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Recommended Amount of Vitamin D Increased Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 26, 2010 It’s the vitamin that is associated with the sun, that helps strengthen our bones, and may do a lot more.  The U-S Institute of Medicine ...

2010 Christmas Underscores Economic Contrasts Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 25, 2010 The Christmas Holiday - a long tradition in the West, is quickly gaining a foothold in many countries. Even in countries with few Christians, the ...

Black Swan , The Tourist , Tron: the Legacy Top Holiday Movie List Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 24, 2010 Winter Holidays. This is the time of the year when many movie goers crave lavish productions. And holiday movies echo that spirit. Hollywood shines...

Tough Times for Nonprofits Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 24, 2010   Many Americans are struggling financially and a number of them arel turning to charities for help. Those charities are also ...

Cut Your Own Tree Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 Many roadside lots spring up at this time of year, selling pre-cut trees for half or a third as much. Hardware stores and other places sell them, ...

Sweeping Changes to Food Safety Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 Congress has passed sweeping legislation aimed at making the U.S. food supply safer. The bill gives the government broad new powers to inspect proc...

Studies Show Smoking Affects Both Mental, Physical Health Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 It is well known that smoking is bad for you.  But just how bad? Three new studies about cigarette smoking show it is more harmful than pr...

US Senate Ratifies START Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 US lawmakers have ratified a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory.

US Population Shifting to South and West Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 Results from the latest census in the United States show that people are moving to the country’s South and West where there tends to be more jobs a...

World Bank Freezes Ivory Coast Financing Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 The World Bank says it has frozen financing for Ivory Coast, where incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo is clinging to power in the face of global c...

US Retailers Enjoying Better Than Expected Sales Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 23, 2010 A strong start to the holiday shopping season in the United States is boosting confidence in the businesee commmunity that 2011 may be a better yea...

NBA Star Registers to Vote in Southern Sudan Independence Referendum Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 22, 2010 On January 9, the people of Southern Sudan will cast their vote for, or against, independence from the north.  The referendum is part...

Group Launches Campaign to Promote Peaceful Image of Islam Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 22, 2010 Many Muslims are concerned that terrorist attacks carried out in the name of Islam are creating a false impression that the faith is violent by its...

Holidays a Time for Giving, Making Connections Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 22, 2010 The holidays, in the United States are often a time for reaching out to others, as much as for celebration.  And this outreach can take any number...

Egyptians to Stage Mozart’s 'Magic Flute' in Colloquial Arabic Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 21, 2010 Late 18th century European opera may seem an odd choice of entertainment for modern, Arab audiences. But art is art... or at least that is the mes...

Many People in War-torn Mogadishu Go Hungry Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 21, 2010 The United Nations is appealing to the international community to come to the aid of the people of Somalia. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ant...

India’s Tibetan Exile Community Nears Critical Juncture Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 21, 2010 Indian authorities last week detained more than 20 Tibetan independence supporters who protested against Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Indi...

US-China Relations Turbulent in 2010 Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 21, 2010 China relations faced a wide range of challenges in 2010 as ties between the world’s two biggest economies were tested more broadly than ever before.

Recovering from an global economic downturn Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 20, 2010 The world’s recovery from an economic downturn is proving to be a long winding road, and a bumpy one at that.  But has the path that led to the ...

Inside Job Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: December 18, 2010 More than two years after the U.S. government approved the $700 billion emergency bailout for the financial system, unemployment is high and housi...

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