VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Limits Size of Beer Containers

By Jessica Golloher Moscow 15 October 2009 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered new restrictions on the sale of beer and similar beverages last month in an effort to battle Russia's rampant alcoholism. Question

VOA标准英语2009年-Warning, Apology Mark Week of Mixed Signal

By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 October 2009 North Korea is accusing the South of sending warships into its waters and says a clash may result. That warning comes during a week of North-South dialogue, in which Pyongyang offered a rare apology to the South f

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia Again Struggles to Treat Malnutri

By Peter Heinlein Harerge Region, Eastern Ethiopia 15 October 2009 A dry field of sorghum in Ethiopia Hunger is again stalking East Africa. The United Nations says 20 million people will need emergency food aid before the end of this year in six nat

VOA标准英语2009年-Nigerian President Declares Niger Delta St

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 October 2009 Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua (file photo) Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has declared the conflict that plagued the oil producing Niger Delta has ended after a recent amnesty for rebels in the region

VOA标准英语2009年-Attacks on Pakistani Government Sites Kill

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 15 October 2009 Pakistani police commandos rush to a police training school, stormed by terrorists in Lahore, 15 Oct 2009 Pakistani officials say five attacks on government sites across the country have killed at least 39 p

VOA标准英语2009年-US Soccer Team Hosts Costa Rica in Final W

By Parke Brewer Washington 14 October 2009 The U.S. Men's Soccer Team finishes up its 2010 World Cup qualifying schedule with a home match against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium in Washington. It's a crucial game for the visitors. The U.S. Soccer Team is

VOA标准英语2009年-Lifesize Dinosaurs Part of $20 Million The

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 14 October 2009 An animatronic dinosaur part of the 'Walking with Dinosaurs' show Dinosaurs, those extinct enormous animals, have been the subject of many books, movies, and scientific hypotheses. For the past two year

VOA标准英语2009年-Solar Decathlon Showcases Solar-Powered Ho

By Zulima Palacio Washington 14 October 2009 One of the solar homes at this year's Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC On the National Mall in Washington, the 2009 Solar Decathlon has begun, with 20 university-led teams from four countries. Each has b

VOA标准英语2009年-Congolese Environmentalist Wins European P

By Selah Hennessy London 14 October 2009 The four winners of the Swedish award known by many as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' have been announced, and one of the winners is the Congolese environmentalist Rene Ngongo. Ngongo tells VOA he will use the

VOA标准英语2009年-EU's Sudan Envoy Argues Peace Will Pay

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 October 2009 The European Union's special representative for Sudan says that the financial benefits of peace make a key argument for ending fighting in southern Sudan. Torben Brylle says the resource-rich south has a con

VOA标准英语2009年-Powerful Earthquake Kills 75 in Indonesia,

By Brian Padden Jakarta 30 September 2009 Indonesian officials say a powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Sumatra has killed at least 75 people and trapped thousands under debris and rubble. The underwater earthquake rocked western Indon

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian Earthquake Kills More Than 700

By Chris Simkins Washington 01 October 2009 Indonesian officials say the death toll from Wednesday's powerful earthquake continues to rise, and thousands remain trapped under collapsed buildings on the island of Sumatra. So far at least 770 people a

VOA标准英语2009年-Memories of Exiled Palestinians Nearly Era

By Luis Ramirez Dalton, Israel 30 September 2009 During the Israeli war of independence, thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled from their villages in what is today the state of Israel. In the shadows of the ruins of the Arab villages, Jewi

VOA标准英语2009年-Officials say South Africa Will be Ready f

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 30 September 2009 Work continues at Soccer City Stadium on edge of Soweto, south of Johannesburg, 30 Sep 2009 Fifty experts from FIFA and the Organizing Committee in South Africa have completed an inspection of the st

VOA标准英语2009年-Helping Youth Protect the "Most Precious&q

By Susan Yackee 30 September 2009 Earth - the water planet Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, and pop musician Usher, have announced a partnership to create a volunteer organization for young people focusing on envi

VOA标准英语2009年-Typhoon Kills 300 Across Southeast Asia

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 30 September 2009 Vietnamese police officers provide goods, foods to flooded area in Quang Tri Province, 30 Sep 2009 The death toll from Typhoon Ketsana has passed 300 as the storm swept across Southeast Asia, destroying th

VOA标准英语2009年-Tsunamis Devastate Pacific Islands

By Phil Mercer Sydney 30 September 2009 People walk along scene of devastation following powerful quake in Pago Pago village on American Samoa, 30 Sep 2009 A series of tsunamis has caused widespread death and destruction in the South Pacific. The wa

VOA标准英语2009年-World Bank President Says Financial Crisis

By Mil Arcega Washington 30 September 2009 Robert Zoellick World Bank president Robert Zoellick says the U.S. dollar's role as the world's reserve currency may be diminishing as a result of the financial crisis. Although he says the dollar will rema

VOA标准英语2009年-US Recession Possibly Slowing

By Michael Bowman Washington 30 September 2009 Sidney LaFontant shops for a dishwasher with her husband and their son, at P.C. Richard Son appliance store in New York, 4 Sep 2009 A modestly upbeat reading of U.S. economic performance is adding to ho

VOA标准英语2009年-Earthquake Victims in Indonesian Villages

By Brian Padden Padang 04 October 2009 The full extent of the damage caused by the earthquake that struck the Indonesian Island of Sumatra is still being assessed. In the city of Padang the collapse of a number of tall buildings caused a large numbe