The number of them who die each year from the disease could reach 17 million.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

In December, President Bush offered G.M. and Chrysler over 17 billion dollars in loans.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

This year, there were 17,500 camels, horses and other animals at the event.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

The United States has committed to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan this year for combat and training missions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"Never in the 17 years of climate change negotiations have so many different nations made so many firm pledges together,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

"Twenty meters out I saw it was at 17 and I said, oh,I'm going to get this world record.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

She also signed an agreement boosting U.S.assistance to fight HIV-AIDS in Angola from $7 million to $17 million.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

For the last 17 years of her life, Dickinson shared her kitchen with Margaret Maher, an Irish immigrant.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

This includes most of the hardware on parade. On March 17,President Dmitri Medvedev unveiled an ambitious rearmament plan to modernize Russia's military.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

In the nearly two decades since the Cairo conference, at least 17 countries have liberalized their abortion laws.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Unemployment in Russia hit 10.2 percent at the end of April, and industrial production fell nearly 17 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

That's bad news for the environment,he says, because deforestation produces around 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Both automakers, which are facing bankruptcy, received more than $17 billion in government aid during the closing days of the Bush administration.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Mr.Orban has yet to unveil details on how he wants to finance his economic plans, which include reducing unemployment from a 17-year high.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29