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塞内加尔推行生育间隔 或可减少贫困 On a busy day at the Fith Mith Clinic in a suburb of Gudiawaye, just outside of Dakar, MamyDiop had just given birth to her third child, only one year and three months after the previous.She did not k

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World Bank Chief: Fighting Poverty Helps Fight Ebola 世界银行行长称,消除贫困来帮助对抗埃博拉病毒 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the fight against Ebola is a key part of the struggle against poverty and inequality, giving

VOA常速英语2014--专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一

Poverty Helps Fuel Ebola Outbreak, Experts Say 专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一 Ebola spreads through contact with the blood and fluids of infected people. But experts say the outbreak is also being fueled by poverty and poor go

VOA标准英语2014--Poor Countries Denied Chance to Succeed? 贫困国家还有成功出路吗?

Poor Countries Denied Chance to Succeed? 贫困国家还有成功出路吗? A Harvard professor said developing countries were forced down an economic path in the 20th Century that lacked innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. As a result, he s

VOA双语新闻：降低药价，帮助病人免陷贫困

Medicines can be expensive and often make up a large portion of any family's health care budget. And the burden can be even greater for people in poor countries, where the cost of vital medicines can push them into poverty. 药品有时很贵，通常会

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Well, more than we think. We can't fix every problem--corruption, natural calamities are part of the picture here--but the ones we can we must. The debt burden, as I say, unfair trade, as I say, sharing our knowledge, the intellectual copyright for l

VOA常速英语2016--克利夫兰的贫困居民对共和党大会期待不高

Poor Residents in Cleveland Not Feeling High Hopes of Republican Convention 克利夫兰的贫困居民对共和党大会期待不高 CLEVELAND With the Republican Party's National Convention underway in Cleveland, Ohio, delegates and visitors are ga

VOA标准英语2014--一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长

Some Russian Businesses Thrive in Poor Economy 一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长 MOSCOW Capital flight, the fall in oil prices and Western sanctions are pushing Russia's staggering economy into recession. But not all busine

VOA常速英语2015--贫困无知迫使女孩早婚

贫困无知迫使女孩早婚 WASHINGTON The recent marriage of a 17-year old Chechen girl to a local police chief who was 30 years older and already had a wife caused an outcry in Russia and beyond. The bride was reportedly forced to marry and her

VOA常速英语2015--世界银行行长表示消除极端贫穷指日可待

World Bank President Says Ending Extreme Poverty Within Reach 世界银行行长表示消除极端贫穷指日可待 The head of the World Bank says slowing economic growth around the world is hurting the institutions goal of ending extreme poverty b

世界银行行长表示消除极端贫穷指日可待

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VOA标准英语2014--One Billion at Risk of Extreme Poverty 大约十亿人面临极端贫困风险

One Billion at Risk of Extreme Poverty 大约十亿人面临极端贫困风险 Climbing out of extreme poverty -- and staying there can be very difficult. A new report warns up to one billion people are at risk of extreme poverty by 2030 unless more

VOA双语新闻：呼吁解决贫困的鲍勃·亨森

More than a year ago, Bob Hentzen, 74, set out on a remarkable journey - to walk with the poor in order to raise awareness of their plight. Since leaving his home in Guatemala, he's walked through El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Venezue

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According to a new study more people live in poverty in eight Indian states than in 26 of sub-Saharan Africa's poorest countries. The creators of the new study said the level of poverty in South Asia compared to Africa was a surprising discovery. 根据

VOA标准英语2013--报告称自然灾害加剧贫困

Report: Natural Disasters Worsen Poverty 报告称自然灾害加剧贫困 A new report says hundreds of millions of extremely poor people could be at the mercy of natural disasters in the coming years. It says unless they are better prepared to face

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VOA标准英语2013--贫困迫使巴基斯坦儿童非法工作

Poverty Forces Children to Work Illegally in Pakistan 贫困迫使巴基斯坦儿童非法工作 KARACHI, PAKISTAN Despite laws in Pakistan that prohibit child labor in hazardous jobs, millions of children continue to work in order to put food on the

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International aid agency Oxfam is calling for a major change of direction by Western countries in their efforts to reduce suffering in Afghanistan. It warns poverty is driving ordinary Afghans into the arms of insurgents and drug gangs. 国际救援机

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the global financial crisis may have shaken world confidence, but not the international community's resolve to help the United Nations continue working to fight poverty and disease. 联合国秘书长潘基文说