NPR 2010-06-23

The top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is in hot water with the White House for some derogatory comments he made during an interview for a magazine article. The remarks were controversial enough to have him summoned to the W

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - On World No Tobac

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated each thirty-first of May. The observance is meant to bring attention to the growing use of tobacco and its deadly effects. The World Health Assembly established th

CNN 2012-03-08

Ten minutes,global headlines, no commercials.Hi,everyone.I am Carl Azuz.Thank you for spending part of your Tuesday with CNN student news. It's not just any Tuesday.When it comes to the race for the White House,today is Super Tuesday.Four Republican

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北京奥运28大项 参与，竞争，分享，进步 Kayak-Slalom 皮划艇激流回旋 英文原文 No form of publicity of propaganda, commercial or otherwise, may appear on sportswear, accessories or, more generally, on any article of clothing or equipment whatsoever worn

Anti-Smoking Foundation Faces Criticism

A new organization called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is being criticized by health and anti-smoking groups. They accuse the foundation of acting secretly to assist tobacco companies, a charge the foundations president denied. Derek Yach is

SSS 2012-01-17

People have used tobacco for well over a thousand years. And researchers recently found unique physical evidence of the ancient habit. They detected traces of tobacco in a 1300-year-old Mayan container. The work is in the journal Rapid Communications

VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - Are Smartphone Apps Encouraging Young Smokers?

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VOA标准英语2009-Obama Signs Anti-Smoking Law

U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law Monday sweeping new legislation regulating the nation's tobacco industry. The bill gives the federal government the ability to regulate the production and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Pre

VOA标准英语2008年-Tobacco Use Rises Among Women

By Carol Pearson Washington 07 May 2008 The World Health Organization expects the number of women who smoke to triple over the next generation, if current trends continue. As a result, it expects more than 200 million women to die from tobacco induce

VOA常速英语2008年-WHO Warns Tobacco Use Could Claim One Billion L

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 12 February 2008 The World Health Organization completed its first-ever global report on tobacco control. The grim statistics show that unless governments get more involved, the number of tobacco users will continue to

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. Public health officials say tobacco companies are avoiding a worldwide ban on advertising tobacco products to young people by using smartphone applications, or apps. The off

Nepal bans smoking in public places from Sunday

KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ban on smoking in public places will be enforced from Sunday with the Tobacco Control and Regulatory Act-2010 coming into effect. Those smoking in public places will be fined and civil servants will be liable to departme

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欧盟考虑更严格的规则以阻止青少年吸烟

BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in its public health committee on Wednesday backed a draft proposal to discourage youth smoking by banning the use of strawberry and other flavors in tobacco products. MEPs also

Nations Agree on Draft Treaty to End Illicit Tobacco Trade

After four years of negotiations, representatives of 135 nations have unanimously agreed on the text of a protocol to end the illicit trade in tobacco products. Nations are expected to adopt the protocol, the first under the WHO Framework Convention

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Victory for the lawyers who took on the big US tobacco companies and won has whet their appetite for more. Now they are challenging the food industry. About ten years ago, Don Barrett and his colleagues forced the tobacco companies to admit they knew

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Government Sends Warning To Vaping Companies

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Vaping is often billed as a healthier alternative to cigarettes or a way to help smokers quit. But the manufacturing of flavored vape products has drawn minors to electronic smoking. Colorado Public Radio's John Daley has more on

经济学人:烟草公司 勇敢的罢工(下)

New regulations have not snuffed out tobacco firms, either. 新的规定也并没有消灭烟草公司。 Countries have passed a battery of laws to fight smoking, including taxes and bans on advertising and on smoking in pubs. 各个国家已经通过

Tobacco control needs stronger smoke signals

BEIJING, May 31 -- China will report its progress on tobacco（香烟） control to the member conference(联盟) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) next year, but many experts say that there is still a lot to be done. China is

潘基文呼吁消除非法烟草贸易

UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday called for more efforts to put an end to the illicit trade in cheaper tobacco products in order to advance public health and sustainable development. The secretary-general