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Britain to withdraw 1,600 troops in Iraq
2024-08-05This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced this week that 1,600 British troops will leave Iraq in the com...
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Insect threatens ash trees in US
2024-08-05This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A beetle invasion in the United States has killed at least twenty millionash trees. The invasion o...
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How to help foods keep their cool
2024-08-05This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But another way to keep food cool without the n...
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Wind farming spreads in US
2024-08-05This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For centuries, farmers have usedwindmillsto pump water,crush grainand perform other tasks. Today, ...
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Link between air pollution and heart disease
2024-08-05This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.VOICE TWO:And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, an American study shows a lin...
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Studying in the US: Rules about alcohol
2024-08-05This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twenty-one. Underage drinking is a crime ...
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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Nanotechnologyuses matter at the level of molecules and atoms. Researchers are finding different u...
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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Financial markets around the world took investors on a shaky ride this week.On Tuesday, concerns about the...
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How technology can help disabled people
2024-08-05Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we have the thir...
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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Not all college teachers are professors. In fact, not even all professors are full professors. Many ...