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August 29, 2017
Syrian Schools Grow Edible Playgrounds to Boost Diets of Hungry Children

FAO is helping primary schools to plant up to 500 meter-square fruit and vegetable plots in war-torn areas including Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Idlib and the outskirts of Damascus

August 29, 2017
US Attorney General: Opioid Crisis Is America's 'Top Lethal Issue'

Top US law enforcement official Jeff Sessions says ‘comprehensive antidote’ needed to address problem
August 29, 2017
Wealthy Cocaine Users Funding Slavery, Says Former UK Drug Chief

Britain has one of the highest rates of cocaine use in Europe, according to OECD, with 4.2 percent of young adults having taken the drug in 2015
August 29, 2017
Scientists Say Warming Makes Storms, Like Harvey, Wetter

By the time rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas - soggy, record-breaking glimpse of wet, wild future global warming could bring, scientists say
August 29, 2017
The Cost of Clean Water: $150B a Year, Says World Bank

High cost of clean water risks jeopardizing ability of countries to meet United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal
August 29, 2017
Prepping for Future With Drought-resistant Wheat

There are two ways to deal with climate change: stop or slow it through controlling emissions, or adapt to it. Chances are we're going to have to do both. In the dry areas of Texas and California, researchers are getting started on the adapting part. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.
August 28, 2017
Scientists Say Harvey May Be Soggy Sign of Future Storms

While scientists say climate change didn't cause Harvey, they do note warmer air and water mean wetter and possibly more intense hurricanes in future
August 28, 2017
Public Health Dangers Loom in Harvey-hit Areas

Health officials concerned about drownings, carbon monoxide poisoning from generators and hygiene at shelters
August 28, 2017
Abuse in US Nursing Homes Unreported Despite Law

Investigators say Medicare needs to take corrective action right away
August 27, 2017
Traditional Midwives in Bolivia Join Doctors for Safer Births

Bolivia is forging an approach to maternal care that combines traditional and Western medicine, in an effort to reduce the country's high rate of new mother and newborn deaths. Faith Lapidus reports for VOA.
August 27, 2017
Russian Engineers Testing a Driverless Minibus

Researchers in Moscow are testing a battery-powered driverless vehicle with a guidance system based on human eyesight. They say it will be cheap to produce and could soon be seen on closed roads, such as technology parks and college campuses. VOA's George Putic reports.
August 27, 2017
Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea

As the number of people with gonorrhea grows, and the bacteria becomes more drug resistant, scientists may have found a clue for developing a vaccine

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Tuesday 29 August 2017

Syrian Schools Grow Edible Playgrounds to Boost Diets of Hungry Children

US Attorney General: Opioid Crisis Is America's 'Top Lethal Issue'

Wealthy Cocaine Users Funding Slavery, Says Former UK Drug Chief

Scientists Say Warming Makes Storms, Like Harvey, Wetter

The Cost of Clean Water: $150B a Year, Says World Bank

Prepping for Future With Drought-resistant Wheat

Scientists Say Harvey May Be Soggy Sign of Future Storms

Public Health Dangers Loom in Harvey-hit Areas

Abuse in US Nursing Homes Unreported Despite Law

Traditional Midwives in Bolivia Join Doctors for Safer Births

Russian Engineers Testing a Driverless Minibus

Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea

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Syrian Schools Grow Edible Playgrounds to Boost Diets of Hungry Children

US Attorney General: Opioid Crisis Is America's 'Top Lethal Issue'

Wealthy Cocaine Users Funding Slavery, Says Former UK Drug Chief

Scientists Say Warming Makes Storms, Like Harvey, Wetter

The Cost of Clean Water: $150B a Year, Says World Bank

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