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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Swine flu is a respiratory sickness caused by an influenza virus that mainly infects pigs. However, sometimes the virus can sicken humans. That is what has happened in Mexico in the last few weeks. The...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than four million people around the world are bitten by snakes each year. At least one hundred twenty-five thousand of these people die. Almost three million others are seriously injured. Doctors a...
When NATO leaders hold their summit this April 3-4 one of the key issues will be Afghanistan. The alliance took responsibility for the main international effort in the country two-and-a-half years ago, with mixed results. And, Afghanistan may have h...
The International Maritime Bureau said the international anti-piracy campaign off the coast of Somalia has reduced the number of successful ship hijackings this year. Suspected pirates wait in Mombassa, Kenya on 10 Mar 2009 after being handed over t...
Medical experts in Miami are hoping to speed up research using embryonic stem cells. Their work may lead to advances in treatment for spinal cord injuries, Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses. President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order on s...
I don't know what I want so don't ask me Cause I'm still trying to figure it out Don't know what's down this road I'm just walking Trying to see through the rain coming down Even though I'm not the only one Who feels the way I do I'm alone, on my ow...
The United Nations Humanitarian Chief says he is concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka, where thousands of civilians are trapped in a rebel-controlled area, unable to flee combat between the fighters and the...