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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Nearly 60 million emergency meals and more than 30 million gallons of water - that is what FEMA has delivered to people in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria hit in September. But now the agency is about to shut down the direct de
The True Story Of A Spanish Royal And The Very High Voice That Healed Him RAY SUAREZ, HOST: Let's hear about a new play on Broadway starring Oscar-and-Tony-Award-winning actor Mark Rylance. It's called Farinelli And The King, and it's set in 18th cen
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: A modern sign marks the Santa Fe Trail. Behind, an example of adobe architecture. And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we take you to a city in the
In Kenya, kidney failure has skyrocketed over the past five years following a dramatic rise in diabetes, hypertension and other ailments. The demand for dialysis - an expensive procedure for most Kenyans - far outstrips the supply of dialysis machine
Europe is suffering from its worst ever real-estate market. And one country that seems to be pushing back hard at its government is Spain. More than two months after Spain's so-called indignados began occupying city squares to protest high unemployme
First, today, we're taking you to southwestern Europe. There are about 49 million people who live in the nation of Spain. Sixteen percent of themlive in Catalonia. This is a wealthy region of Spain that held a referendum, a vote yesterday on whether
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 July 2006 Officials of a leading U.S. Hispanic organization say the mass demonstrations for immigrant rights held earlier this year are giving way to an effort to mobilize the vote among Hispanics. Officials of the
At least 15 would be migrants, many of them young children, have died off the coast of Spain in an attempt to reach Europe from Africa in a small boat. The incident is the second this week in which would-be migrants to Spain have perished, and comes
By Phuong Tran Dakar, Senegal 05 October 2007 Hundreds of Africans, mostly young men, try every week to board fishing canoes headed for Spanish territory. Some make it, but thousands are caught, detained and sent back to Africa. Phuong Tran met with
Police in Thailand say they have coordinated with Spanish authorities to bust a passport forgery ring that allegedly supplied terrorist groups, including those blamed for deadly attacks in Madrid and Mumbai. Thai police say they arrested two Pakistan
Economic Crisis Hits Spain's Youth First-year biology students at Madrid's Autonomous University are among the lucky ones, or so they thought. They are some of the 30 percent of Spanish youths who go to university. But with the long recession, they a
A new exhibit in New York explores the city's long history of cultural and political connections with Spain and Latin America - ties that have affected virtually every aspect of the city's development. Whether it's the bilingual signs, the ever-prese
Conflict Continues In Spain Between Catalan Government And Madrid ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In Spain, another day, another step toward independence by the northeastern region of Catalonia and another step toward conflict with the national government in Ma
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We're going to meet one of Mexico's most popular standuperos (ph), stand-up comedians. Sofia Nino de Rivera is among those in the country giving comedy a new voice. Comedians in Mexico have long been controlled by the leading tel
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And now we have an update on the fight against the heroin supply. Heroin is made from poppies. Some are grown in Mexico. And the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently criticized Mexico's effort to destroy them. The Mexican
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In the last six weeks, four reporters have been murdered in Mexico. The latest victim was Maximino Rodriguez. He was gunned down in his car on Friday afternoon in La Paz, near the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. As
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Rebels in Colombia have stopped fighting a civil war. Some have not stopped the techniques they have perfected over the years for making a living. During the war, the rebel group known as the FARC earned millions of dollars by ex
Culinary Superstars Take Their Top-Rated Spanish Restaurant On The Road RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This summer, one of the world's top-rated restaurants is taking its kitchen on the road. It's a major logistical challenge, as you might imagine. The crew is
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Pre-Listening Vocabulary etymologist: a person who studies the evolution of languages citrus: a plant family that includes lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruit evolve: to change over time drop: to let go; to no longer use Sanskrit: an ancient langu