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VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH - WEEKLY REPORT 02/07/2013

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The History of the Laser  The weapon of science fiction can be found in devices people depend on ever day | EXPLORATIONS More    Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal  Advice from experts about what to do -- and not to do -- when your ear is blocked with wax | HEALTH REPORT More   Promoting Climate-Friendly Food Production  VOA Special English Agriculture Report More    At CES in Las Vegas, TVs Were the Stars  VOA Special English Technology Report More    Overweight People Found to Have Less Risk of Early Death  VOA Special English Health Report More    What Teachers Think of Effects of Entertainment Media  VOA Special English Education Report More    Income Divide Seen as World's Biggest Risk Over Next 10 Years  VOA Special English Economics Report More    Words and Their Stories: Colorful Expressions  I'm Feeling Very Blue Today | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES More    Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa  About 650 million people use mobile phones in African countries south of the Sahara Desert | TECHNOLOGY REPORT More    Muslims and Jews Share Life Stories and Build Friendships in LA  We also tell about a car shop that provides free service to jobless people. And we play new music from Aaron Neville | AMERICAN MOSAIC More    American History: Ratifying the Constitution  It took four months to write a new Constitution. It took 10 months for the 13 states to approve the document. | MAKING OF A NATION More    International Labor Organization Predicts Higher Unemployment  A new ILO report warns about high levels of unemployment among young people | ECONOMICS REPORT More