Opposition parties in South Africa have gone to the courts to contest the dismissal of corruption charges against the head of the ruling party, Jacob Zuma. The development comes amid rising controversy over the dismissal which Zuma says proves his i...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Low Fat Diet report The results of the largest study ever concerning diet and cancer in women are in. And some doctors are disappointed that ther...
By David McAlary Washington 12 January 2006 As astronomers detect more and more planets outside our solar system, they are finding that many of them have more than one sun, unlike Earth and its compan...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Music History: Charlie Parker Took Jazz in a New Direction By Vivian Bournazian Broadcast: Sunday, July 03, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve E...
ECONOMICS REPORT - Lower Bond Prices Can Mean a Higher Return, but Also Risk By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 20, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Governments a...
EXPLORATIONS -February 6, 2002: Increasing Hubble’s Power By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today...
EDUCATION REPORT – July 18, 2002: School Choice Program By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The United States has about ninety-thousand public schools. The Department...
EDUCATION REPORT – May 9, 2002: Privatization of Public Schools By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, a state committee voted to give control of forty-two p...
AGRICULTURE REPORT –August 27, 2002: World Food Prize By George Grow (Photo -World Food Prize) This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Pedro Sanchez (PAY-dro SAHN-chez) of the United Sta...
Tom's father died of lung cancer. He couldn't stop smoking. He tried quitting several times. However, whenever he saw someone smoking, he couldn't resist lighting up. In the end, he gave up trying, it...