In Africa, New Technologies Help Teach Women to Read 在非洲，新技术帮助教女人阅读 More Africans are communicating via text, social media and email. In Senegal, literacy experts are using the new technologies to motivate and teach women...
World Bank Chief: Fighting Poverty Helps Fight Ebola 世界银行行长称,消除贫困来帮助对抗埃博拉病毒 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the fight against Ebola is a key part of the struggle against poverty and inequality, giving...
As International Troops Dwindle, Fight in Afghanistan Continues 国际部队逐渐撤离,在阿富汗的战斗仍在继续 Transition is the key word for NATO-led international forces in Afghanistan as the International Security Assistance Force, ISA...
US Economy Adds 248K Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9% 美国增加了24.8万岗 位,失业率降至5.9% Fridays closely watched report on the U.S. job market saw the economy gain 248,000 jobs in September. Combined with an upward revision of 69,...
Iraqi President: Extremists Have United Iraqi Factions 伊拉克总统称极端主义分子团结了伊拉克各派系 Iraqi President Fouad Maasum said the barbarity of the militants who have taken control of one-third of Iraq and a part of Syria ha...
New Afghan Government Facing Security, Economic Challenges 阿富汗新政府面临安全、经济方面的挑战 After months of political bickering in Afghanistan, a new president has been sworn in, and a long-delayed security agreement has been si...
Study: Cheetah Population Dwindling 研究发现猎豹数量正在减少 In 1900, cheetahs numbered around 100,000. Today, there are just 10,000 in the wild. A new study says being fast is not enough to survive. Everybodys knows cheetahs are fast. So...
Joburg School for Foreigners Thrives JOHANNESBURG Six years ago, riots against foreigners in South Africa resulted in more than 60 deaths. In Johannesburg, hundreds of families found refuge in a Methodist church. Faced with hundreds of children unabl...
US Waivers Could Send Mixed Signals on Use of Child Soldiers STATE DEPARTMENT President Barack Obama has waived restrictions against providing military aid to six countries cited this year for using child soldiers. The countries, mostly in Africa, we...
Ebola Spread Fuels Fear Among Americans, Africans WASHINGTON News that a Texas man was diagnosed with Ebola after returning home from a visit to Liberia has raised new concerns about the spread of the disease. For health workers the stakes are partic...
