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NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: You're listening to 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Stephen has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Stephen! Stephen: Hi Yvonne! Yvonne: This year, there's a special British bank ho
By Mandy Clark London 26 June 2007 Gordon Brown is designated Britain's new prime minister as Tony Blair steps down from office. And although Brown has been at the heart of British politics for the last decade, many people still are not sure what to
By Tendai Maphosa London 26 June 2007 One of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's biggest concerns has been the plight of Africa, once describing it as a scar on the conscience of the world. For VOA Tendai Maphosa takes a look at Mr. Blair's African l
By Simon Marks Diyarbakir, Turkey 27 March 2007 watch Marks report As violent instability convulses much of Iraq, the country's neighbors are keeping a watchful eye. In recent weeks, Turkey has warned Kurds in northern Iraq not to make any moves to
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned the strikes spreading across Britain protesting the employment of foreign European workers, while unemployment soars in the country. Britain's PM Gordon Brown speaks on Britain and the Global economy (File)
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- we talk with the author of a book called Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language. RS: Ilan Stavans is a professor of Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst Colleg
The British Council, the United Kingdom's worldwide cultural body, said it is suspending operations in Iran after its staff members were unable to gain entry visas. The organization also said its local employees have been singled out for intimidatio
Todd: OK. Daisuke? Daisuke: Yes. Todd: You work at the fish market? Daisuke: Yep. Todd: OK. What's the fish market like? Daisuke: It's, I'm working for Tsukigi Fish Market, which is quite big and it's of course the two place, which is inside and outs
By Bill Rodgers Washington 12 April 2007 Watch Iraq Prospects Few foreign companies, aside from those dealing directly with the military, are contemplating business in Iraq until the security situation improves. Yet despite the violence, U.S. offici
MADRID, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF) confirmed Friday that five of the next seven finals of the Spanish Supercup will be played in China. The RFEF has confirmed an agreement with the company Vansen International Sport to
MADRID, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate would reach 26 percent in Spain according to a report released on Thursday by the Spanish bank BBVA. The rate is above of the current figure of 24.63, the Spanish media reported. Job losses would be 0.
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 09 December 2006 The report published this week by a bipartisan U.S. panel urging policy changes in Iraq has not been warmly received in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, particularly its recommendatio
By Tom Rivers London 14 March 2007 British legislators Wednesday approved British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to replace the country's fleet of nuclear submarines. The 409 to 161 vote followed a heated debate in parliament. For VOA News, Tom Riv
Full coverage: Chinas Leaders Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts in promoting social stability and security in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He made the remarks at a meeting of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee. Presiden
Two senior U.S. diplomats are due to arrive in Damascus Saturday in a visit upgrading the level of U.S.-Syrian contacts. Officials here said the Obama administration has no intention of matching the British opening to Hezbollah, which has long been
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is warning of a bleak, economically tough 2009. Unemployment, home foreclosures and business bankruptcies are all expected to rise dramatically in Britain over the next 12 months. British Prime Minister Gordon Bro
LONDON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Sunday said the government would underwrite altogether 50 billion pounds (79.3 billion U.S. dollars) of infrastructure and house building projects, in a bid to boost th
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. - Samuel Johnson Editors note: This is a guest post from Mary Jaksch of Goodlife Zen. Have you ever had problems establishing a new habit? Maybe I should a
LONDON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her flat in London on Saturday. The police said the reason for the 27-year-old singer's death is still unexplained and are now treating her flat as a crime scene. Sky News quo