By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 May 2008 Fuel efficient stoves and ceramic water purifiers are two examples of low-tech innovations that can help people in poor countries improve their quality of life. Because what is known as appropriate technology usu...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 April 2008 A senior U.N. official says a new task force set up to tackle the global food crisis hopes to have a comprehensive, integrated action plan produced in short order. The official says key agencies such as the World...
By Carol Pearson Washington 02 November 2007 World Health Organization statistics show kidneys are the most sought after donor organs but there is a global shortage. Some countries have established national pairing programs for prospective donors and...
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 12 October 2007 Officials at the United Nations say they would like to review disaster management policy in West Africa, where recent floods have killed hundreds and left hundreds of thousands displaced. They say the floods h...
By Dan Robinson Washington 18 July 2007 William Perry (file photo) A former U.S. defense secretary and member of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group was among witnesses testifying Wednesday before Congress about the situation in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson...
By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 May 2007 Pope Benedict is pressing church leaders in Latin America to seek new solutions for social and economic problems. In Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the call comes ahead of a conference of Latin Ame...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 31 May 2006 The debate over illegal immigration in the United States has put the spotlight on Hispanics, who make up most of the people who are in the country illegally. Hispanics are also the largest group of legal im...
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本讲为2005年下半年新的教学内容,请对照教材听录音! I heard him _sing_ (sing). I don’t like letters _written_ (write) in pencil. Such programs could teach the local people how...
Two Australians, Mack and Jill, are camping on Kangaroo Island. M: Look! There's a koala hugging a tree. They're really so cute. Jill, why are you crying? J: The government's planning on killing them...