China has dismissed four officials over a stampede at a mosque in the country's northwest region that left 14 people dead. The Sunday tragedy in Xiji county of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is blamed on poor organization and management. It happen...
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AS IT IS 2013-05-28 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today, from Nigeria, government attempts to control violence by the Islamist militant group Boko Haramand pardons to mili...
Breathing Easier: How to Control Asthma This is Science in the News. Im Shirley Griffith. And Im Bob Doughty. Spring has returned to the United States. The sky is blue, the grass is green and many plants are flowering. Spring can be a beautiful time...
Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When the undesirable qualities outweigh the good qualities. Consider the...
Americans Debating Gun Control From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Jim Tedder. This week on our program, we talk about one of the most intense debates in America: gun control. In 2005,...
Lesson 86 Out of control 失控 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What was the danger? As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering whee...
HEALTH REPORT - Centers for Disease Control By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Building 21 of the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia. One of...
By Josiah Obat For months, lawmakers in Kenya have been debating a new bill seeking to regulate the consumption, sale, and advertising of tobacco products in the country. The Tobacco Control Bill 2004...
Michael Kitchen Afghanistan 's transitional government is deploying troops in the country's northwest to stem an outbreak of factional fighting. The government intends to dislodge a local warlord from...