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So You Want To Make Your Mother Happy? Become a Doctor
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus. On our program this week, we look at how people become medical doctors in the United States. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Doctor Alexis Dunne at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago plans to work [...]
Cancer to Become World’s Leading Killer
Also: A study links tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in boys with asthma. And scientists are finishing a count of the world’s sea life. Transcript of radio broadcast: VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about [...]
Call for Immediate Truce Fails to Halt Fighting in Gaza
The top U.N. human rights official urges an independent investigation into possible war crimes by both Israel and Hamas. Transcript of radio broadcast: This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. There were fierce battles in Gaza on Friday as Hamas and Israel both rejected a United Nations call for an immediate cease-fire. The [...]
