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Two Women and a Deadly Complication of Childbirth Broadcast: September 9, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty with Sarah Long, and this is the VOA Special English program, SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. VOI

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AP 2011-03-25

More trouble at Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. Workers were evacuated after smoke was spotted coming from the No.3 reactor unit. Plant officials have been battling to cool reactors and spent fuel pools to bring the radiation-leaking plant und

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While part of Europe struggles with heavy flood conditions, part of Africa struggles with bone dry conditions. We're starting with France. The Seine River, which runs through Paris, bursts its banks over the weekend. The flooding isn't quite as bad a

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In Bostons Expanding Seaport, Water Is a Threat Big things are happening in the Seaport District of Boston, Massachusetts. General Electric is building its new world headquarters there. Amazon plans to bring in thousands of its workers to the distric

NPR 2008-10-06

The latest financial bailout comes not in the US but in Germany where government officials and private banks have agreed on a 69-billion-dollar deal to save lender Hypo Real Estate. Diane Swonk, Chief Economist with Mesirow Financial says there are

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Japanese officials have decided to legally enforce an exclusion zone within 20 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant starting at midnight Thursday. Japan's Kyodo news agency reports that Prime Minister Naoto Kan will announce the new res

美国国家公共电台 NPR Even As Levels Improve, Flint Residents Choose Bottled Water Over Tap

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A study has found that salmon raised in sea farms contain higher levels of pollutants than wild salmon. But the levels are still well within legal limits. The study took two years. It found higher levels of P-C-B's, dioxin and other chemicals in farm

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Party leader, Hu Jintao, has called for the government to improve its service to the people. He says a fair, capable and sustainable public service will help build a harmonious society. Hu Jintao says the ultimate goal of building a service-oriented

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China has outlined new regulations on officials' travel expenses with aims to promote less waste. According to the regulations, officials at department and bureau levels can only take economy class while travelling by air. Only officials at the minis

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