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

In South Africa an estimated 5.7 million people, or 11 percent of the total population, are infected with HIV.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

The 5.7 percent growth in GDP from October to December beat analyst expectations by more than one percent.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measured 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measures 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

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

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Geithner noted that the drop in unemployment follows word that the U.S.economy expanded at an annual rate of 5.7 percent at the end of 2009.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

After the most lethal and devastating terrorist attack ever, 7.5 years without a repeat is not a record to be rebuked and scorned, much less criminalized."

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

But China also consumes more than 7.5 million barrels of oil each day.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

The U.S.Congress earlier this month unanimously approved the $7.5 billion aid package to help Pakistan improve health, education and security in the wake of rising militancy in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

With the British soldier death rate escalating in Helmand province, the public is losing faith in the government and its justification for being in Afghanistan 7.5 years after first being deployed.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

And as governments invest heavily in economic stimulus plans, their deficits are expected to soar to about 7.5 percent of gross domestic product - more than twice the limit allowed under EU rules.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

About 5.7 million South Africans are HIV-positive.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

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