And Russia,the U.S.partner on strategic arms reduction and in the effort to convince Iran not to develop nuclear weapons, has not been at all happy about that.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Britain's new cabinet agreed to cut the pay of all ministers by five percent, the first step in what is to be a major effort to cut Britain's national deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

General Motors says it will lay off nearly 50,000 employees this year and that it plans to close five assembly plants, eliminate thousands of dealerships and reduce the number of its brands from eight to four - all in an effort to stay afloat.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

So we thought that it's timely, especially that this year, there was a great effort by UNAIDS invested in the region to ensure that all the countries will actually report and live up to their commitments made to the 2001 Declaration in the U.N.General Assembly Special Session on HIV.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07