By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 July 2007 The UN refugee agency is appealing for $48 million to provide badly needed assistance until the end of next year for thousands of Somali refugees who have recently fled conflict in Somalia. Lisa Schlein reports for...
By Barry Wood Washington 18 July 2007 The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Tuesday heard from economists who agreed the weakening dollar is likely to decline further. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Committee member Ron Paul, a conserv...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 July 2007 The United Nations reports less than half of its $4.4 billion appeal has been received, six months after it was launched on behalf of 19 countries in crisis. The United Nations says lack of money is hampering the e...
Today we are gonna wrap up our series on the falling US dollar. It has lost about thirty percent of its value over the last few years, and that has many economists and politicians worried as we've heard over the last couple of days. The dollar's fall...
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Broadcast: Jan 20 2003 Australia's budget airline Virgin Blue has placed orders for up to 50 Boeing 737 jets - in a deal worth about $3 billion. Australia's second largest air carrier says it plans to...
By Scott Stearns President Bush says he will pursue his "strong dollar" policy in the upcoming legislative session by working seriously with Congress to lower deficits, which he says should cause peop...
By Roger Wilkison European Union finance ministers are calling for the United States to shore up the sagging dollar by bringing its trade and budget deficits under control. The ministers are worried t...
By Jeffrey Young Americans crossing borders groan in dismay as they exchange their dollars for less and less in other currencies. Holidays in Europe, for instance, that once seemed reasonably priced h...
Lesson 25 Text A A Ten-Dollar Bill Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store. He had come to pick up a few items for his mother. He often did Chores for his parents after school. He e...
