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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Gun rights groups, including the NRA, have seen a rise in membership since the school shootings in Parkland, Fla., in February. But one group in particular has had a major increase well before that - the National African American G

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Americans commemorate the heritage of African-Americans every February in what is known as African American History Month, yet little is known about the association that started the tradition and what it is doing now. James Stewart is the current pre

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A ticket to London, please. Paul Ryefield: What time does the next train to London leave? Railway Station Clerk: At 16:35, from platform 8. Paul Ryefield: Is it a direct train to London? Railway Station Clerk: No, you have to change trains at Birming

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - New Rice For West Africa

AGRICULTURE REPORT – April 16, 2002: New Rice For West Africa By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. A new kind of rice is coming to West Africa. The new rice is said to

Work begins on major high-speed railway in western China

Work begins on major high-speed railway in western China XI'AN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Construction work started Saturday on a major high-speed railway in China's western hinterland to promote local economic cooperation and development. The 643-km-long

VOA慢速英语2012 Education Report - Linking Education and Employment in Africa

Education Report - Linking Education and Employment in Africa This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than six hundred delegates have been meeting in Burkina Faso this week to discuss education in Africa. The aim is to find ways to sup

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 February 2007 Filmmakers, fans and critics are preparing to attend one of Africa's largest film festivals known as FESPACO. As theaters are shutting down across Africa, the festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso opening this S

VOA标准英语2010年-Conflict Fuels High Death Rate, Health

Interviewers conducting surveys in the Central African Republic received thorough training before heading out into the field. During the actual survey, interviewers spent an hour or more with each respondent. The Central African Republic has been pla

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Delegates from 171 countries and several hundred civic groups are meeting next week in Uruguay to discuss ways to reduce tobacco consumption around the world. A controversial report published on the eve of the meeting says some of the proposed measur

VOA标准英语2010年-Black Cowboys Seek Their Place in Hist

Thanks to Hollywood, the word cowboy conjures up images of tough, independent men: solitary, weather-beaten and...white. But many of the Old West cowboys were African-American. Each October, the Black Cowboy Parade in Oakland, California celebrates t

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Chinese-Funded Railway In Kenya Sparks Debt-Trap Fears

A New Chinese-Funded Railway In Kenya Sparks Debt-Trap Fears AILSA CHANG, HOST: China has become the biggest lender to governments on the African continent over the past decade. The money has helped build ports, roads, bridges, airports and trains. T

2018年CRI China-Africa collaboration welcomed by African people

Since its establishment, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has facilitated a number of bilateral cooperation projects in areas such as infrastructure, auto and retail and brought new opportunities to people in Africa. The Standard-Gauge R

New Agricultural Organization for Africa

Broadcast: April 15, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soon a new organization will be established to help agricultural development in Africa. The African Agricu

China to dismantle Railway Ministry

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China plans to dismantle the Ministry of Railways into administrative and commercial arms to reduce bureaucracy and improve railway service efficiency, a top Chinese official said Sunday. The existing Railways Ministry,

China reforms railway court system

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's railway courts are now being integrated into civilian courts as part of reforms that are intended to help build a unified judicial system. Railway courts handle criminal and civil cases concerning railway transpor

Grondona to retire in 2015 from Argentina' s association

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Argentinean Football Association (AFA), Julio Grondona, Tuesday announced he will leave the post in 2015, which he has occupied since 1979. I have to finish my term by 2015. The experience is tel

Ghana to play China in international friendly

ACCRA, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Ghana' s senior national male soccer team, the Black Stars, have lined up an international friendly against China next month, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here on Friday. The match will be played in Beijin

China tightens railway security checks for travel rush

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Railway police said Tuesday they have handled 240,000 cases concerning inflammables, explosives and dangerous goods since the start of the Spring Festival holiday travel rush. Police authorities under the Ministry of Railw

Fair treatment for private capital in railway investment

BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- China's recent move to give private capital equal treatment in investing in the country's railway projects is expected to inject new vitality into the long-monopolized railway sector amid concerns of an economic slowdown.