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Jacko's Millions So how did 1) Jacko 2) hit the jackpot? Well, it was as easy as this: Whether you actually like the shape of his ever changing nose or not, there is no doubt that Michael Jackson can

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VOA慢速英语2014 FAO Declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming 联合国粮农组织宣布2014年为国际家庭农业年

FAO Declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming 联合国粮农组织宣布2014年为国际家庭农业年 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Family farming has been

VOA标准英语2012--FAO Says Feeding the Future Requires Bold Decisions

FAO Says Feeding the Future Requires Bold Decisions The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said people cannot live healthy and productive lives unless they have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. The U.N. agency has released its reco

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Goods flowed down this riverway from France and Switzerland on their way to the sea for transshipment all over Europe. Nobles along the way collected tolls, but big profits could still be made by whol

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2006年VOA标准英语-EU, FAO Launch Project to Curb Bird Flu in Nige

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 23 September 2006 The European Union is providing nearly $700,000 to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to look for cases of avian influenza in Nigeria. The surveillance program aims to help eradicate the disease

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VOA标准英语2008年-FAO Presses for Urgent Assistance for Burmese F

By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 June 2008 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for urgent aid for thousands of farm families that suffered losses during last month's cyclone in Burma. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, while aid experts s

VOA标准英语2012--FAO: Food Prices Fell Sharply in December

FAO: Food Prices Fell Sharply in December International food prices fell sharply in December. However, a U.N. agency says overall prices remained high in 2011. The Food and Agriculture Organization also says that price trends are uncertain for 2012.

VOA标准英语2012--FAO Warns of Locust Threat in Mali and Niger

FAO Warns of Locust Threat in Mali and Niger Heavy rains have fallen over the past three weeks in northern Mali and Niger and thats resulted in growing swarms of Desert locusts. Efforts are underway to contain the insects in a region thats already fo

VOA标准英语2010年-FAO: Bugs Take a Bite Out of Hunger

Most people try to keep insects out of their kitchens. But many of the creepy-crawlers are edible and quite nutritious. That is, if you can get past the idea of eating something usually considered a pest. In Laos, that is not a problem, since nearly

VOA标准英语2013--FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger

FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger Measuring the scope of world hunger is a long and complicated process. Often officials and policymakers dont have the most up-to-date information. Now, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, hope

VOA标准英语2014--FAO Launches Ebola Awareness Campaign in West Africa

FAO Launches Ebola Awareness Campaign in West Africa The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization helps developing countries grow better crops and raise healthier livestock. It does so by training government field agents, who work in local communities.

VOA常速英语2007年-FAO Says Rift Valley Fever Could Spread

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 23 November 2007 The Food and Agriculture Organization has cautioned that an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan could spread rapidly in coming weeks due to the widespread movement of livestock in preparation for the Muslim

Federer beats Davydenko to set up Tomic meeting

MELBOURNE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Wimbledon champion Rofer Federer advanced to the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Nikolay Davydenko here on Thursday. The two 31-year-olds know each other well, on court at le

VOA标准英语10月-UN General Assembly to Ask ICJ for Ruling on Koso

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NAIROBI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Olympic bronze medallist Micah Kogo will not be part of the Kenya team to the London Games in July. This follows failure by the 10,000m bronze medallist to secure A Standard qualifying mark of 27:45.00 which ultimately l

2006年VOA标准英语-New US Envoy to FAO Says Africa a Priority

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 12 October 2006 The new U.S. ambassador to U.N. food agencies based in Rome recently arrived to take up his post. Gaddi Vasquez directed the Peace Corps for the past four-and-a-half years. -- Ambassador Gaddi Vasquez says