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US Capital Levies 'Bag Tax' to Clean Up Local River Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 10, 2011 Countless factors affect the health of our environment.  And the things we take from nature may not harm it as much as the things we add t...

'Farewell, Discovery,' as Shuttle’s Space Career Ends Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 10, 2011 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery and its crew ended a 13-day mission and a journey of more than 8 million kilometers Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Sp...

City Dwellers Look to Grow Their Own Food Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 09, 2011 As more Americans try to adopt healthy lifestyles and environmentally friendly practices, the idea of growing their own food has become increasing...

Actor, Activist Ben Affleck Urges US to Help DRC Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 09, 2011 Actor Ben Affleck and other activists are urging the United States to appoint a special envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo and to make sure...

Gene Mutation Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 09, 2011 Scientists have identified a unique genetic mutation in about 10 percent of people with type 2 diabetes studied in the United States and Europe. Th...

Mexican Ex-Police Chief Seeking US Asylum Is in States Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 09, 2011 US immigration officials say a 20-year-old woman who received death threats after becoming police chief of a violent Mexican border town is seeking...

Benghazi Boy Scouts Fill Vacuum of Libyan Social Services Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 09, 2011 When the Gadhafi government lost control of eastern Libya, a vacuum formed in social and other basic services.  Among those who have step...

Backyard Bird Count Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 08, 2011 The Northern Hemisphere is beginning to show signs of spring.  But since the timing of the season can change from year to year, and region to regi...

World Marks 100th Women’s Day Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 08, 2011 Women are joining together all over the world to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on Tuesday.

Bangladesh Court Says Microfinance Founder Must Go Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 08, 2011 A Bangladesh court has upheld a government order dismissing microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus as head of Grameen Bank, a microfinance institution...

How to Remove a Dictator Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 08, 2011 Popular social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, were instrumental in organizing the non-violent protests that led to the resignation last mont...

Muslim Students Charged with Violating First Amendment Rights of Campus Speaker Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 08, 2011 As some Americans protest upcoming Congressional hearings on Muslim extremism, one Muslim community in the Western state of California is fighting...

Money in Motion: Food Security Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 There are nearly seven billion people in the world.   It takes a lot of  food to keep us alive.   And the food we eat comes from all over the  glob...

New Guidelines, Doctors Urge Calmer Response to Child Fevers Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new set of guidelines urging parents to avoid excessive use of fever-reducing medications when thei...

American Muslims Fear Demonization in Congress Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 The Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, New York Congressman Peter King, will begin Congressional hearings on March 10th into what ...

Women Farmers Face Challenges Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 Food prices continue to rise, threatening to push more and more people into poverty and hunger.  A new report from the UN food agency say...

Women Scientists Close Gender Gap in Indonesia Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 The United Nations chose women and science education as the theme for this year’s International Women's Day (March 8th) to highlight the g...

Young Romanian Burn Victim Gets Help in California Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 A 12-year-old burn victim from Romania has found hope, and a new family, in the United States.  Mike O’Sullivan has the story of Marius Dasianu,...

Libyan Rebels Eject British Special Forces Mission Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 The British government is defending its effort to make contact with rebel forces in eastern Libya following the capture and release of  a group of ...

Wheelchair Brain Controls Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: March 07, 2011 Scientists around the world are increasingly using specialized electronic and mechanical devices to help severely disabled patients lead close to n...

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