2006年VOA标准英语-New Research Suggests Infections May Run in Fam

By Jessica Berman Washington 04 October 2006 New research suggests that infectious diseases may run in families. Investigators say the discovery represents a major shift in the way scientists view human disease. Experts have always accepted that cer

2006年VOA标准英语-Fourplay Still at the Forefront

By Doug Levine Washington 12 December 2006 Fifteen years after the release of their debut album, Fourplay has yet to relinquish its title of smooth jazz warriors. As we hear from VOA's Doug Levine, the all-star quartet is back with a new album that'

2006年VOA标准英语-Food and Drug Administration Says Restaura

By Crystal Park Washington, DC 07 June 2006 watch FDA Obesity report A new report released by theU.S. Food and Drug Administration, the F.D.A., says restaurants should be doing more to help Americans

2006年VOA标准英语-Veteran US Speedskater Proving She Can Sti

By Jim Stevenson Washington 11 January 2006 American speedskater Chris Witty seems to have accomplished what many Olympic athletes dream about. She has competed in three Olympics, winning a gold, silv

2006年VOA标准英语-Prominent Russian Journalist Who Criticized Che

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 07 October 2006 A prominent Russian investigative journalist, known for her criticism of the Kremlin's policies toward war-torn Chechnya, was found shot dead on Saturday. In this photo made available from Russian newspaper N

2006年VOA标准英语-Conserving Water with Waterless Toilets

By Greg Flakus Mexico City, Mexico 07 April 2006 watch Waterless Toilet report At the recently held Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, hundreds of governmental agencies, international organizati

2006年VOA标准英语-Report Shows Medication Errors Common in Health

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Prescription Errors A recent report indicates hospital patients in the United States are the victims of at least, on average, one medication mistake every day. Medication errors can jeopardize pat

2006年VOA标准英语-Health Conditions Deteriorate in Eastern Chad

By Phuong Tran Dakar 11 December 2006 Experts fear health conditions will worsen dramatically in eastern Chad, A girl stands near a straw hut in a refugee camp, near Goz Beida, Chad 19 April 2006 where fighting has been intense between rebels and go

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Ugandan Mediator Optimistic about Agreem

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 December 2006 A former Ugandan minister who has mediated peace efforts between the government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army says she is optimistic that a peace deal can be reached. Lisa Schlein in Geneva interviewed

2006年VOA标准英语-One Man's Dream Helps Rebuild New Orleans' Hard

By Margaret Kennedy New Orleans 07 July 2006 watch New Orleans report New Orleans has been rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck the city last August. Broken levees are repaired and between a third and half of the population has returned. Still,

2006年VOA标准英语-US Satisfied With UN Resolution Sanctioning Nor

By Stephanie Ho Washing 15 October 2006 U.S. officials say Washington is happy with the U.N. Security Council resolution that imposes weapons sanctions on North Korea. Pyongyang last week angered the world by conducting what it says was a nuclear te

2006年VOA标准英语-US Jury Rules Moussaoui Eligible for Death

By Jim Malone Washington 03 April 2006 Zacarias Moussaoui (File photo) A federal jury in Virginia decided Monday that convicted terror conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible for the death penalty

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel's Incoming PM Says Prepare for New

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 May 2006 Interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Israel's incoming prime minister, Ehud Olmert, says his country's new borders will be significantly different from its cu

2006年VOA标准英语-Evidence of North Korean Nuclear Test Found as

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 October 2006 U.N. Security Council (file photo) The United States has told its Asian allies that traces of radiation have been detected that may confirm North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test. Word of the still inconclus

2006年VOA标准英语-New Documentary Honors Doomed WWI South African

By Suzanne Chislett London 11 October 2006 watch Chislett report The forgotten role that black South Africans played in World War I is finally being told. Almost 90 years after the sinking of a ship carrying black South African troops, the story has

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Holds, Lebanese Retu

By VOA News 15 August 2006 watch report on Ceasefire Hold A Hezbollah supporter carries the group's flag as he walks through the rubble from Israeli bombardments in the southern suburbs of Beirut A cease-fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah gue

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenya's Maasai Commemorate 9/11 Victims

By Cathy Majtenyi Enoosaen, Kenya 11 September 2006 Maasai dancers from Enoosaen village in western Kenya commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks that took place in the U.S. five years ago On the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack

2006年VOA标准英语-Latvian Leader Urges US to Use Persuasive

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 June 2006 In an address to the U.S. Congress, the president of Latvia has said the United States needs to use persuasion, as well as force, as it continues to promote d

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Tallies 655,000 Iraqi War Deaths Since 20

By David McAlary Washington 11 October 2006 U.S. and Iraqi doctors say the Iraq war has caused hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Their estimate is much higher than others and is being disputed by the Bush

2006年VOA标准英语-Large Scale Anti-Taleban Offensive Under Way in

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 June 2006 The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan has launched a massive combat and reconstruction operation in the country's southern provinces. Officials say thousands of troops are sweeping through the Taleban