Last week, we told you that the number of foreign students in the United States had reached an all-time high.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Before last week's announcement, the total number of so-called exoplanets outside our solar system was just over five hundred.

VOA: special.2011.02.09

Another report on Thursday showed a small drop in the number of newly jobless workers last week.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Also,new claims for unemployment aid fell last week to the lowest number since January.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

It appeared several times a week in a number of newspapers.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

His fans are equally impressed with the album. First-week sales led to a Number One debut on Billboard's Country chart.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

On a less positive note, the number of newly laid off Americans seeking unemployment benefits totaled 551,000 last week, up from 534,000 the previous week.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

They said a settlement over distribution of profits with owners of multiplex theaters has paved the way for a number of new releases next week.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

"Early last week we saw a number of locations in northern NSW [New South Wales and southern Queensland break their August record high temperatures by four or five degrees,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

The president also addressed an announcement by the U.S.Labor Department Friday that the total number of people asking for unemployment assistance rose to almost 500,000 in the last week of June.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

The U.S.Labor Department reports nearly 670,000 Americans submitted claims for government jobless benefits last week, up more than 10,000 from the previous week and the highest number recorded in more than a quarter century.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

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

The number of newly-laid off workers jumped unexpectedly to 471,000 last week, PNC Financial chief economist Stuart Hoffman says the data point to continued layoffs and weak job creation in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

Recent polls give President Obama an approval rating of between 58 and 64 percent, and some experts believe that number could rise depending on how the public reacts at the end of his overseas trip next week.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03