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Ban Calls for Renewed Effort to Wipe Out Polio Creating a polio-free world - that is what international leaders gathered in New York said they hope to do. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his delight at the new promises by member states t
Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 29 March 2010 Cell biologist Elaine Fuchs is known for revolutionizing the study of skin and for her support of women in science. Children, Elaine Fuchs says, have a natural fascination with science. She remembers that
Washington Tourism Up, Despite Sequester Budget Cuts The number of visitors coming to the National Air and Space Museum has actually increased since the sequester took effect. The budget for the Smithsonian Institution museums that line the National
在这个节目中我们将学到: 经典语境背诵 Daniel: To prepare the supplies for mountain climbing, Daddy and I would take the umbrella in case of rain. And we also know the importance to take enough water and food with us. Though we spe
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has followed the lead of its counterpart in the House of Representatives and authorized subpoenas to compel White House aides to testify in public and under oath about the dismissals
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 20 April 2007 In 1998, screenwriter Lawrence Wright had no idea that his movie The Siege would touch on the frayed nerves of Americans three years later in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But it is the research
By John Shields Washington 10 February 2006 watch Africa Bird Flu report Chickens for sale in a Lagos market The World Health Organization says this week's outbreak of the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 27 March 2007 watch Flakus report One of the foundations of any civilized community is that storehouse of information and knowledge known as the library. But in the digital age, many people are finding information on th
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 19 January 2006 Security forces patrol the streets of Katmandu Nepalese authorities have rounded up more than 70 activists and cut off cell phone communications in the coun
By Jim Malone Washington 01 June 2006 A controversy over federal agents raiding the office of a congressman has its roots in the formation of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. The controv
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 10 May 2006 watch Iran Nuclear report The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have so far failed to agree on how to enforce a draft resolution that would call
Technology Report - Website Saves Today's Headlines for the Future This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. If researchers want to know what happened on a particular day, they often look at newspapers published on that day. But what would h
By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United States for talks with President George W. Bush aimed at easing tensions between their two countries. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the meetings are taki
By Ron Corben Bangkok 31 May 2006 A new report by the United Nations AIDS agency says India has overtaken South Africa as the country with the highest number of people infected with HIV/AIDS. The UNAIDS report also says the epidemic has spread in so
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2007 Members of Congress are vowing to hold the Bush administration accountable for U.S. funds used in reconstruction projects in Iraq. Lawmakers are concerned about the mismanagement of millions of dollars in
India's high-tech city of Bangalore was rocked by seven low-intensity explosions on Friday afternoon. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that one woman died and several other people were injured in the first such attack on the sou
Cutting Ethanol Subsidy Might Not Impact Food Prices With the U.S. ethanol industry consuming about a quarter of the nations maize crop, many have blamed biofuels for rising food prices in recent years. The new year brought the end to a $6-billion su
Famous Children's Author Leaves Legacy of Wild Things Maurice Sendak, one of the most important American childrens book authors of the 20th century, has died at the age of 83 of complications from a recent stroke. In Where the Wild Things Are, Max is
Egyptian Women Contemplate Future Under New Leaders Women's rights conference A recent women's rights conference in Cairo attracted a cross section of Egyptians - Muslims, Christians, leftists and conservatives. Organizers of the new An Egyptian Woma
Health Care Expert Details Ways to Cut Costs Americans expressed their views on health care in late March as the Supreme Court heard arguments on a law many call Obamacare. Health care is so expensive that without insurance, many people could not aff