Rates of breast cancer in Japan, Singapore and South Korea are now three times what they were forty years ago.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

If they become infected, especially after the first three months of pregnancy, they can get very sick or even die.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

If they become infected,especially after the first three months of pregnancy, they can get very sick or even die.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

Supporters of G.M.foods say they can help feed an estimated three billion more people by the middle of the century.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Jane says she does not use any preservative chemicals in her products, so they only last about two or three weeks.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

Three were plant-eaters. They were the western horse, the ancient bison and a two-meter tall animal called the Harlan's ground sloth.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

In January, the pirates claimed that they released the Sirius Star and its crew after three million dollars was paid.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

In two thousand eight they had close to two million students -- nearly three times more than in two thousand.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution because of the heating or cooking fuels they use.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

They had three children and were together for nearly sixty-five years, until Betsy died in two thousand five.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

They came down near Surveyor Three, an unmanned spacecraft that had landed on the moon two years before.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

They found that a city with only white rooftops could reduce the urban heat effect by thirty-three percent.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

Mr. Mindon looked at the three men and felt very proud that they had come to help him.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

Mister Mindon looked at the three men and felt very proud that they had come to help him.

VOA: special.2010.05.29