2007年VOA标准英语-Doctors Change Diagnosis of American Man with T

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 An American man who traveled internationally with tuberculosis - despite instructions not to - has a new diagnosis and is not as sick as government doctors initially said he was. As VOA's Carol Pearson r

VOA常速英语2007-Olmert Says Peace Conference Will Lead to Talks

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 October 2007 Israel has signaled that it is ready to resume formal peace talks with the Palestinians. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a Palestinian rocket attack is overshadowing progress on the

VOA常速英语2007年-Terrorist Attacks in Iraq Eroding Local Support

By Jim Randle Taji, Iraq 09 November 2007 U.S. military officers and local sheiks say an area north and west of Baghdad is turning away from the al-Qaida terror group and offering more support to the Iraqi government. The change follows a series of b

VOA常速英语2007年-British Drama 'Atonement' Leads Golden Globe No

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 13 December 2007 The British drama Atonement leads the nominees for the Golden Globe Awards, announced early Thursday in Los Angeles. The honors are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and they mark th

2007年VOA标准英语-Africa And Women Top World Health Agenda

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 May 2007 In an opening address to the 60th World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan promised to vigorously work to improve health for Africans and f

VOA常速英语2008年-Opposition, Analysts Say Zimbabwe Election Will

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 06 March 2008 All three presidential candidates in the Zimbabwe election have launched their campaigns for the election scheduled for the end of this month. But, as Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, there are already indica

VOA标准英语2010年-Australian Excitement Lessens for Obam

President Barack Obama and Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (File) With four trips this year to the Asian Pacific having been called off by the Obama administration -- most recently because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- Australian ex

2007年VOA标准英语-South African Commission Holds Hearings on Farm

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 September 2007 South Africa's Human Rights Commission has launched hearings into labor relations and land rights on the country's farms. The hearings follow a threat by a government minister to seize the land of farmer

2007年VOA标准英语-Somalis Worry About Stability After Islamists F

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 15 January 2007 Many residents of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, say they fear deploying foreign peacekeepers to re-establish security there after the fall of the country's Islamist movement may cause more instability, not les

2007年VOA标准英语-Somalis, Aid Groups Count Casualties in Recent

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 April 2007 Aid agencies and Somali elders are coming to terms with the after-effects of recent violence in Somalia's capital that has been described as the worst fighting since civil war broke out in 1991. Cathy Majtenyi

VOA标准英语2010年-Effort to Stem Drug-Resistant Malaria

Malaria patients being treated at the hospital in Pailin, Cambodia. This spot on the Thai-Cambodian border is home to a form of malaria that keeps rendering one powerful drug after another useless (file photo) Health experts were alarmed to find a st

VOA标准英语2010年-Rice Could Help Prevent Heart Attacks

Partially 'polished' rice provides nutritional and preventive benefits Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 04 May 2010 Researchers say they've discovered a component in rice that can actually prevent heart attacks. People worried about heart attacks get a lo

2006年VOA标准英语-Skyrocketing Oil Prices Sinking Thai Fishi

By Ron Corben Bangkok 02 May 2006 High global oil prices are taking their toll in Thailand, where the nation's fishing fleet - one of the largest in Southeast Asia - has been affected. Hundreds of ves

2006年VOA标准英语-'Bell Lady' Halvorson Cheers Olympic Athle

By Steve Schy Turin 14 February 2006 Around the world, ringing a cowbell has long been associated with cheering for athletic competitors. But it is a fairly new phenomenon at the Olympics. So, who bet

2006年VOA标准英语-US-India Nuclear Deal Viewed as Special Ca

By Teresa Sullivan Washington 18 May 2006 The United States is looking to create a strong strategic partnership with India as the South Asian country emerges as a world power. President Bush recently

VOA标准英语2009年-WHO Says Global Life Expectancy Can Be Rai

By Vidushi Sinha Washington 02 November 2009 Global life expectancy can be increased by almost five years and millions of premature deaths prevented if five risk factors affecting health are addressed, according to a report by the World Health Organ

VOA常速英语2008年-Iran Announces Installation of More Centrifuges

By Aya Batrawy Cairo 08 April 2008 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad announced on Tuesday that Iran is installing 6,000 new centrifuges at an uranium enrichment plant. The announcement drew sharp criticism from the United States and is expected t

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Cautions Democrats Against Setting Iraq Wi

By Scott Stearns White House 17 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush says he will veto an emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq, if Democrats, who control Congress, include conditions setting a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Demo

2007年VOA标准英语-Eritrea Bans Female Genital Mutilation

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 05 April 2007 The Eritrean government has banned the practice of female genital mutilation. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Proclamation 158 went into force on the last day of March. It mandates jail terms or fi

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Government, Rebels Fail to Bridge Diffe

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 October 2006 Nepalese Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, left, and Maoist rebels spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, address a joint press conference in Katmandu, October 12, 2006 Nepal's government and communist