The World Health Organization also is issuing its first ever guidelines on "Good procurement practices" for artemisinin-based anti-malarial medicines.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

Thailand's royal palace has been issuing daily updates on the king's health that say it has gradually improved.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

It also is issuing health alerts to hospital delivery wards to diminish the risk of death in childbirth due to hemorrhage, which is more likely among obese moms.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

One is the issuing of $250 billion worth of the IMF reserve currency, called Special Drawing Rights, or SDRs, to nations needing funding against the effects of the global financial downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

"That should not be known as a great country." In issuing its ruling, the Supreme Court sent the case back to Chicago for a lower court to issue the final decision, so the gun ban remains temporarily in effect.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

But the U.S.reaction to Thursday's attack was at an unusually high level, with both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issuing written statements expressing sympathy to the families of victims and calling for the attackers to be held accountable.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Once again, Frank Miller. "If the presidents of both countries are issuing instructions to their negotiators not to let small things get in the way, and if the presidents keep watching over what their negotiators do, the answer is clearly 'yes',".

VOA: standard.2009.04.08