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直布罗陀担心英国脱欧之举会使直失去欧盟保护 Red phone boxes, double-decker buses and pubs, Gibraltar is an unmistakable British outpost in southern Europe. The territory was ceded to Britain by Spain in 1713; a British vote to lea

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斯林斋月来临 城市为穆斯林延长营业时间 An estimated 200,000 Muslims live in Minnesota. When you walk into the businesses and the neighborhoods where Somalis reside, you would assume you are in a Muslim country. At night, houses of wo

Looking Into Your Brain Just Became Easier

Looking Into Your Brain Just Became Easier Researchers and engineers keep improving the machines that help doctors better understand and diagnose conditions that affect our brains. One of the goals is to find causes of Alzheimers and Parkinsons disea

VOA标准英语--巴基斯坦加强阿富汗边境管理

Pakistan Enforces New Border Crossing Regulation on Afghans 巴基斯坦加强阿富汗边境管理 TORKHAM BORDER CROSSING Pakistan has introduced new policies along its border with Afghanistan, ostensibly to reduce cross-border terrorism. But the m

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Asian Americans Underrepresented in News Media 亚裔美国人成新闻媒体里的弱势群体 WASHINGTON Recent controversies surrounding Hollywoods casting of white actors to play Asian characters have some people wondering why popular media conti

VOA常速英语2016--苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败

苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败 For South Sudanese rapper Lual D'awol, music can be an act of political defiance. He took thestage at a nightclub in Juba the day after soldiers stormed another venue to stop hisperformance. On another

VOA标准英语2013--Trees Planted in Memory of US Civil War Soldiers

Trees Planted in Memory of US Civil War Soldiers These are the faces of soldiers who were pitted against one another during the U.S. Civil War. More than half the soldiers died and most are no longer remembered. Now the group Journey Through Hallowed

VOA标准英语2013--Aid to Syrian Opposition Falls Short of Expectations

Aid to Syrian Opposition Falls Short of Expectations The continuing death and destruction in Syria have intensified international concern, but have not changed the strategic situation: The West and key Arab countries don't want to do anything that wo

VOA标准英语2013--Iran, Israel and Palestinians To Top AIPAC Convention

Iran, Israel and Palestinians To Top AIPAC Convention Every year, thousands of Jewish Americans arrive in Washington for the annual convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee - or AIPAC. The group is the most influential pro-Israel lo

VOA标准英语2013--Benedict Bids Farewell; Cardinals Face A Difficult Choice

Benedict Bids Farewell; Cardinals Face A Difficult Choice Pope Benedict is bidding farewell and preparing for the time when he will no longer lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. But Vatican officials say that as pope emeritus he will still wear a

voa标准英语2013--Sri Lanka Denies Accusations of Abusing Tamils

Sri Lanka Denies Accusations of Abusing Tamils The group Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka says the photos show Balachandran Prabhakaran, the son of the late Tamil Tiger rebel leader, in the custody of government soldiers in May 2009. Another ph

VOA标准英语2013--Survivors of Kenya's Past Election Violence Are Hopeful Now

Survivors of Kenya's Past Election Violence Are Hopeful Now Theres plenty of work to be done at this metal workshop in Nakuru. Workers here are fashioning security doors for local businesses and homes. But it is not as busy as it was five years ago,

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyan Political Satire Show Prepares for Electi

Kenyan Political Satire Show Prepares for Electi The XYZ Show, now in its seventh season, satirizes Kenyas politicians and other personalities using puppets. No well-known figure is spared, and right now, political candidates are being lampooned in t

VOA标准英语2013--Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions

Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions An engineering class at Stanford University is being recorded as an online course. The university is offering 30 to 40 free courses online, and more than 1.5 million students have enrolled. There are

VOA标准英语2013--Senior Citizens Express Anxiety About US Budget Cuts

Senior Citizens Express Anxiety About US Budget Cuts The volunteers and staff at Meals on Wheels in Takoma Park, Maryland feed two meals a day to between 30 to 40 home-bound senior citizens and disabled clients. Many of the volunteers are seniors the

VOA标准英语2013--Burma Struggles to Crack Down on Wildlife Consumption

Burma Struggles to Crack Down on Wildlife Consumption Catering to tourist The pagoda on the Golden Rock of Kyaiktiyo attracts thousands of visitors who ascend the steep mountain to see what appears as a miraculous balance. Restaurant hawkers compete

VOA标准英语2013--Iraqi Journalists Battle to Report Freely

Iraqi Journalists Battle to Report Freely Live from a studio at al-Baghdadia TV, Murtada Mohamed Ali is reporting on how journalists are being prevented from covering a Baghdad cultural festival. Al-Baghdadia focuses a great deal on political events,

VOA标准英语2013--Texas Teen Examines the Music of the Backyard

Texas Teen Examines the Music of the Backyard At this year's South By Southwest Festival, the Saxon Pub put established Texas singers and their musical offspring onstage together. For singer John Dee Graham's 13-year-old son, William, this was a debu

VOA标准英语2013--Iraqis Hope Kerry Visit Revitalizes Ties

Iraqis Hope Kerry Visit Revitalizes Ties Iraqis reacted positively to the visit Sunday by Secretary of State John Kerry. In Baghdad's Karada district, coffee-shop owner Raid Fahmi said stronger ties with the Americans would help Iraqis deal with thei

VOA标准英语2013--Burmese Skateboarders Lobby for Official Recognition

Burmese Skateboarders Lobby for Official Recognition The Speed Ring Skate Club, comprise of 20 young Burmese with a passion for skateboarding in a country where skateboards are rare. The skaters first learned their tricks at this park. But four years