2006年VOA标准英语-UAL Posts First Quarterly Profit in Six Years

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Airline Profit report The financial picture for some of the nation's major air carriers appears to be improving. United Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says it i

2007年VOA标准英语-West Africans Profit in Call Centers

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 04 February 2007 In West Africa, many of today's technologically sophisticated college graduates are making money and helping develop a new industry in the region: internet-based call centers. The call centers provide telephone

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia May Profit from Private Energy Dispute

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 June 2008 Russia's latest struggle over control of a private energy company appears linked to state politics and differing views among foreign and domestic investors about profits and risk. At stake is the leadership and

VOA标准英语2010年-Full Picture of Haiti Devastation Emer

Death, devastation and deprivation prevail in Haiti's capital, as the full extent of the country's humanitarian crisis is being revealed to the world. The international community is rushing aid to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in the face of logi

2007年VOA标准英语-Study Explains Why South Asians Have More Heart

By David McAlary Washington 16 January 2007 South Asians make up 1/4 of the world's population. Researchers have known that they tend to have heart attacks at earlier ages than people from other parts of the world. Now they have identified the reason

2006年VOA标准英语-US Congressional Ethics Remain in Spotlight

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 17 October 2006 With a congressional inquiry into the scandal involving former Republican lawmaker Mark Foley's inappropriate electronic messages to male teenage congressional interns in its second week, there have been

VOA常速英语2007-Zoellick Confident World Bank Getting Back on Tr

By Barry Wood Washington 22 October 2007 World Bank President Robert Zoellick says that, three months into the job, he is confident that the lender organization is getting back on track following the turmoil that led to the resignation of his predece

voa标准英语2008-Measles Deaths Worldwide Fall by 74 Percent

Health officials say aggressive efforts to vaccinate young children against measles have resulted in a 74 percent global decline in the number of deaths due to the illness. Experts say the biggest decline, 90 percent, occurred in the Eastern Mediter

VOA常速英语2008年-US Middle East Commander to Retire

By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 March 2008 The senior U.S. military officer responsible managing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and U.S. military engagement throughout the Middle East, Central Asia and East Africa, has decided to retire this month after

VOA常速英语2007-Car Bomb in Baghdad Kills 4, Wounds 15

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 12 October 2007 Iraqi officials say a Baghdad car bomb has killed four people and wounded 15 more. In northern Iraq, a bomb in a cart full of toys has killed one child and wounded another 13. And the U.S. military is investi

2007年VOA标准英语-Inexpensive Vaccines Against Diseases May be So

By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 16 January 2007 watch Cheap Vaccines report A U.S. scientist is developing a method to produce inexpensive vaccines against disease. Professor Henry Daniell, from the University of Central Florida, has found a way to g

VOA标准英语2012--Volunteers Clean Up Los Angeles River

Volunteers Clean Up Los Angeles River Flood control channels encase the Los Angeles River, which is dry for most of the year but springs to life forcefully when the winter rains begin in November and December. Each April, as the waters subside, volun

VOA标准英语2012--Citizens' Access to Information Limited in Many Countries

Citizens' Access to Information Limited in Many Countries Everyone wants access to unlimited and unobstructed information but not everyone gets it. Seeking and receiving information is a fundamental human right, stresses Joel Simon, Executive Directo

2006年VOA标准英语-2006 A Good Year for Miles Davis Fans

By Doug Levine Washington 07 June 2006 Although Miles Davis died nearly 15 years ago, he's having one of his best years ever. Is that possible? Miles Davis during a concert at the Jazz-Festival in Mon

2006年VOA标准英语-German Fans Celebrate World Cup Victory

By Parke Brewer Hamburg 10 June 2006 Germany's Miroslav Klose, right, during World Cup opening game The 2006 World Cup football tournament got under way with host country Germany winning its opening match against Costa Rica in Munich. Millions of fo

VOA标准英语2008年-FBI Reveals Evidence Against Army Scientist In

The Justice Department has shed some light on the evidence it has against the prime suspect in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, a U.S. Army scientist who killed himself last week. At a news conference Wednesday, U.S. officials said the scientist, Br

VOA标准英语2008年-New Study Reveals Australian Trees Are Giant Ca

Australia's vast native forests are storing three times as much carbon as previously thought and could hold the key to tackling climate change, according to a new study released Tuesday. It has found the eucalyptus forests of southeast Australia can

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia Reveals Beating Deaths of 4 Prison Inmat

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 03 June 2008 Russian officials have confirmed the beating deaths of four inmates at a prison in the Ural Mountains, allegedly at the hands of their guards. Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has this report from VOA's Moscow Burea

VOA常速英语2008年-US Reveals Capture of Another Senior al-Qaida O

By Al Pessin Pentagon 14 March 2008 The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday that it has taken custody of a senior al-Qaida official, who is now being held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon

VOA标准英语2011--Libyans Look to Economy as They Build Their Future

Libyans Look to Economy as They Build Their Future 战后利比亚人重拾信心 美好生活需要经济支持 As Libyans try to resume their normal lives after the uprising that ended Moammar Gadhafis 42-year rule, many hope for economic improveme