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This special edition of our show dives into an ocean of plastic, masses of waste accumulating on and around some remote islands in the Pacific. Synthetic plastic, the kind made by people, has been around since 1907, and scientists estimate that almos
THIS IS AMERICA - Six Men, a World War, a Pacific Island and an Image for All Time STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember with Barbara Klein. This Monday is Memorial Day in the United States. The holiday honor
Three sovereign, self-governing Pacific island nations are joined with the United States in Compacts of Free Association. The three are the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and Palau. They are sometimes
First story takes us to the South Pacific nation of New Zealand, where a powerful earthquake jolted the country's south island just after midnight on Monday. A little more than a million people live in the south island and though earthquakes are comm
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. [Photo: China Plus] Among the 29 heads of state or government attending the upcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing will be Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. What does the
[00:00.62]UNIT 3 [00:07.67]Expansion 3 [00:12.97]Exercise 2 [00:15.15]My name is Kevin. [00:17.00]I am from New Zealand. [00:19.24]Here is some information about my country. [00:23.44]New Zealand is in the South Pacific Ocean [00:27.25]about 1,000 mi
Cyclone Evan hit Samoa on Thursday evening with strong winds and heavy rain. Four people are dead and eight in fishing boats are missing. The captain of one fishing boat managed to swim to a nearby island and was found by a Royal New Zealand Air Forc
A new study suggests bones found on a Pacific Island in 1940 were likely those of famous American pilot Amelia Earhart. If true, the findings would end a long debate over what happened to Earhart. She disappeared in 1937 over the southern Pacific Oce
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight. The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity r
AS IT IS 2016-04-20 Castaways Get HELP After their small boat turned over, three men swam to a small island in the Pacific Ocean. They used the leaves and branches of palm trees to spell the word HELP hoping someone could see them. Just like in a mov
By David McAlary Washington 24 August 2006 Pluto is no longer a planet. The world's top group of astronomers, the International Astronomical Union, has stripped Pluto of the status it has held since its discovery 76 years ago. The body decided that,
By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 May 2008 Australia will increase its annual migration intake to 300,000 people a year - the biggest rise since the end of World War II. The increase in the annual quota is intended to address the country's chronic skills shor
文本框: Despite only arriving in New Guinea 40,000years ago, humans were soon established throughout the island's maze of hidden valleys. Today, these people are known as Papuans, andtogether speak over 700 different languages - more than any ot
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 October 2007 The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progre
An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the sky of Burma's ancient historic city of Bagan, 15 Jan 2010 Holly Gilbert, an astrophysicist at NASA, explains the science behind the spectacle of the sun's disappearance. So during a total solar eclips
China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM RAROTONGA, Cook Islands, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai firmly rejected suggestions Thursday that China's assistance to developing Pacific countries was aimed at
本期内容: Bones discovered on a Pacific island in 1940 are likely to be those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart, according to a US science journal. Earhart, her plane, and her navigator vanished without a trace in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. But t
By Kate Pound Dawson Bangkok 01 October 2009 Survivor walks through ruins of Salebata village on south coast of Samoa, 30 Sep 2009 Aid is starting to reach the Pacific islands devastated by a powerful earthquake and a resulting series of tsunami wav
Amelia Earhart wanted to fly around the world. Although other pilots had circled the globe, she would fly close to the equator. This would make a longer and harder trip29,000 miles. A special plane was neededa new Lockheed model called the Electra. T
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition China lays out a raft of measures to help the sustainable development of Pacific island nations. Kyrgyz acting Prime Minister resigns and moves into opposition. A sen