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Lesson 9 Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World? Text What Overpopulation Feels Like We moved slowly through the city in a taxi and entered a crowded slum district. The temperatur

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7.Australia Records Highest Birth Rate in 9 Years Australia has recorded its highest annual birth rate in nine years, with indications that couples are encouraged by low unemployment and economic stability to have babies. Population figures from the

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1.It's the first full day on the job for new Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. He was sworn into office last night after the state Senate voted to convict Rod Blagoivich. The former governor will now focus on fighting federal corruption allegations. 2.Th

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Lesson 9 Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World? Text What Overpopulation Feels Like We moved slowly through the city in a taxi and entered a crowded slum district. The temperature was well over 100and the air was thick with dust

CNN 2010-09-01

So, here's an interesting question. Could the recession be responsible for a decrease in U.S. birth rate? At least, one expert thinks the recession is the reason why. He says when people are unsure their financial future, they tend to put off having

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Mothers and babies have been in the news this last week. First, Statistics New Zealand announced a slight increase in the birth rate and secondly the Capital and Coast District Health Board (which has hospitals in the Wellington area) is worried abou

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My idea of Family Planning Family planning is the most effective way to solve the population problem, the seriousness of which we often underestimate. Quite obviously family planning has so far macle little progress. At a time when half of the world

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A 16-year-old mother receives care for her baby at a mobile health clinic in Garland, Texas, in a 2006 photo More than seven hundred thousand teenagers a year get pregnant in the United States. The teen

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VOA标准英语2011-Asia Experiences Huge Birth-Rate Decline

Approximately 6.6 billion people populate the earth today, with an estimated 3.7 billion living in Asia. But over the past 50 years, economic and social modernization in the region has been accompanied by a remarkable drop in birth rates. Sociologist

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Study: Preterm Birth Complications Leading Cause of Death for Young Children 早产并发症是导致婴幼儿死亡的第一大死因 Complications from preterm births now outrank all other causes of death for young children. Of the more than 6.3 mi

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意大利中部翁布里亚地区的城市阿西西的10家酒店推出孕屋计划，只要有伴侣能够证明孩子是在入住酒店期间造人成功，就可获得退款或在将来享用免费住宿。意大利是婴儿出生率最低的国家之

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今天我们要学的词是birth rate。 Birth rate, 出生率。经济衰退会影响出生率吗？有数字显示，现在妇产科病人少了，避孕工具销量大增。 Experts say birth rates do appear to fall with economic declines, 专家说

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TOKYO More than one in four people in Japan were aged 65 or older as of Oct. 1 accounting for 33.42 million or a record 26.7% of the overall population a government study showed Wednesday highlighting the nations challenge in dealing with rising soci

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Statistics New Zealand released figures of births for the year ending June 2010. The figures show that births are up by 2%. Most of that increase is in Auckland. In 1961, women had an average of 4.3 children but today women have an average of 2.2 chi

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