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By Parke Brewer The men's 800-meter run is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races at the Athens Olympics. Most of the favorites are from Africa. The 800 meters is two laps around the tra
The sounding of bugles pierced through the wintry morning silence in the center of Beijing on the first day of 2018. It also signaled the start of a new daily routine for the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to raise the nationa
Broadcast: Mar 28,2003 Olympic silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia has won the men's title at the World Figure Skating Championships here in Washington. Plushenko used a combination of nearly
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the United States, about six out of ten students in graduate schools are women. The same is true of today's young adults who already have a degree beyond college. As a result, the Census Bureau exp
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 19 December 2006 watch Entertainment 2006 report A long-awaited wedding extravaganza and some shocking and not so shocking divorces all made for a very interesting year in entertainment. But the spotlight went to Holly
By Parke Brewer Atlanta 03 April 2007 The University of Florida has won the U.S. men's Division One college basketball championship, for the second straight year. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Atlanta on Florida's 84-75 victory over Oh
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show: Music from Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson performing together ... And a question from a listener about America's purchase of Alaska from Rus
Activists Aim Again To Pay Women and Men Equally Activists gathered in New York City this week to call attention to a problem that has existed for a long time: the pay difference between American men and women. The United States Congress took steps t
Women are more prone to sports related injuries than men, but overcoming one season-ending injury after another can be a serious mental and physical test for just about anyone. Nicole Ryan, 23, is a 6th year senior basketball player at American Unive
LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: By now, you'd better have your holiday shopping done. Maybe you did more of it online this year. Easy for you but bad for your local mall - brick-and-mortar stores are losing jobs. And it turns out some workers are hit harder tha
Chinese veteran actor Nie Yuan and actress Charmaine Sheh were on the red carpet for the GQ 2018 Men of the Year annual celebration in Shanghai. Who else was present at the star-studded ceremony? Follow our reporter Wu Yifan to find out more!
Chinese veteran actor Nie Yuan and actress Charmaine Sheh recently captured a lot of attention when walking the red carpet for the GQ 2018 Men of the Year annual event in Shanghai. Both Nie and Sheh are the leading stars in Chinese producer Yu Zheng'
By Jim Stevenson Fitzgerald Tennis Center, Washington 04 August 2006 While family members in Israel continue to be threatened by Hezbollah fired rockets, Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich are waging battles on tennis courts in the United States. VOA's Ji
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Volunteerism report In the United States, volunteering has long been a part of the American way of life. In 2005, roughly a fifth of the U.S. population participated in volunteer activities. More
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 07 April 2007 Nigerian police have confirmed that two foreign oil workers have been seized by gunmen, the latest in a series of kidnappings in the troubled delta region. Sarah Simpson reports for VOA from Lagos. The men were s
By Paul Sisco Washington 21 February 2008 With oil prices on the rise, the U.S. wind energy industry grew at record levels in 2007 and an industry group says it expects similar growth this year. In today's searching for solutions report, Paul Sisco l
BERLIN, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Dutch international midfielder Eljero Elia transferred from Juventus to German side Werder Bremen, the club said in an official statement on Tuesday. After long back and forth, Bundesliga side Bremen confirmed the signing
ROME, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin improved Grant Hackett's four-year-old 800 meters freestyle world record by more than six seconds and won China's first ever men's gold at the world swimming championships. Zhang powered home in seven minutes, 32.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal crushed 29-year-old Andy Roddick on Friday, setting up a quarterfinal clash against World No. 4 Andy Murray as the Scottish eliminated another American John Isner. Considering the other tw
MELBOURNE, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- History was made when Wu Di became the first Chinese man to have played a Grand Slam match here on Tuesday. History was also made by Japan's 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm, who shocked 12th seed Nadia Petrova to become t