Alcohol1 and Heart Attacks

Broadcast: Jan 29, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study says drinking beer, wine or other alcoholic drinks several times a week can help prevent heart atta

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Heart attacks kill millions of people each year. I think its one of the worlds biggest killers. A lot of people have a heart attack because of their lifestyle. Im sure if people ate healthy food and exercised, the number of heart attacks would drop.

Biosolids

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers have long put animal waste on their fields. They may also use human waste. Mode

Riyadh Bombing Attacks

Broadcast: May 17, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. At least thirty-four people were killed in three bombing attacks in the Saudi capital, Ri

Syria, Russia Accuse US of Lying about Chemical Weapons Attacks

Syria and Russia say the United States has lied about chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian conflict as a way of blocking efforts to end the fighting. A Syrian foreign ministry source condemned what it called lies and allegations by U.S. Secretary o

New Technology Provides Early Warning for Heart Attacks

Researchers say they have developed technology that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. The researchers report using mathematical algorithms to examine computed tomography, or CT, images of a patients heart. A CT scan uses X-rays an

IN THE NEWS - Hearings on September Eleventh, 2001, Attacks

IN THE NEWS - Hearings on September Eleventh, 2001, Attacks By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, March 27, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. Hearings took place this w

Remembering the Attacks of Sept. 11

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: September 6, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. Thursday will mark two years since the attacks on the United States. On September el

Latest Iraq Attacks Mark One of Deadliest Days of Violence

Nick Simeone In Iraq, five U.S. soldiers and four American civilians working for the U.S.-led military coalition have been killed in a day of violent attacks. The bodies of the American civilians were

Cyber attacks against China remain severe: report

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A computer security official said China has become the world's biggest victim of cyber attacks, with a report from a national computer monitoring center revealing that many domestic computers were controlled via overseas

VOA慢速英语2011--Ten Years After September 11 Attacks, Ho

THIS IS AMERICA - Ten Years After September 11 Attacks, How Life Has Changed BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Nearly three thousand people were killed in the attacks

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Atlanta Seeks To Restore Services, Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The city of Atlanta is under siege. Many of its online systems were crippled by hackers who were trying to extort tens of thousands of dollars from the city. Cybersecurity experts are warning that the threat to public services may

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Conference Aims to Reduce Threat of Biologic

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 August 2007 Experts attending an international conference are calling for quick action to reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. Participants attending the week-long meeting at the United Nations in Geneva say the so

俄科学家研制出"不老药"

俄罗斯莫斯科的一位生物能量学教授近日宣布，他已研制出一种能够有效延缓衰老的不老药，并有望于几年内上架销售。这位科学家用40年的时间研制出一种抗氧化剂，能够有效抑制氧分子对人

Wave of bomb attacks in Iraq kill 32, injure over 100

BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- A new wave of bomb attacks, including 10 car bombings, targeted both Iraqi security forces and civilians across the country on Monday, killing a total of 32 people and wounding more than 100 others. Such deadly attacks ar

Americans Hold Somber Observances of September 11 Attacks

A decade after Islamic terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and turned them into weapons to claim nearly 3,000 lives, people in the United States on Sunday somberly marked the September 11 anniversary with memorials at the scenes of the attacks.

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USGuardsAgainstTerroristAttacksBefore9-11Anniversary U.S. security officials are increasing efforts to thwart possible acts of terrorism in advance of the 10th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks. While the U.S. Department of Home

Obama Concerned About Afghan Insider Attacks

U.S. President Barack Obama said he is concerned about the green on blue attacks, the recent killings of NATO troops by Afghan security forces. At a news conference Monday, Obama said he has spoken to senior military leaders who are in Afghanistan ta

Norwegian Blamed for Deadly Twin Attacks

The normally peaceful Nordic nation of Norway was rocked Friday by twin attacks that left a number of people dead. A mid-afternoon bombing that targeted the country's government headquarters in Oslo, Norway's capital, killed seven people. Hours later

China confirms no casualties during attacks in Afghanistan

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday confirmed the safety of Chinese citizens during attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin made the remarks at a regular press briefing. According to media reports, Taliban su