It also said more than one third of all countries at risk of malaria reported a drop in cases of more than fifty percent.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

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

The Labor Department says first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpected drop last week, to the lowest number since 2009 began, and 20 percent lower than at its peak earlier in the year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12