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By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 October 2007 Australians have suffered a dramatic loss of confidence in the ability of the United States to manage international affairs. The first survey of attitudes by a center set up by the Howard government to improve re

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HIV/AIDS Treatment as Prevention' a Top Priority A top AIDS expert says the best way to control the epidemic is to use antiretroviral drugs as a prevention tool. The treatment as prevention strategy will be highlighted at next week's AIDS conference

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Preparations are already underway for a U.N. summit in September of next year on preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases, such as cancer, heart and lung disease, diabetes and stroke. Noncommunicable diseases or NCDs claim about 35 million

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BBC Learning English Weekender Body image survey results Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to a report about a BBC survey of 25,000 young British people, asking about their body imag

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According to a new study, alcohol and speed contribute to injuries for the vulnerable road user. Related Links: Full article Half of all people killed each year on the world's highways - more than 600,000 people - are not in cars. They're pedestrians

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You may remember last weeks program, in which I talked about rules of English word stress for two-syllable words. If you missed that program, take a few minutes to read and listen to it first and then join us here. This week, we continue talking abou