VOA标准英语2009年-WHO Says Global Life Expectancy Can Be Rai

By Vidushi Sinha Washington 02 November 2009 Global life expectancy can be increased by almost five years and millions of premature deaths prevented if five risk factors affecting health are addressed, according to a report by the World Health Organ

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Calls for US Energy Efficiency

U.S. President Barack Obama is mandating higher energy efficiency standards for common household appliances as part of a broader effort to overhaul the nation's use of fuel and electricity. Mr. Obama says the economic recovery package before Congres

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraq Announces Preliminary Results of Provincia

Iraq's electoral commission has announced the preliminary results of last weekend's provincial elections, amid some accusations of irregularities and voting fraud. The Iraqi army and security forces, however, say that they will maintain order despit

VOA标准英语2009年-Asian-American MBAs Look for Work Overseas

By Nathan King New York 13 October 2009 A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers the financial industry is still reeling from the credit crisis. Hundreds of thousands of financial jobs have been lost, and for those graduating from business schoo

VOA标准英语2009年-Poland's Solidarity Falls Victim to Own Su

By Peter Fedynsky Gdansk, Poland 02 November 2009 The collapse of the Berlin Wall ended decades of anti-communist protests by people living in Eastern and Central Europe. Authorities there often used deadly force to put down protests, yet they were

VOA标准英语2009年-Court Finishes Vote Recount in Gabon

By Scott Stearns Dakar 04 October 2009 Gabon's constitutional court has finished its recount of presidential ballots. The court says it expects to rule on the validity of the vote in the coming week. Constitutional court president Marie Madeleine Mb

VOA标准英语2009年-World Markets Upbeat Friday

Despite more grim international corporate reports, global markets were generally upbeat Friday in anticipation of the U.S. Senate heading toward a vote on a massive economic stimulus bill. A man checking stock prices is reflected on electronic stock

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama's Political Skills Put to the Test

The political rhetoric is heating up in Washington as President Barack Obama increases pressure on Congress to pass a stimulus bill that he believes will help turnaround the flagging U.S. economy. Mr. Obama's formidable political skills are being pu

VOA标准英语2009年-In Sri Lanka, Aid Agencies Say Hospital Hit by

In Sri Lanka, aid agencies say a crowded hospital in the northern war zone has been shelled, killing at least nine people. The attack on the hospital comes amid growing concerns for an estimated 250,000 civilians caught in the fighting between the g

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Rejects UN War Crimes Resolution

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 November 2009 Israel has responded angrily to a United Nations resolution that accuses the Jewish state of war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Former Judge Richard Goldstone, left, Head of the UN Fact Fin

VOA标准英语2009-French, German Leaders Commemorate Armistice

By Lisa Bryant Paris 11 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd r) and French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd r) lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of Unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 11 Nov 2009 Two days after 20th anniversar

VOA标准英语2009年-Gunmen Ambush Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Pakista

Pakistani officials say at least six people are dead after 12 gunmen attacked the police-escorted convoy transporting the Sri Lankan cricket team. Officials report five police officers and one driver were killed and six players and their British ass

VOA标准英语2009年-US Jobless Rate Hits Highest Level Since 1

By Jim Randle Washington 06 November 2009 Sonja Jackson, of Detroit, holds a Employment Guide standing in line while attending a job fair in Livonia, Michigan, 04 Nov 2009 The U.S. unemployment rate rose sharply in October, hitting 10.2 percent, the

VOA标准英语2009年-Breathing Pure Oxygen Effective in Tre

Oxygen therapy can bring drug-free relief to many Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 A new study shows that breathing pure oxygen can considerably lessen the agony experienced with severe headaches Cluster headaches are described by suff

VOA标准英语2009年-'Me And Orson Welles' Recaptures Legen

In 1937 a 24-year-old actor and director became the toast of New York's Broadway with the first production of his Mercury Theatre company. Worldwide fame and a fabled Hollywood career would follow. Alan Silverman | Hollywood 15 December 2009 Me And O

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Envoy: Climate Change Talks Moving

First official draft for a deal at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen says the world should at least halve world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The blueprint was released as European leaders pledged over $10 billion to help poor countries cop

VOA标准英语2009年-BangladeshHolds Mass Military Funeral for Army

Bangladesh's army has held a mass funeral to bury officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. The United States is expected to assist Bangladesh in probing the massacre while the military begins a manhunt for more than 1,000 suspect

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Will Use Recent IMF Loan for Infr

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti says the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the International Monetary Fund earlier this month will be used to rebuild the country's infrastructure. Earlier this month, Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono

VOA标准英语2009年-Poor Urban Planning Partly to Blame for We

Poor urban planning is partly to blame for flooding in West Africa that is affecting nearly 600,000 people. Some people in low-lying areas are being resettled. More than half of those affected by this rainy season's flooding in West Africa are in Bu

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Election Commission Rejects Karzai Reque

Afghanistan's election committee has rejected President Hamid Karzai's request to move up the date for presidential elections to late April. In a widely anticipated announcement in Kabul, the committee said it still considers August 20 as the ideal