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DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Mars Day at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington is a celebration of our solar systems most famous planet. The event, on July s
Todd: So, Shifani, you are an expert in urban planning, and more specifically, in transport. What do you envision in the future, let's say, in fifty years from now? Shifani: Fifty years from now is quite a long time to project, but future cities woul
By Mignon Fogarty I decided to write about comma splices because my friend Scott Sigler has a book coming out this week, Ancestor, published by Crown. Over three years ago, when he was publishing an earlier version of the book with a smaller publishe
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how a verb and an adverb messed up the inauguration. I took a break from work Tuesday to watch Barack Obama's inauguration, and like millions of other people, I saw a bit of confusion between Chief Justice John Rob
by Mignon Fogarty Today, I'm gonna get crazy. I said that if people wrote reviews at iTunes, I would split infinitives, and you wrote a lot of reviews. So, to say thank you, I'm going to purposefully split as many infinitives as I can! My secret, tho
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By Noel King Kigali 08 September 2007 Humanitarian aid groups are sounding the alarm as fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo forces tens of thousands of civilians from their homes in North Kivu Province. Noel King has more in this rep
Indonesia's Supreme Court has sentenced a former pilot of the state-owned airline to 20 years in prison for killing a prominent human rights activist in 2004. 印度尼西亚最高法院判处国有航空公司的一位前飞行员20年监禁,罪名是
FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we remember six interesting people who died in the past year. FAITH LAPIDUS: We start with Elizabeth Edwards. She was the wife of fo
Split Tribal Allegiances Deepen Yemen's Crisis As battles in Yemen raged Thursday, the deadly fighting in the streets of the capital between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and members his own tribe highlights some deeply personal faultl
Darren Taylor | Johannesburg 03 September 2010 Thousands of fuel and motor industry employees in South Africa have joined a national public service strike in the country, but many others continue to resist union calls for them to stay away from work.
EXPLORATIONS - How the Internet Grew from a Simple Idea By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 11 July 2007 Pakistani officials say the fight to clear Islamabad's Red Mosque of well-armed militants is complete. From Islamabad VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports the bloody siege left at least nine soldiers and 50
Todd: So, Shifani, you are an expert in urban planning, and more specifically, in transport. What do you envision in the future, let's say, in fifty years from now? Shifani: Fifty years from now is quite a long time to project, but future cities woul
Spain's acting interior minister says the suspected ringleader behind the March 11 train bombings in Madrid killed himself as police closed in on him. He and others who blew themselves up were prepari
By Jim Teeple Nablus, West Bank 02 July 2007 The recent takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants has left the Palestinian territories divided. Hamas now rules Gaza, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction controls the West Bank. T
-Every year from July 6 through 14, hundreds of thousands of revelers, dancing to traditional pipe bands, pack into the center of Pamplona to kick off Spain's most famous bull-running fiesta in honor of the Navarre capital's patron saint, San Fermin.
A blonde was being interviewed by the Chief of Police for an opening in the local Police Department. The chief said that before I hire you I have to ask a few questions. Chief: First how much is 1 and 1. Blonde ElevenChief: Well I guess I will accept
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 August 2007 The World Health Organization says all countries, with the exception of Indonesia, are sharing their avian influenza viruses. WHO says the failure to share virus samples could retard the development of an effecti