VOA标准英语10月-Small US Businesses Feel Pinch of Tightened Credi

As the U.S. Federal Reserve System announced measures to ease the credit crisis Tuesday, small business owners around the United States say the tight credit market is hurting them. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the financial crisis is af

VOA标准英语2010年-Marine Artist Receives Stamp of Approv

He is known by a single name: Wyland. Born and raised in Detroit, the automotive capital of the United States, Wyland's hero was ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau - whose adventures he watched on television during the 1960s and 1970s - inspired him as

2007年VOA标准英语-Experts Urge More US Pressure on Pakistan Over

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 May 2007 Experts have urged U.S. lawmakers to press Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to take stronger action against al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists, and crackdown on radical madrassas or Islamic schools spr

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Criticizes Sudanese Stalling on Darfur Pea

By David Gollust Washington 11 July 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday criticized stalling tactics by Sudan that are holding up deployment of a reinforced international peacekeeping presence in Darfur. Rice will discuss the issue

VOA常速英语2008年-Sri Lankan Government Criticized for Rights Rec

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 March 2008 In Sri Lanka, an international panel invited to monitor the investigation of human rights abuses has quit. Another human rights group has also attacked the government for its rights record, calling it one of

2007年VOA标准英语-Celebrities, Guns Catch Headlines in Philippine

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 10 May 2007 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Personalities, money, families and violence are dominant features of the May 14 elections in the Philippines where nearly 18,000 positions in local and national government are up for grab

2007年VOA标准英语-Congolese Accuse UN of Failing to Halt Fighting

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 05 September 2007 Residents in eastern Congo say the United Nations peacekeeping mission is not doing enough to stop the clashes that erupted this week between the army and renegade forces. The fighting has left dozens dead, a

VOA常速英语2007-Congolese Rebel Leader Seeks Peace

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 October 2007 A renegade Congolese general who shattered a U.N.-mediated ceasefire earlier this week has performed a hasty turnaround, demanding a halt to the violence that has killed dozens of his men. Nick Wadhams has the

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan Unveils World's First Earthquake Early Al

By Steve Herman Tokyo 05 August 2006 The world's first earthquake early warning system has begun operating in Japan. The government-developed system takes advantage of the precious seconds between the first indication of a powerful tremor and the ar

VOA标准英语2009年-US Government Unveils Plan to Spur Lending

U.S. stock markets teetered between positive and negative territory on Tuesday as the federal government unveiled yet another effort to loosen tight credit and promote lending. The day brought more unwelcome news about America's troubled housing and

VOA标准英语2008年-Blast Kills 5 in Mainly Kurdish City in Turkey

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 03 January 2008 In southern Turkey, an explosion has killed at least five people and injured 70. The explosion occurred in the main city in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of the country, where Turkey accuses rebels from

VOA标准英语2010-New York Delis are in a Pickle

Faced with high costs and increased competition, traditional delicatessens are a vanishing breed. Adam Phillips | New York City 06 April 2010 The dinnertime crowd gathers for a meal at the 2nd Avenue Deli. Related Links: 2nd Avenue Deli Save the Deli

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Presidential Contender Predicts High-Te

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 13 June 2007 Leading Russian presidential contender Sergei Ivanov says his country can become a leading high-tech and industrial power by 2020. But as VOA's Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, corruption and bureaucr

2007年VOA标准英语-Latest US Presidential Polls Show Good News for

By Jim Malone Washington 13 June 2007 Several recent public opinion polls suggest Senator Hillary Clinton is solidifying her lead for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. On the Republican side, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani con

2007年VOA标准英语-McCain Presidential Bid Falters

By Jim Malone Washington 13 July 2007 In U.S. presidential politics, it was a bad week for Republican hopeful John McCain. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama moved to solidify their positions as the top contenders for their part

2007年VOA标准英语-Presidential Candidates Debate Development in S

By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 08 August 2007 Sierra Leone's leading presidential candidate, Vice President Solomon Berewa, boycotted country's first-ever pre-election debates. But the other six candidates were on hand and discussed employment, education,

VOA常速英语2008年-US Presidential Campaign Focuses on Maryland, V

By Jim Malone Washington 11 February 2008 The focus of the U.S. presidential race shifts to the mid-Atlantic region of the country Tuesday, with nominating primaries in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has

VOA常速英语2008年-Zimbabwe Presidential Challenger Outlines Platf

By Peta Thornycroft 13 February 2008 Zimbabwe's former finance minister Simba Makoni, who was expelled from the ruling ZANU-PF Tuesday after announcing his candidacy in next months presidential election, has spelled out elements of his election manif

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal Low-Income Workers Open Bank Accounts

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 May 2007 In the West African nation of Senegal, fewer than 10 per cent of people have accounts at traditional banks. Such accounts have traditionally been seen as only for the very rich. But a growing network of branches ext

VOA标准英语2011--Sex Scandals Mar US Presidential Politics

Sex Scandals Mar US Presidential Politics From Presidents Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, sex scandals keep surfacing in American politics. I told you this bullseye on my back has gotten bigger, said Repubilcan presidential hopeful Her