By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 May 2007 In the West African nation of Senegal, fewer than 10 per cent of people have accounts at traditional banks. Such accounts have traditionally been seen as only for the very rich. But a growing network of branches ext
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 04 May 2007 The sixth annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs through May 6, features more than 150 films from around the world, including dozens of documentaries and narrative features from the Middle East, Africa an
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Deborah Block Washington 16 May 2007 One month ago (April 16) a gunman killed 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech University before taking his own life. A group of educators told lawmakers at the U.S. House of Representatives that sch
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 May 2007 Scene on floor of US House of Representatives 10 May 2007 In the latest challenge by Democrats to President Bush over funding for the war in Iraq, the House of Representatives has approved a new bill by a vote
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Sonja Pace Belfast 08 May 2007 A new power-sharing government has taken over administration of Northern Ireland, bringing together long-time Catholic and Protestant enemies. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Stormont, the seat of government in Belfast
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Meredith Buel Washington 08 May 2007 A U.S. military commander in Afghanistan has apologized for American Marines that killed and wounded innocent Afghan civilians following a suicide bombing earlier this year. VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel has
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Michael Bowman Washington 14 May 2007 Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister says his country faces serious challenges, but that the United States and the international community have a vital role to play in helping forge a solution. VOA's Michael, Bowman r
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo 11 May 2007 Pope Benedict has canonized an 18th-century Brazilian monk who is credited with helping to cure thousands of people of physical ailments. In Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that about one million people gat
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 May 2007 Israeli aircraft carried out air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and Israeli tanks moved to the Gaza border on Thursday. VOA's Jim Teeple reports a planned meeting of Palestinian leaders in Gaza w
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 May 2007 Israel's Defense Minister warned Monday that Israeli forces could retaliate if Palestinian militants do not stop rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, United Nations officials say they are reinforcing secu
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By David Gollust State Department 17 May 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas Thursday to discuss the latest outburst of violence in Gaza. Rice, appe
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Michael Bowman Washington 09 May 2007 Colombian politicians and human rights activists visiting Washington this week say U.S. aid to their country focuses too much on military and anti-drug assistance and not enough on humanitarian needs. The dele
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Jim Malone Washington 15 May 2007 The Reverend Jerry Falwell died Tuesday. Falwell, perhaps more than anyone else, played a pivotal role in mobilizing religious conservative voters into a political force in the United States beginning in the 1980s
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 May 2007 In an opening address to the 60th World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan promised to vigorously work to improve health for Africans and f
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Paula Wolfson White House 10 May 2007 President Bush is losing his strongest ally on Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair, is stepping down at a time of slipping approval in Britain for the Iraq war. Prime Ministe
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Meredith Buel Washington 07 May 2007 The U.S. Congress is debating legislation to change the way alleged terrorists, known as unlawful enemy combatants, are allowed to use America's legal system while they are being detained by the Defense Departm
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 May 2007 Attackers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a transport vessel carrying oil workers off the southern coast of Nigeria, kidnapping four Americans late Tuesday. Gilbert da Costa reports
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Larry London Washington 14 May 2007 Our music is a direct reflection of where I am, begins Shaddix. That's why all our records sound different. It's cool, because I've met a lot of people on the road who say, 'Your music has saved my life', or 'I
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 20 May 2007 That pot-bellied, belligerent green ogre, his adoring ogre princess bride, their pals the wise-cracking donkey and swashbuckling Puss-In-Boots: they are all back together for yet another animated adventure from
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 02 May 2007 In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, several days of calm have allowed some African Union peacekeepers from Uganda to move out of their barracks for the first time since their arrival in March. From Mogadishu, VOA Cor
2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
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- 2007年VOA标准英语-Blair to Step Down as Labour Party Leader; Hand
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- 2007年VOA标准英语-Afghan Officials Say NATO Airstrike Killed Wome
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- 2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Study Calls for Alternative Technologie
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- 2007年VOA标准英语-US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Iraq
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- 2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank President Resigning Amid Conflict of
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- 2007年VOA标准英语-UN Security Council to Get Lebanon Tribunal Mea
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Continues Missile Defense Talks in Moscow
- 2007年VOA标准英语-US Says Most Security Council Members Back Inde
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Blair Holds Talks with Iraqi President in Londo
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Blair to Step Down as Labour Party Leader; Hand
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Fighting Continues in Gaza Strip Despite Truce
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Health Workers Worried about AIDS in Chad's Ref
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Afghan Officials Say NATO Airstrike Killed Wome
- 2007年VOA标准英语-US Congress to Debate Iraq War, Immigration
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Warns Drug Dealers of Divine Just
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Study: US Troops Stressed by Iraq Deployments
- 2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Secretary Rejects Any Rapid Pullout
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Uganda Tells India African Nation Still Safe fo
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Study Calls for Alternative Technologie
- 2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Secretary says Iraq War Long, Diffic
- 2007年VOA标准英语-US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Iraq
- 2007年VOA标准英语-US, NATO Pledge Support for Afghanistan
- 2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank President Resigning Amid Conflict of
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Kills 41 Outside Baghdad, US Troops Co
- 2007年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Workers Face Extreme Challenges in
- 2007年VOA标准英语-UN Security Council to Get Lebanon Tribunal Mea