VOA标准英语2009年-Sex Workers in Southern India Practice

Prostitutes demanding clients wear condoms Linda Blake | Bangalore 01 December 2009 An estimated 15 percent of female prostitutes in Southern India are HIV-infected No condoms. No sex has become a mantra for around 4,500 sex workers operating near In

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Markets Edge Higher as Dubai's

The government-owned company, Dubai World, has reassured investors abroad by revealing details of its restructuring plans, nearly a week after hinting it may not have enough money to repay its debts. Phillip Wellman | Dubai 01 December 2009 Watch: Re

VOA标准英语2009年-A Grassroots 'Charter for Compassion'

Faiza Elmasry | Washington 01 December 2009 British scholar Karen Armstrong says the Charter for Compassion is a grassroots movement Two decades of studying the world's major religions and writing more than 20 books about them led British scholar Kar

VOA标准英语2009年-Have You 'Given Up the Ghost' or 'Cast

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 This book connects many stories and sayings that we use in everyday life with their biblical antecedents The Hebrew and Christian bibles are quoted thousands of times a day across America. Not just by m

VOA标准英语2009年-Seeing History Through Arab-American E

Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 Author Alia Malek says she wrote A Country Called Amreeka to put a human face on the Arab-American community, and to counter the public fear and misunderstanding fueled by the 9/11 terrorist attack

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Afghan Decision Has Far-Reaching

President Barack Obama's decision to deploy another 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan - and to also ask for more troops from coalition partners - has far-reaching strategic implications for the global effort to defeat violent extremists like the Tali

VOA标准英语2009年-World AIDS Day Finds Improvement in AI

Advances in HIV/AIDS research unprecedented, but vaccine remains elusive. Art Chimes | Washington, D.C. 01 December 2009 We need to move out of the emergency mode, the hand-to-mouth approach to AIDS, which has characterized the last decade. Robert He

VOA标准英语2009年-McChrystal Says Obama Decision 'Change

Commander of US, NATO forces in Afghanistan welcomed President Obama's revised strategy and tells troops there is level of commitment we have not had before Al Pessin | Washington 02 December 2009 Photo: International Security Assistance Force Gen. S

VOA标准英语2009年-Golf's No. 1 Player Admits to 'Transgr

David Byrd | Washington 02 December 2009 Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam, and wife, Elin, before the start of an NCAA college football game, 21 Nov 2009 Most cheating men talk about an emotional breakdown both within their marriage and in themselv

VOA标准英语2009年-Bank of Japan Hopes Loan Program Lifts

Japan's central bank hopes a $115 billion loan program will help boost the country's economy. Akiko Fujita | Tokyo 02 December 2009 Japanese Yen Japan's central bank hopes a 115 billion dollar loan program will help boost the country's economy. The B

VOA标准英语2009年-Researchers Say Elderly Adults with Ch

Falls among elderly one of leading causes of death Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 Researchers say fall-related injuries are among the most common, disabling and expensive health conditions experienced by older adults A new study in t

VOA标准英语2009年-East and West Come Together in 'Dragon

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 Shors' experiences in Vietnam inspired his third novel, Dragon House In the crowded streets of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, American friends Iris and Noah try to help homeless children an

VOA标准英语2009年-What's in a Name - in?

What's in a Name - in $$$$$? Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 After some market research, we could easily put an estimated dollar value on a company's name. Often it's worth so much that a Coca-Cola or Ford or Yahoo, say, will go to gr

VOA标准英语2009年-Soldier Who Shot and Wounded Guinea's

Journalist Mamadou Dian Balde says Captain Moussa Dadis Camara was shot by an aide, Aboubacar Toumba Diakite James Butty | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Guineas security forces were said to be on high alert Thursday night after renegade soldiers sh

VOA标准英语2009年-Washington Area Residents Offer Mixed

U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan is drawing mixed reactions from people around the nation's capital - including some Afghan immigrants. Chris Simkins | Washington 03 December 2009 Farid Hashimi is

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Presses For New Ideas For Jobs

US President asks for help on how to reduce country's high unemployment rate at White House Jobs Summit attended by more than 100 business executives, entrepreneurs, and labor union officials Kent Klein | Washington 03 December 2009 Watch: Arcega Rep

VOA标准英语2009年-Junior Achievement Inspires Future Bus

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Junior Achievement brings business people to classrooms to share their experiences with students Junior Achievement is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The non-profit, which educates and insp

VOA标准英语2009年-Young Women Juggle Motherhood, College

Faiza Elmasry | Washington 03 December 2009 Making the transition from high school to college is often a challenging experience. Caring for a baby while going to school can make the task seem impossible. But Sherrill Mosee sees more young single moth

VOA标准英语2009年-President Reagan's Son Advocates for A

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 In 1994, President Ronald Reagan wrote a letter telling the world he had Alzheimer's disease When former President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer's Awareness month in 1983, roug

VOA标准英语2009年-Hungary's Health Authority Warns Santa

Hungarian health authorities have launched a national campaign warning Hungary's Santa Claus to avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the swine flu virus. They also want him to get vaccinated against the illness. About 1