VOA常速英语2007年-FAO Says Rift Valley Fever Could Spread

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 23 November 2007 The Food and Agriculture Organization has cautioned that an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan could spread rapidly in coming weeks due to the widespread movement of livestock in preparation for the Muslim

VOA常速英语2007年-Senegal Temporarily Lifts Street-Selling Ban

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 November 2007 Senegalese street vendors can once again sell their wares on sidewalks after two days of riots in the capital, Dakar. The rioting vendors were protesting a government ban on their business. For VOA, Naomi Schwa

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Tells Musharraf to Hold Elections, Resign

By Meredith Buel Washington 07 November 2007 President Bush says he has personally told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that he must hold parliamentary elections and resign his post as head of the nation's army. The president's remarks came on t

VOA常速英语2007年-Anti-Cholesterol Drugs May Help Cut Risk of Alz

By Melinda Smith Washington 07 November 2007 Cholesterol reducing drugs are some of the most common medications prescribed around the world. They are highly beneficial in reducing heart disease. Now they are gaining new respect as a drug that may del

VOA常速英语2007年-NFL Attracts Growing Audience

By Ernest Leong Washington 28 November 2007 The days are getting shorter, and colder in the northern hemisphere. Some worry about the ice and snow that is likely to come. But for many sports fans in the United States, this is ideal football weather.

VOA常速英语2007年-Status of Jerusalem Top Issue in Mideast Peace

By Jeff Swicord Jerusalem 28 November 2007 In Annapolis, Maryland, the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed to restart long-stalled peace talks. As the Mideast peace conference convened in the U.S., the leaders each spoke of the lon

VOA常速英语2007年-Hillary Clinton Likely to Be Focus of Upcoming

By Jim Malone Washington 15 November 2007 Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to be the focus of attention Thursday when the Democratic presidential contenders take part in a debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more

VOA常速英语2007年-Mask Festival Helps Unify Ivory Coast

By Phillip Wellman Zahibo, Ivory Coast 18 November 2007 In Ivory Coast, a festival celebrating traditional african masks is being hailed as a tool to help unify a region plagued by violence. Organizers of the three-day celebration that finished Satur

VOA常速英语2007年-Togo Politics Enters New Era

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 16 November 2007 Politicians in Togo say the West African country has entered a new era, after peaceful elections in which all political parties took part. The leading opposition party ended a decade-plus boycott of the parliam

VOA常速英语2007年-Could Pakistan's Internal Unrest Pose Wider Dan

By Ravi Khanna Washington 09 November 2007 The current political turmoil in Pakistan has raised concerns in Washington that the Pakistani government is no longer focused on battling Islamic militants and it is making the country an even safer haven f

VOA常速英语2007年-Some Palestinians Survive by Garbage Picking

By Jim Teeple Hebron, West Bank 28 November 2007 Palestinians in the West Bank who live near Israeli settlements have discovered a new way to make a living. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from the West Bank that some Palestinians now survive by picking thr

VOA常速英语2007年-South Asian Analysts Say Pakistan Has Brief Opp

By Meredith Buel Washington 06 November 2007 Protests are continuing in Pakistan following President Pervez Musharraf's decision to suspend the constitution and declare a state of emergency. South Asian analysts say there is a small window of opportu

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Says Iraq War Will be Won

By Scott Stearns White House 02 November 2007 President Bush rallied U.S. troops in the southern state of South Carolina Friday. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, some of those new soldiers are headed for Iraq. President Bush says

VOA常速英语2007年-Oral Cholera Vaccine Found Highly Effective

By Jessica Berman Washington 27 November 2007 Endemic cholera, a potentially fatal diarrheal disease found in the world's poorest countries, could be effectively controlled by orally vaccinating half of the affected populations once every two years f

VOA常速英语2007年-Turkey Sends Message to Kurds Through US

By Sonja Pace Istanbul 05 November 2007 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan is visiting Washington for talks with U.S. President George Bush about dealing with Kurdish rebels who have been attacking Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. Turkey

VOA常速英语2007年-Estonia is First Developing Country To Reach To

By Barry Wood Washington 10 November 2007 Washington's non-government Cato Institute Friday released its annual report on economic freedom, in which it uses several indicators to rank 141 global economies. VOA's Barry Wood reports the surprise in thi

VOA常速英语2007年-Decline in US Adult Smoking Levels Off

By Melinda Smith Washington 16 November 2007 For at least three decades, Americans have been encouraged to put down their cigarettes and quit the habit -- for at least one day [November 15th]. The Great American Smoke Out, as the day is called, is de

VOA常速英语2007年-US Defense Secretary Calls for Increased Budget

By Al Pessin Pentagon 26 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling for a significant expansion in the budgets of government agencies that promote U.S. interests through diplomacy, foreign aid, information and other aspects of what

VOA常速英语2007年-Dog Lover Ken Foster Shares Stories of Canine F

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 09 November 2007 The author Ken Foster has shared stories of people and their canine companions in a popular book called Dogs I Have Met. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the writer about the things dog lovers have lear

VOA常速英语2007年-Chadians Protest French Intervention in Kidnap

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 14 November 2007 Students and other demonstrators have rallied in the streets of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, protesting against French efforts to repatriate aid workers charged in the recent Zoe's Ark adoption controversy. Loca