Background: 法国的一些牡蛎养殖农在巴黎举行抗议。游行队伍堵塞了塞纳河上的一座桥梁并将大批的牡蛎壳倾倒在路面上。他们要求政府帮助他们度过目前这场因牡蛎死亡率过高而引起的经济危...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The health care industry needs more nurses. All areas of the world face a nursing shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses leave. They move to more dev...
Data from the US Census bureau, found that doctor's hours declined while at the same time their incomes dropped 25 percent between 1995 and 2006 In the U.S., doctors are known for working extraordinarily long hours, seeing patients in the office and...
Police in Zimbabwe are warning they do not have enough money to feed people in holding cells around the country. The whole justice system in Zimbabwe is threatened by lack of adequate resources. Although fewer people are being arrested now than in pr...
Pyongyang-based senior U.N. officials are visiting the South Korean capital, to report on North Korea's ongoing food shortage. They say international food donations are up, and Pyongyang officials are being cooperative. But, as VOA Seoul Corresponde...
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 19 February 2008 Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, has almost run out of gasoline, because political protests in southern districts have blocked deliveries for six days. The fuel shortage is causing long lines at gasoline pumps a...
By Mil Arcega Washington 10 October 2007 Agricultural experts say stepped up efforts to crack down on illegal immigration is having an unwanted effect on American farmers. Some claim recent raids and threats to prosecute companies that hire undocumen...
By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 30 August 2007 In Sierra Leone's presidential election, electricity has become an important campaign issue. In the crowded capital Freetown residents can go weeks without power, but some of the city's youth, faced also with...
By Greg Flakus Dallas, TX 27 September 2006 watch Urban Water report As the populations of urban areas around the world continue to grow, the demand for water has also grown. In the arid areas of the western United States, growth in some metropolita...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 20 September 2006 Bread shelves in most Zimbabwean shops were empty Tuesday as bakers scaled down production. Zimbabwean man walks past empty bread shelves in central Harare, September 20, 2006 The shortage of the standard l...
