"If children were exclusively breastfed for six months, continued to breastfeed up to two years, with appropriate additional food from six months onwards, we could save 1.5 million children under five years of age out the 8.8 million that we estimate to die currently every year."

VOA: special.2010.08.04

"I welcome President Obama's call to the congress to pass the bill for $1.5 billion aid to Pakistan every year,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Forecasts call for East Asia to grow 6.7 percent this year, followed by South Asia, at 5.5 percent in 2010.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

He promised to improve education, nearly double the minimum wage and build more than 5,000 new homes a year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

"Japan every year throws away about 20 million tons of food, worldwide food aid is only about 8.5 million tons.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Under the plan, the government would also triple the number of condoms distributed each year to 1.5 billion.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

It says that for the first time, the number of children dying every year has fallen below 2.5 million children every year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"It been a very popular feature over the years and this year over 2.5 million people have now clicked on that button.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Now,with the vision centers in place, doctors are treating an average of 5,000 patients per center per year.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

About 40 million people depend to some degree on the fisheries, worth about $2.5 billion a year.

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

After a year of shrinking output, the U.S.economy grew last quarter at a 3.5 percent annual rate.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

But he has also taken a more populist approach promising to nearly double the minimum wage and build 5,000 new homes a year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

As analysts expected, China's yuan exchange rate increased and on Monday hit a 5-year high.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

If James remains a Cavalier, he can get a six-year contract worth about $125.5 million.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

The European Union predicts the German economy, Europe's largest, is likely to contract by 5.4 percent this year, a larger decline than the EU average.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

they enjoy $7.5 billion-worth of annual trade and one million Iranians visit Turkey each year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

The disease - in all its forms - struck 1.5 million Americans last year,killing 560,000.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Last year,he says nearly 1.5-million TB patients were tested for HIV, an increase of 200,000.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The ruling EPRDF, on the other hand, can claim a nationwide party membership of 4.5 million, and a resounding victory in last year's local council elections.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

IATA had expected the loss to shrink this year to around $5 billion.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Grayson says Mexico's gross domestic product is likely to drop 5.5 percent this year due to the flu scare, the worldwide recession and declining production from Mexico's oil fields.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09