2007年VOA标准英语-Raul Castro Leads Cuba's Revolution Day Celebra

By Brian Wagner Miami 26 July 2007 Cuba's acting president, Raul Castro, Thursday led celebrations marking a 1953 rebel attack that helped launch the Cuban revolution. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports it was the first time in decades the ceremoni

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientist Attempting to Create Perfect Strawber

By June Soh College Park, Maryland 26 July 2007 Have you imagined eating a strawberry that tastes somewhat like chocolate, or cinnamon, or mint? That may be available in American grocery stores soon and eventually on the global market. A scientist's

2007年VOA标准英语-Arab Foreign Ministers Visit Israel

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 July 2007 The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan held talks in Jerusalem with Israeli leaders on Wednesday. It was the first-ever visit to Israel by leaders representing the Arab League. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jer

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudden Cardiac Arrest Often Comes as Surprise

By Carol Pearson Washington 25 July 2007 You may have heard about young athletes, still teenagers, whose hearts stop beating, sometimes while playing sports. In many of these cases, their parents and doctors find out after the fact that these young a

2007年VOA标准英语-Pumping Iron!

By Ernest Leong Washington 25 July 2007 She is a Persian-American athlete who was both a state and national Tae Kwon Do champion, and one of the top amateur boxers in the world. Now, barely two years after having her second child, Kina Elyassi has se

2007年VOA标准英语-Sandia Laboratories Develops Promising Solar Te

By Greg Flakus Albuquerque, New Mexico 25 July 2007 Large scale collection of solar power arrays As the world searches for ways to produce energy without burning fossil fuel, there is increased interest in solar energy. One place associated with sola

2007年VOA标准英语-Maoist Union Stops Distribution of Popular News

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 25 July 2007 A trade union reportedly affiliated to Nepal's Maoist party has disrupted the distribution of newspapers for the seventh consecutive day. Journalists and media associations say the Maoists are trying to control

2007年VOA标准英语-French President Meets With Libya's Gadhafi

By Anita Elash Paris 25 July 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in LibyaWednesday to meet with Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi in Tripoli. Mr. Sarkozy agreed to the visit as part of a deal made Tuesday to free six medical workers convicted o

2007年VOA标准英语-Taos Solar Music Festival Celebrates 'Sustainab

By Katherine Cole Washington 25 July 2007 The city of Taos, New Mexico, was known as the Solar Capitol of the World long before then-Governor Gary Johnson officially made that declaration in 1997. The high desert altitude of over two kilometers and c

2007年VOA标准英语-Congressional Panel Gears to Cite White House O

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 The legal confrontation between President Bush and Congress over documents and other information sought by lawmakers could soon escalate. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the House Judiciary Committee meets later

2007年VOA标准英语-Indian Cabinet Approves US Nuclear Pact

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 July 2007 India's cabinet has approved an agreement expected to pave the way for an unprecedented civilian nuclear cooperation accord with the United States. As Anjana Pasricha reports, the government will now seek the

2007年VOA标准英语-US Says North Korea Disarmament Action This Yea

By David Gollust Washington 23 July 2007 The U.S. envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program says completing the next phase of the disarmament process is still feasible by year's end, even though talks in Beijing last week failed t

2007年VOA标准英语-Doctors Give President Bush Clean Bill of Healt

By Melinda Smith Washington 24 July 2007 President Bush recently (Saturday, July 21) had five small growths removed from his colon. The growths, or polyps, were found during a routine colon cancer scan. The growths were small and turned out to be ben

2007年VOA标准英语-Work Intensifies to Clear Angola's Landmines

By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 24 July 2007 Princess Diana uses a remote switch to trigger the detonation of some explosive ordinance dug up by mine sweepers in Huambo, Angola, 15 Jan 1997 The world recently marked the 10th anniversary of the death of

2007年VOA标准英语-Tony Blair Holds Talks With Israeli-Palestinian

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 24 July 2007 Former British Prime Minister and new Mideast Peace Envoy Tony Blair held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Mr. Blair says there is a new sense of possibi

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Foreign Ministers Okay Planning for Chad Pea

By Teri Schultz Brussels 23 July 2007 European Union foreign ministers have given the go-ahead on planning for the potential deployment of a short-term force to protect refugees in the border area between Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic.

2007年VOA标准英语-Panama's Noriega Challenges France Extradition

By Brian Wagner Miami 23 July 2007 Lawyers for former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega have asked a U.S. judge to block his possible extradition to France to face money-laundering charges. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that Noreiga is seekin

2007年VOA标准英语-Kosovo Says it Will Not Unilaterally Declare In

By Barry Wood Washington 23 July 2007 Condoleezza Rice (file photo) Kosovo officials meeting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday said they will not declare independence for four months while negotiations about the province's status are un

2007年VOA标准英语-Senate Democrats Hope US Voters Will Press for

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 July 2007 U.S. Senate Democrats hope their Republican counterparts will face pressure from voters to change course in Iraq, after Republicans last week blocked legislation calling for a U.S. troop withdrawal from that

2007年VOA标准英语-US Election Politics Drives Iraq Debate

By Jim Malone Washington 23 July 2007 The ongoing U.S. domestic debate over the war in Iraq is already largely being driven by the politics of the 2008 presidential and congressional elections. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washi