline Profit report The financial picture for some of the nation's major air carriers appears to be improving. United Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says it i
My boss asked me to come up with some holiday promotion ideas so that we can make inroads into the gift-buying market. For us to stay competitive, our company has to increase retail sales for this important sales cycle. My boss is expecting some inno
By Lisa Bryant Paris 13 March 2008 Climate change and a proposed Mediterranean Union top the agenda of a two-day European Union summit opening Thursday in Brussels. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris about the issues involved. Leaders from the 27-member
World markets were mixed Tuesday amid confirmation that the U.S. economy shrank in the third quarter of the year. The Bush administration says it believes fourth quarter numbers will be even worse. 世界股市星期二涨跌互现,与此同时,美
European environmental ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss ways to significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions - without hurting economies struggling with the current financial crisis. 欧盟各国环境部长在卢森堡开会,商讨采取什么措