Five Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be Improving The World Health Organization has approved the use of experimental treatments for Ebola patients in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak there is unprecedented, the disease deadly. The numbe...
Ukrainian Businesses Look for Alternatives to Russia KHARKIV, UKRAINE With tensions continuing to rise with Russia, Ukrainian businesses are looking for opportunities elsewhere. In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, near the Russian border, econo...
Iran Looks to Maintain Influence in Baghdad With New Shia PM STATE DEPARTMENT Washington and Tehran share the goal of stopping Syrian-based militants in Iraq. But experts say it's Iran, not the United States, that will most influence how the new gove...
US Airstrikes May Push Islamic State Back into Fight Against Assad 美空袭可能迫使伊斯兰国重新攻击阿萨德 STATE DEPARTMENT Syria and the United States are both attacking Islamic State militants who have displaced thousands of civilian...
Leading Fight Against Islamic State, Kurds Question Iraqi Future 抗敌主力库尔德人对伊拉克未来存疑 LONDON Western countries including the United States have begun arming the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq to aid their battle...
For Obama, Racial Violence is Personal Issue 对奥巴马来说种族暴力是个人问题 WHITE HOUSE The racial violence in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson is presenting President Barack Obama with an issue to which he has a deep personal connecti...
Concept of Free Legal Help Gains Ground in US 美国免费法律援助向所需之人伸出援手 LOS ANGELES Lawyers who offer free legal help for their clients are commonly called pro bono lawyers. In recent years, there has been a growing number o...
New Smart Toilet to Prevent Water Pollution in Disaster Areas 新型智能马桶在灾区防止水污染 WASHINGTONThe destruction of sanitary systems by war or natural disasters can aggravate the initial tragedy, causing disease and prolonged risk o...
Oil Wealth Attracts Businesses to North Dakota 石油财富吸引企业进驻北达科他州 WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA The state of North Dakota has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, thanks to a glut of jobs created by the oil boom i...
Study: African Aluminum Pots Contain Lead 研究表明非洲铝锅含有铅 Locally made aluminum pots in Cameroon, and probably in much of Africa, are likely to be contaminated with lead ( (Courtesy: Occupational Knowledge International). Locally ma...
Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa 埃博拉病毒疫情爆发伤害西非经济体 The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is likely to hurt economic growth and government finances in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and perhaps Nigeria, accordin...
Petitioners Call on US to Stop Legal Action against James Risen 国民请愿停止起诉《纽约时报》记者 WASHINGTON The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of the press, but the government and journalists sometimes clash...
Border Crisis Fuels Opposition to Immigration Reform 边境危机使得反对者支持移民改革 A majority of Americans still support some form of legalization for undocumented immigrants who are already in the country, but opposition to outright...
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 16 Were looking at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 16, 2014. Next week well likely welcome an all-new title to the lineupbut thats next week. For...
Saving Premies from Death or Disability 低成本治疗可预防新生儿死亡或残疾 Its estimated about 15-million babies are born prematurely each year. About one million of them die, while many others suffer life-long disabilities. A major stu...
