2007年VOA标准英语-Africa's Economy Growing But Still Trails World

By Terry Fitzpatrick Cape Town 13 June 2007 The World Economic Forum for Africa has opened its annual meeting to mixed news about the state of business on the continent. Africa is experiencing its greatest growth since the 1970s, but it isn't growing

VOA常速英语2007年-Ukrainian Economy Grows Despite Political Probl

By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv, Ukraine 13 November 2007 Ukraine has been experiencing impressive economic growth for most of this decade, despite political turmoil at the highest levels of government. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited Ukrain

2006年VOA标准英语-UN: Palestinian Economy on Verge of Collapse

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 September 2006 A new U.N. report warns the Palestinian economy is on the verge of collapse. In its annual report on Assistance to the Palestinian People, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development is calling for intensifi

2007年VOA标准英语-Cheney – Most Powerful US Vice President Ever?

By Bill Rodgers Washington 04 July 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney is widely considered to be the most powerful vice president in American history. He was a key architect on the war on terror and the Iraq war and -- according to recent news reports h

VOA常速英语2008年-Egyptian Police Detain Scores From Muslim Broth

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 20 February 2008 Egyptian police have arrested more than 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood early Thursday, the latest in a wave of arrests that the banned Islamist group says is connected to upcoming local elections. VO

2006年VOA标准英语-At Egyptian Port, Relatives Wait for News

By Robert Berger Safaga, Egypt 05 February 2006 Friends and relatives crowd in front of a line of police to hear the names of survivors of Friday's ferry sinking being read out over a loudspeaker outs

VOA常速英语2007-Egypt Gives Rice Cautious Support for Mideast Co

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 16 October 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earned cautious Egyptian support for a Middle East peace meeting that the Bush administration wants to hold in the U.S. city of Annapolis, Maryland. She met with the

VOA标准英语2009年-US Cautious on Zimbabwean Unity Government

The United States said it is withholding judgment on whether the unity government accord approved Thursday by Zimbabwe's parliament will lead to real power-sharing between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai. The State Department said it i

2007年VOA标准英语-Military Experts Gather in Africa to Develop Co

By Efam Dovi Accra 18 April 2007 Military communications experts from Africa, Europe and North America, are finalizing strategies for testing a continental communication network facility. Efam Dovi reports from the Ghanaian capital that the Ghana arm

VOA标准英语2008年-New Film to Center on Memoir of Life in North K

By Kurt Achin Seoul 08 May 2008 A memoir of life in a North Korean gulag is to become the latest South Korean film project aiming a spotlight at the North's human rights situation. As VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports, the book has already w

VOA标准英语2010-Death Rates Higher in Non-White American

A new study finds racial and ethnic disparities in children's health are pervasive in the United States. Related Links: Full text Policy Statement on Health Equity and Children's Rights Asian, African-American, Hispanic, and Native American children

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia, US, Swap Prisoners in Spy Case

A U.S plane, front, and a Russian plane, rear, believed to be carrying agents swapped between the two countries are parked on the tarmac at Vienna's Schwechat airport, 09 Jul 2010 Russia and the United States have conducted a spy exchange at an airpo

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Screening of Young Athletes Can Reduce R

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 05 October 2006 watch Athletes Heart Risk One of the leading causes of death among young athletes on the playing field or court is a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. But the results of a 25-year stu

2006年VOA标准英语-Cross-Border Health Plan Targets Latinos

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 June 2006 More than three million Hispanics in California have limited access to health care. Health insurance companies and Mexican officials are working to solve the problem. --------------------------------------

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts: US May Not Be Primary Target of Irani

By Gary Thomas Washington 12 February 2007 U.S. military officials in Baghdad are accusing the Iranian government of providing sophisticated explosives to Shiite militias in Iran. Iran has denied the charge. But, as VOA correspondent Gary Thomas repo

VOA常速英语2008年-Aide to Israeli Cabinet Minister Shot in Palest

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 April 2008 An aide to an Israeli cabinet minister has been shot and wounded by a Palestinian gunman. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a foreign delegation was shot at while touring an observation poi

VOA常速英语2008年-Petraeus Condemns Assassination of Sadr Aide

By Meredith Buel Washington 11 April 2008 The top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has condemned the assassination of a senior aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. VOA correspondent Meredith B

2007年VOA标准英语-Ex-White House Aide Denies Distorting Climate R

By Dan Robinson Washington 19 March 2007 The former chief of staff of the White House environmental policy office has denied charges that he sought to politicize government reports on the causes and effects of global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson repor

VOA标准英语2008年-US Diplomat Says Burma Cyclone Deaths Could Exc

By David Gollust State Department 07 May 2008 The senior U.S. diplomat in Burma said Wednesday the death toll from the cyclone that hit the southeast Asian country late last week could exceed 100,000. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meawnhile say

VOA常速英语2008年-Cherry Blossoms Greet Visitors to Washington

By Valer Gergely Washington 07 April 2008 The National Cherry Blossom Festival is underway in Washington. Every year, more than a million visitors from around the world come to the nation's capital to enjoy the blooming of the city's famous cherry tr