STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. FRITZI BODENHEIMER: And Im Fritzi Bodenheimer with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about one of the most important scientific discoveries of the last century -- the development of HeLa cells. Reporter R...
There's a lot going on beneath the streets of America Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 01 June 2010 The United States has an underground movement. It's not a resistance group or a radical organization. It's a trail of hidden historical delights. One of...
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 09 October 2009 Guinean police arrest a protester on 28 Sep 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta After last week's massacre of dozens of Guineans by gover...
By Zulima Palacio Carroll County, Maryland 22 September 2009 The bog turtle In Maryland, environmental officials are working to save one of the smallest and rarest turtles in North America. The bog turtle had the power to move an entire highway proj...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2007 A new report says the last decade is the warmest on record. The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization says data from around the world shows extreme weather patterns increasing in every region. It says...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 October 2007 Former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, calls climate change one of the most critical and threatening issues in the world today. Annan Wednesday launched a new organization, the Global Humanitarian...
By Jela De Franceschi Washington 12 July 2007 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are rapidly growing all over the world. Many are dedicated to alleviating humanitarian, social and educational problems of the less fortunate in society. In Focus, VO...
By Gary Thomas Washington 27 April 2007 Saudi Arabia announced Friday the roundup of 172 suspected terrorists for plots to attack Saudi installations. Those arrested are believed to be local members of al-Qaida. In this background report, VOA corresp...
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IN THE NEWS – March 23, 2002: INS Re-Organization By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. President Bush is considering ways to re-organize the agency t...