VOA标准英语2010年-Report Says Russia Losing Edge in Scie

A recent report by Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Britain's Reuters news agency, indicates Russia is losing influence in science and science-based industries. Russia is also suffering a brain drain that is exacerbating the problem. The report

VOA标准英语2010年-Fathers Design On-line Site for Babies

We put it up there as something sort of fun, a good idea for our families, but didn't anticipate it would be so popular. - Kurt Dommermuth Two-year-old Lilianna Robinson is pursuing one of her favorite pastimes, playing on the computer while sitting

VOA标准英语2010年-Officials Warn of Ecological Disaster

Italian environmental officials are warning of an ecological disaster in Italy caused by an oil spill flowing down the Po River. They say water and bird species are at risk, as well as a fertile agricultural area. The say the oill spill has already c

VOA标准英语2010年-African American History Month Has Its

Americans commemorate the heritage of African-Americans every February in what is known as African American History Month, yet little is known about the association that started the tradition and what it is doing now. James Stewart is the current pre

VOA标准英语2010年-US Intelligence Officials Warn of Pers

The greater threat is that al-Qaida is adapting their methods in ways that often times make it difficult to detect. - CIA Director Leon Panetta America's top intelligence officials have delivered a sobering assessment to Congress, saying that the al-

VOA标准英语2010年-Greek Debt Crisis Affects Europe, Worl

As Greece embarks on tough economic reforms it is facing the prospect of deep social unrest, with tens of thousands of workers taking to the streets this week. The Greek debt crisis is spilling over to other European economies - and threatening inter

VOA标准英语2010年-US University Program Is Designed to K

Studies show that people are living longer and the population in much of the world is growing older. Other research shows physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, type two diabetes and some cancers. It also delays the onset of Alzheimer's

VOA标准英语2010年-Museum Honors Man Who Delighted Millio

Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco pays tribute to creator of Mickey Mouse, other cartoon stars Visitors to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco will not find any amusement rides. For those, they will have to go to Disney theme park

VOA标准英语2010年-US College Students Get 'On The Job Tr

Most visitors to the Olympics come to enjoy the sporting events and take in the atmosphere. But a group of Washington D.C. students traveled to the Vancouver Winter Games to learn about sports marketing and management. Parke Brewer | Vancouver 26 Feb

VOA标准英语2010年-Amid Alabama Farm Fields, a Citadel of

In 1881, a 25-year-old former slave from Virginia used a $2,000 gift to open a one-room teacher-training school in one of the poorest rural counties in the southern state of Alabama. This man and his school, that began in a church basement, would bec

VOA标准英语2010年-New Urban Film - 'A Gangland Love Stor

While big Hollywood movies tend to dominate the entertainment scene, there are hundreds of smaller films done each year that are targeted to specific audiences, in specific categories. One of those is the so-called Urban Film category, popular with A

VOA标准英语2010年-Favre Returning for 20th NFL Season

Minnnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a pass during NFL football training camp, 18 Aug 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota National Football League legend Brett Favre, 40, has decided to play for a 20th season following off-season ankle surge

VOA标准英语2010年-Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Ir

U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

VOA标准英语2010年-Century-Old Novel on US-Arab Harmony S

The first English-language novel published by an Arab-American author marks its 100th anniversary Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 20 August 2010 Photo: Courtesy Project Khalid Khalil Gibran, author of 'The Prophet,' and another significant Arab-A

VOA标准英语2010年-Filled With Comedy ‘Lottery Ticket’

BOW WOW as Kevin Carson and LORETTA DEVINE as Grandma in Alcon Entertainments comedy LOTTERY TICKET, a Warner Bros. In a new urban comedy film, young rap star Bow Wow plays an inner city teenager who wins a huge lotto jackpot and then has to deal wit

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Deadlocked After Indecisive

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the Federal Labor Party waves to well-wishers at the end of voting in Melbourne, 21 Aug 2010 Australia is in political deadlock after national elections seem almost certain to deliver the country's first hun

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Analysts Respond to Indian F

Pakistanis crowd around a Pakistan Army helicopter during a drop of much needed food supplies to the flood encircled village of Tul in , Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, 20 Aug 2010 As hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid come pouring int

VOA标准英语2010年-Venezuelan Shoppers Confront Rationing

Shoppers stand in line to pay for groceries at a privately-owned supermarket in Venezuela Combating malnutrition and making food more affordable are pillars of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' socialist program. Food prices have soared, however, ami

VOA标准英语2010-Study Shows Many Americans Lack Confidenc

The health care debate in the United States is far from over despite the passage of health care legislation. Studies show about half of Americans lack confidence in their health care system. Others are pushing for a repeal of the health care legislat

VOA标准英语2010-New York Immigrants Protest New Arizona I

A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols along the international border in Nogales, Arizona, 22 Apr 2010 Immigration-rights activists in New York demonstrated Tuesday against a new law passed in the southwestern state of Arizona. They said it will e