VOA双语新闻：5、冬奥会：索契居民看家乡变迁

冬奥会：索契居民看家乡变迁 People in Sochi faced huge disruptions in the years running up to the Winter Olympics, with the construction of brand new venues in the space of just seven years. So how do they feel about it now that the Games

VOA双语新闻：4、美国禁止象牙交易 全球协力拯救濒危大象

美国禁止象牙交易 全球协力拯救濒危大象 The Obama administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for combating wildlife trafficking in hopes of curbing illicit poaching that is threatening to wipe out elephants, rhinoceros and o

VOA双语新闻：2、渡轮悲剧后韩国鼓励儿童学游泳

渡轮悲剧后韩国鼓励儿童学游泳 South Koreans are paying more attention to water safety since the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry earlier this year. About 300 passengers, mostly high school children, died when the boat capsized. Some adv

VOA双语新闻：1、索马里记者担心人身安全

索马里记者担心人身安全 U.N. agencies, the Somali government and the Somali journalists' union are working to address the problem of censorship and the threat of violence against journalists in Somalia. 联合国机构、索马里政府和索

VOA双语新闻：16、意大利浓缩咖啡走向太空

意大利浓缩咖啡走向太空 Italian-style espresso coffee has devotees around the world, with a growing number of people abandoning a regular cup of coffee for the thicker brew. Now, Italian coffee machine makers are working to create a device

VOA双语新闻：6、美国等国举行地震救灾演习

美国等国举行地震救灾演习 People around the United States and in dozens of other countries took part last week in an earthquake drill called the Great ShakeOut, an event that teaches them what to do when a real earthquake strikes. 美国等数

VOA双语新闻：7、土耳其边境城市聚集大批科巴尼难民

土耳其边境城市聚集大批科巴尼难民 The fighting in Kobani, northern Syria, has forced some 200,000 residents to flee into southeastern Turkey. Residents in nearby towns in Turkey are trying to accommodate them but are worried about the

VOA双语新闻：8、科巴尼学生讲述被绑架经历

科巴尼学生讲述被绑架经历 During their offensive across northern Syria, Islamic State militants in June kidnapped more than 150 mostly Kurdish students from the city of Kobani. The group released most of them several months later but kept

VOA双语新闻：9、韩国努力回收电子垃圾

韩国努力回收电子垃圾 South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called e-waste. To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appliances from ending up in landfills, leaking toxic chemicals, s

VOA双语新闻：10、现代科技提升天气预报精准度

现代科技提升天气预报精准度 Severe storms that cause heavy damage throughout the world are a reminder of how important it is to be able to predict the weather. A meteorological exhibition in Brussels earlier this month featured the latest

VOA双语新闻：11、被伊斯兰国掳获的妇女儿童命运凄惨

被伊斯兰国掳获的妇女儿童命运凄惨 The Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has captured hundreds of women and girls over the last few months. The very few who have been able to escape tell stories of rape, forced m

VOA双语新闻：12、美国火箭爆炸，私营航天产业的挫折

美国火箭爆炸，私营航天产业的挫折 Wednesday's successful launch of a Russian space vehicle taking supplies to the International Space Station was in sharp contrast to the explosion of a private U.S. cargo space craft shortly after it's

VOA双语新闻：13、美联储结束量化宽松但维持低利率

美联储结束量化宽松但维持低利率 The U.S. Federal Reserve says it is ending its bond-buying program this week, but it assured investors that short-term interest rates would remain near zero for some time. 美联储表示，本周停止被称

VOA双语新闻：11、惨案三月后，肯尼亚人余痛难消

惨案三月后，肯尼亚人余痛难消 Relative calm has returned to the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni, southwest of Lamu, after deadly attacks claimed by the militant group al-Shabab killed more than 100 people in June, local police said. 在肯

VOA双语新闻：12、伊朗与五常加一将讨论伊核项目

伊朗与五常加一将讨论伊核项目 Iran and and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany are set to resume talks on Iran's nuclear program Thursday in New York -- in a bid to reach an agreement before a November de

VOA双语新闻：14、美国打击南方边境的毒品走私

美国打击南方边境的毒品走私 Nogales, Arizona, is notoriously known as a tunnel city, utilized by traffickers to smuggle humans and narcotics into the United States. The U.S. Border Patrol and local authorities have responded with new tech

VOA双语新闻：14、朝鲜威胁核试爆同时美韩联合军演

朝鲜威胁核试爆同时美韩联合军演 It has been another tense week on the Korean peninsula as North Korea threatened to again test nuclear weapons while the United States and South Korean forces held joint military exercises. 朝鲜半岛又过

VOA双语新闻：15、柬埔寨香米获世界大奖有助出口

柬埔寨香米获世界大奖有助出口 For the third year in a row, Cambodias premier rice has been voted the worlds best at the World Rice Conference. The award, which it shares this year with Thailand, comes at a time when Cambodia is looking a

VOA双语新闻：13、油价下跌影响美国石油开采

油价下跌影响美国石油开采 With the price of oil now less than $80 a barrel, motorists throughout the United States are benefiting from gas prices below $3 a gallon. However, the decreasing price of gas has a downside for the hydraulic frac

VOA双语新闻：12、伊斯兰国大肆杀戮构成种族灭绝?

伊斯兰国大肆杀戮构成种族灭绝? The extremist Islamic group known as the Islamic State - also called ISIS or ISIL - and groups connected with it - are believed to have killed thousands of civilians in Iraq and Syria, as well as having exe