But close to five hundred million confirmed cases were reported to the World Health Organization as of November first.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

It was designed and completed in about a year and opened on the first day of the World's Fair.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

But close to half a million confirmed cases were reported to the World Health Organization as of November first.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

During World War Two, Dave Brubeck,who is white, formed one of the first racially mixed bands in the Army.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

Last year,for the first time, the World Health Organization added snakebites to its list of "neglected tropical diseases."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Carlo Urbani was the first doctor to warn the world of the disease that became known as SARS.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

It was the last of one hundred thirty five flights for the world's first reusable space vehicle design.

VOA: special.2011.07.27

The World Health Organization this week declared the first pandemic, or worldwide spread, of influenza in forty-one years.

VOA: special.2009.06.13

One such program in the state of New Jersey is giving some young people their first experience with the world of work.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

A team from the University of Warwick has built what it calls the world's first completely environmentally friendly Formula Three racing car.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

In nineteen forty-six, Eugene Meyer left the newspaper to become the first president of the World Bank.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

British climbers were the first to try to reach the place called "the top of the world."

VOA: special.2011.05.10

ong before the first Europeans arrived in the New World, a strange looking animal lived on the rich grasses of the western plains.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

The first time was the near-collapse of Iceland's banks and currency during the world financial crisis.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

Many of them believed that the first World War in Europe had been a terrible mistake.

VOA: special.2011.01.06

The world's top golfer met with reporters Monday before the first major tournament of the year.

VOA: special.2010.04.10

They had been brought from Egypt. The first room in the Egyptian museum welcomes visitors to the world of the pharaohs who ruled ancient Egypt.

VOA: special.2010.02.03