2007年VOA标准英语-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Seeks to Expa

By Peter Fedynsky Bishkek 16 August 2007 The six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization has concluded its one-day summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, amid calls from two of its energy-rich members for the creation of an Asian energy club. VOA correspond

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan's Musharraf Attends Military Farewell

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 27 November 2007 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has attended military farewell ceremonies before his expected retirement as head of the country's armed forces. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that analy

VOA常速英语2007年-Saudi Arabia, Other Arab Nations to Attend Mide

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 23 November 2007 After two days of urgent talks in the Egyptian capital, Arab states have agreed to send their foreign ministers to the Middle East peace conference in the U.S. state of Maryland next week. Saudi Arabia say

2007年VOA标准英语-Team USA Takes a Rest as Women's World Cup Gear

By Jim Stevenson Tianjin, China 24 September 2007 The heavily favored U.S. women's football (soccer) team is getting much needed rest ahead of its Women's World Cup semifinal game with Brazil, VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on this unexpected benefit.

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Worry About Effects of Equatorial Guin

By Nico Colombant Dakar 08 March 2007 The oil boom in Equatorial Guinea has done little to reduce abject poverty or improve the livelihood of its citizens, even though it creates economic growth of more than 40 percent per year. Analysts also worry a

2007年VOA标准英语-Far from Families, Girls Vulnerable to Abuse in

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 March 2007 Policies throughout Africa have improved access to education for young women and girls. But with a shortage of classrooms and teachers in many villages, the result has been an increase in the number of girls sent aw

2007年VOA标准英语-Cirque du Soleil to Open Super Bowl XLI Enterta

By David Byrd Miami 02 February 2007 Super Bowl XLI tickets Entertainment at the National Football League's Super Bowl Game is as much as part of the game as the athletic competition. This year, the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil will hig

2007年VOA标准英语-Sunday's Super Bowl Also Puts Focus on Heart He

By Carol Pearson Washington 02 February 2007 watch Athlete Cardio report People all around the world will be watching the Super Bowl this Sunday (Feb 4). The Super Bowl is, in effect, the world championship of American football. Most people will con

2007年VOA标准英语-Super Bowl Draws Crowd of International Media

By David Byrd Miami 02 February 2007 While the National Football League's Championship Game, the Super Bowl, is played in the United States by U.S. teams, it has worldwide appeal. This year's game in Miami, Florida will be broadcast live to 232 count

VOA常速英语2007年-India's Super Wealthy Become Wealthier Due to S

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 November 2007 India's super-rich now make up one of the wealthiest groups in Asia. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on how a growing economy and booming stock markets continue to produce great wealth - for a very

VOA常速英语2007年-Private Partnership Funds Vaccinations for Mill

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 28 November 2007 A pioneering partnership of public and private donors in the past year has funded vaccinations for several hundred million children in the world's poorest countries, saving countless lives. VOA's Scott Bobb

VOA常速英语2007-New World Bank President Lays Out Private Sector

By Barry Wood Washington 18 October 2007 World Bank President Robert Zoellick, three months into the job, said Thursday his vision for the development lender is to partner with the private sector to promote growth in developing countries. VOA's Barry

VOA常速英语2007-Private Investigators, Once All Males, Now Chang

By Ernest Leong Washington 09 October 2007 Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean. That is how U.S. mystery writer Raymond Chandler once described the American detective. He took it for granted the investigator was a man. But m

2007年VOA标准英语-Private US Group Puts Up $100 Million to Stream

By Barbara Schoetzau Washington 28 September 2007 A private U.S. foundation has launched a $100 million initiative to strengthen health systems in Africa. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the initiative will support

2007年VOA标准英语-Largest Private Contractor in Iraq to Move Head

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 14 March 2007 watch Halliburton report Halliburton, an American oil services company and the largest private contractor in Iraq, is moving its corporate headquarters from Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas to Duba

2007年VOA标准英语-Environmentalists in US Target Plastic Bags

By Ted Landphair Washington 09 August 2007 Every day, American consumers are offered a simple choice when they areby a store's cashier: paper or plastic? But as VOA's Ted Landphair explains in today's searching for solutions report, some communities

2007年VOA标准英语-UN to Run Summer Games for Gaza Youth

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 June 2007 The United Nations is inaugurating the first ever summer games in the Gaza Strip for tens of thousands of children under age 18. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) says the program, which begins Sat

2007年VOA标准英语-County Library Systems Reflect Free Press, Citi

By Jeffrey Young Washington 08 May 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on the

VOA常速英语2007年-Environmentalists Meeting in Spain to Draft Key

By Lisa Bryant Paris 12 November 2007 The international climate change panel that won this year's Nobel peace prize is holding a meeting in the Spanish city of Valencia this week to draft a key report on global warming. Environmentalists hope the doc

2007年VOA标准英语-US Ready For Another Meeting With Iran

By David Gollust State Department 17 July 2007 The State Department said Tuesday U.S. diplomats are ready for another meeting with Iranian officials to discuss the security situation in Iraq. A May 28 meeting between the two countries' ambassadors in