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ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepares to Retire By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 18, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The chairma

CPC congress begins closing session, new central committee to be elected

BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its closing session here Wednesday morning, at which a new CPC Central Committee and a new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will be elec

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With iOS 9, you'll need a lot less free space on your phone to be able to install the upgrade. Now one may argue that running iOS 9 on an older device (like an iPhone 4S), isn't going to lead to a great experience and that person would have a point.

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 July 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross is stepping up humanitarian operations for 100,000 displaced people in the Central African Republic. A Red Cross Official just back from the CAR tells VOA these people a

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Central banks of the leading industrialized nations are working together to try to ease a financial crisis that originated in the United States but has roiled markets worldwide. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A Wall Street street sig

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India's Central bank has hiked interest rates in a bid to tackle inflation which is at its highest rate in over a decade. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are fears the measure will slowdown growth in one of the world's fastest g

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By Kari Barber Dakar 29 October 2007 A new World Conservation Union report says a large number of the world's endangered primates are at risk of extinction in West and Central African countries. Experts say hunting for bushmeat is threatening the ani

VOA常速英语2008年-More Urgent Humanitarian Aid For Central Africa

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 29 February 2008 The United Nations is asking for $32 million in immediate humanitarian aid for the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN's humanitarian coordinator, Toby Lanzer, says the aid will help stabilize a volat

VOA常速英语2007年-Central Asian Women Still Struggle for Politica

By Navbahor Imamova Washington 16 November 2007 In most of Central Asia women are still struggling to find their place in the political arena. Despite the Soviet legacy of gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of gov

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With iOS 9, you'll need a lot less free space on your phone to be able to install the upgrade. Now one may argue that running iOS 9 on an older device (like an iPhone 4S), isn't going to lead to a great experience and that person would have a point.

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U.S. and European central banks have in unison cut their interest rates by half a percentage point. The coordinated move is aimed at bringing some stability back to the shaky global economy and slumping stock markets. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports fro

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By Barry Wood Washington 14 February 2008 In a rare joint appearance before a congressional committee Thursday, the U.S. treasury secretary and the head of the central bank said the U.S. economy has weakened but will probably avoid recession. VOA's B

Two killed in helicopter crash in central London

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and another two were injured after a helicopter crashed into a construction crane near Wandsworth Road, south of River Thames in central London earlier on Wednesday. Two people confirmed dead at scen

Fog to hit central, E China

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities said Monday that central and east China will be shrouded in fog through Tuesday morning. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a blue alert for the fog. Blue is the lowest leve

UN calls for dialogue in Central African Republic

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations on Wednesday called on both the Central African Republic (CAR) government and rebels to halt violence and resolve the current crisis through dialogue. We continue to follow the situation in the Ce

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By Michael Bowman Washington 13 August 2007 Stock markets in Europe and Asia posted gains Monday, while U.S. stock marketsfell slightly. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, investors appeared reassured after central banks added cash to comb

One dead as road collapses in central China

CHANGSHA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A section of a highway running near a major river in central China's Hunan Province caved in early Thursday, engulfing a passing vehicle and killing at least one person aboard. The cave-in, near the Poly International Pla

Former ABC vice president joins central bank

BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Pan Gongsheng, the former vice president of the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), has joined the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, as its vice president, according to updated information on the PBO

China calls for more assistance to Central Africa

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday called on the international community to pay more attention and provide more assistance to Central Africa as the region is facing a lot of challenges. The central African region is still faced with

China changes three central bank advisors

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China will change three members of the central bank's monetary policy committee, according to a circular released Wednesday by the State Council, or the Cabinet. The circular said the State Council has approved the appoi