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Ten Phobias That Disrupt Our Lives 2 5 Agoraphobia: Fear of open or public spaces People who suffer from this phobia often fear being unable to escape the situation. This is “the most common and the
Simon got a monthly bill that he didnt like. His Internet service provider, Wink, automatically withdrew $15 from his checking account each month. This was called direct payment. It made things simpler for him because it meant one less check to write
1. visibility /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ -- degree of clearness of the atmosphere, with reference to the distance at which objects can be clearly seen With the fog rolling in and visibility approaching zero, it was virtually impossible for planes to land. 在
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 13 May 2006 Mount Merapi in photo taken from Bebeng villages in Yogyakarta, central Java, May 13 2006 Indonesia has raised the alert level for the Merapi volcano in central
By Greg Flakus Terlingua, Texas 22 February 2006 watch Desert Dwellers report Mountains, desert near Terlingua, Texas Most human beings are social animals and yet there are people who long to get far
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 21 February 2007 watch New Discovery Center One of the newest attractions for visitors to Florida, the southernmost point in the continental United States, celebrates the undersea world in and around the famous Florida K
By Kane Farabaugh Kangerlussuak, Greenland 24 July 2007 Greenland's glaciersshow evidence of global warming Periods of global warming and cooling have caused the terrain of Greenland to change over time -- part of the natural process of the Earth's e
By David McAlary Washington 17 March 2006 Scientists report evidence that the universe was born in less than the blink of an eye, expanding instantly from sub-microscopic size to astronomical proporti
The World Food Program has called on South Korea to provide $60 million in aid for North Korea. The United Nations agency says the isolated state is facing its worst food shortage in a decade. Jason Strother has more from Seoul. The South Korean Uni
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 June 2008 A group of American doctors that promotes human rights says it has examined 11 former detainees who were held by the U.S. military, and determined they were systematically tortured with the complicity of medical pe
Acupuncture by Untrained Providers Poses Risks for Kids In the hands of trained practitioners, acupuncture is a safe medical treatment, even for children. But a new study finds when acupuncture is performed by untrained providers, it can pose a serio
Prosperity in Turkey Creates Iftar Divide In Turkey, the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan has put the spotlight on the increasing divide between rich and poor. The country's growing affluent class, a product of a decade of unprecedented economic grow
Cameroonian Develops Mobile Telephone Application To Fight Corruption Baksheesh in Arabic is money offered to crooked officials to get rid of red-tape. And so NoBakchich implies no more bribes. Thats the name of a mobile telephone application conceiv
Researchers witnessed a spectacular fiery(炽热的) underwater volcano explosion and captured it on video. It's believed to be the deepest ocean volcano eruption ever recorded. The undersea Pacific Ocean explosions in May of this year were recor
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - November 12, 2002: Oldest Evidence of Jesus? / Mapping Genes that Cause Disease / 2002 World Health Report VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with
By Jade Heilmann Dakar 19 December 2007 Africa is slowly bridging the gap that divides it from the digital world. Government officials and technology companies are trying to implement programs such as telemedicine and electronic education within the
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 10 July 2007 Thaksin Shinawatra A panel of Thai Supreme Court judges has agreed to hear the first corruption case against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra next month. From Bangkok, Roger Wilkison reports the court or
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 16 September 2007 Efforts to reunite war-divided Ivory Coast have been fraught with difficulty, but some say the Ivorian band Magic System has been able to bring people together in a way politicians have not. The band is mark
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 20 June 2007 Cambodia's annual donor conference has ended with pledges of almost $700 million in aid, even though donors expressed frustration at continued corruption and poor governance in the country. Cambodia has enjoyed r
Analysts and U.S. officials say American pressure on Pakistan over counterterrorism policy has strained the relationship between that country's government and its military. As VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the two camps differ over how much