INNSBRUCK, Austria, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- An unexpected aerial bomb from World War II was found at the city center site Thursday, leading to the postponement of the daily medals ceremony at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The aerial bom...
World Bank Downgrades Global Growth Forecast The world's economy is expected to grow more slowly this year. Hans Timmer, head of development projects at the World Bank, projects overall growth in 2012 at around 2.5 percent - more than a full percenta...
Humanities Fight to Survive in Hi-Tech World Tim Clark is a senior at Amherst College, a small liberal arts school in western Massachusetts, where hes studied Latin, Greek and archeology. Thanks to those classes, he says, hes not the same person he w...
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THIS IS AMERICA - Itzhak Perlman: A Citizen of the World, With His Violin as a Passport STEVE EMBER: Many consider him the greatest concert violinist in the world. The music of Itzhak Perlman is our program today on the VOA Special English program TH...
United Nations economists have sharply cut their projections for world growth and warned that 2012 will be key to whether the global economy makes a slow recovery or falls back into recession. In their report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2...
World Bank: Much at Stake at Climate Conference The World Bank says tough decisions lie ahead at the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. A top bank official says nations need to decide on a long-term strategy. Andrew Stee...
Tajikistan Plans to Build World's Tallest Hyrdo Dam With high mountains covering half of the nation, landlocked Tajikistan would like to become the Switzerland of Central Asia, exporting hydroelectricity to its neighbors. But first it has to generate...
EXPLORATIONS - How Two Pilots Flew Non-Stop Around the World SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. It was called the last great goal in flying. It would be a flight around the world without stopping o...
Health Report - The World at 7 Billion, and Growing 健康报道 - 世界人口达到70亿并继续增长 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 The United Nations estimates that the world reac...