2007年VOA标准英语-Bush in Brazil to Push for Ethanol Alliance

By Paula Wolfson Sao Paulo 09 March 2007 The United States and Brazil are forming an informal alliance to push the production of ethanol. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Sao Paulo, the development and promotion of biofuels ma

2007年VOA标准英语-US, Brazil Sign Alternative Fuels Deal

By Paula Wolfson Sao Paulo, Brazil 09 March 2007 The United States and Brazil have entered a new partnership to promote the production of ethanol around the world. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the two countries signed a

2007年VOA标准英语-Strike by Ethnic Groups Shuts Down Southern Nep

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 March 2007 In Nepal, an ethnic group demanding greater political representation has shut down the south of the country with a campaign of strikes and protests. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on the new trouble

2007年VOA标准英语-Los Angeles Highlights Role as Creative Center

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 March 2007 Los Angeles gets little respect as an artistic or cultural center from its rivals on the East Coast, such as New York or Boston, but the sprawling West Coast city is highlighting its role as a creative hu

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Iraqi Vice President Hanged

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 20 March 2007 Saddam Hussein's former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan was hanged early Tuesday for crimes against humanity. His execution comes on the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. VOA's Marga

2007年VOA标准英语-Two New US Spacecraft Offer Better Warning of S

By David McAlary Washington 01 March 2007 The U.S. space agency NASA says two new spacecraft orbiting Earth are giving scientists an unprecedented ability to track storms on the sun all the way to Earth. As VOA's David McAlary reports from Washington

2007年VOA标准英语-US Spacecraft Finds Signs of Seas on Saturn's B

By David McAlary Washington 14 March 2007 A U.S. spacecraft studying Saturn has found evidence of large seas on its biggest moon, Titan. But if they are seas, they would not be filled with water. Instead, as VOA's David McAlary reports, they would be

2007年VOA标准英语-US Acts to Counter Venezuela's Clout in Latin A

By Brian Wagner Miami 07 March 2007 President Bush's latest aid package for Latin America is aimed at combating poverty and strengthening democracy across the region. But some regional experts say the plan, announced just days before Mr. Bush's trip

2007年VOA标准英语-Ghana's 50th Independence Anniversary Impacts T

By Efam Dovi Accra 05 March 2007 Thousands of tourists, as well as heads of state and dignitaries from around the world are arriving in Ghana, to celebrate the West African nation's 50th anniversary of political independence from British rule. As th

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Government to Host Reconciliation Congre

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 14 March 2007 Somalia's transitional government has reiterated its plans to hold a congress to unite striving Somali clans, asking the international community to support the process. Plans for the congress are being made as

2007年VOA标准英语-Two More Candidates May Join Already Crowded US

By Jim Malone Washington 12 March 2007 The already crowded field of U.S. Republican presidential candidates could grow in the months ahead. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. There is no shortage of presidential contende

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Nuclear Inspector Says North Korea Committed

By Luis Ramirez Beijing 14 March 2007 The chief United Nations weapons inspector, Mohamed ElBaradei, says North Korean officials have told him they are committed to getting rid of their nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beiji

2007年VOA标准英语-Mozambique Relief Agency, World Food Program Ai

By Scott Bobb Mozambique 19 March 2007 watch Mozambique Food report In central Mozambique, the waters from the worst floods in six years have crested for now but relief workers are scrambling to support villagers who have lost their homes and crops.

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Clan Opposes Disarmament Plan

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 March 2007 An old Somali man, holds his gun in Bakhara market in Mogadishu to defend his family from looters (File photo) In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, elders of the locally-dominant Hawiye clan tell VOA that the interim

2007年VOA标准英语-US, N. Korea Resolve Dispute Over Frozen Funds

By Luis Ramirez Beijing 19 March 2007 The government of Macau says it will release $25 million of North Korean funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing that earlier U.S. officials announced they resolved the

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Says Saudi Plan Could Revive Peace Proce

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 March 2007 Israel is signaling a new willingness to open peace talks on the basis of a Saudi Arabian initiative first proposed five years ago. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel sees the pla

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Government Moves to Mogadishu

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 March 2007 Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Tuesday moved to Somalia's volatile capital from the government's former base in Baidoa. Several hours later, witnesses reported seeing several mortar shells hitting Somalia's p

2007年VOA标准英语-African Women's Education Programs Benefit Fami

By Rosanne Skirble Washington, D.C. 08 March 2007 watch African Women Ed report Universal primary education by 2015 is among the so-called Millennium Development Goals set seven years ago by the United Nations. While significant gains have been made

2007年VOA标准英语-Vice President's Ballot Disqualification Stirs

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 March 2007 The Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he would contest in court his disqualification by the electoral commission. A a leading candidate for the April poll, he was excluded in the final official list.

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopian President Hopeful for Stable Somalia

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 March 2007 Ethiopia's president has voiced optimism about the prospects for a power-sharing agreement in Somalia that could lead to long-term stability in the Horn of Africa. VOA's Peter Heinlein spoke with Preside