VOA标准英语2009年-Rehearsals Begin for Australia's First Abo

By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 September 2009 Rehearsals are underway for Australia's first indigenous opera. Pecan Summer tells the story of a historic Aboriginal protest in the late 1930s. Over the years Aboriginal performers have been drawn to rock mus

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VOA标准英语2009年-In 'The Informant!' Truth Can Be Stranger

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 21 September 2009 Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in the offbeat comedy 'The Informant! Director Steven Soderbergh dips into the truth can be stranger than fiction files for a fact-based farce about a financial scandal

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VOA标准英语2009年-'Madmen', '30 Rock' Earn Top Emmy Honors

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 September 2009 Cast and crew of 'Mad Men' accept Emmy award for best series drama, 20 Sep 2009 Mad Men, a drama series about the advertising business, and the comedy 30 Rock earned top honors at the Emmy Awards in L

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VOA标准英语2009年-Chicago Hosts Those Who Hold Medal of Hono

By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, IL 21 September 2009 Congress established the Medal of Honor, the highest honor awarded for bravery in the U.S. armed forces, in 1862. Since then, presidents have awarded 3,448 Medals of Honor. Only 95 recipients are still

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VOA标准英语2009年-Medieval Warriors Descend on a Campground

By Zorislav Baydyuk Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania 21 September 2009 For two weeks every summer, a campground in (the U.S. state of) Pennsylvania is transformed into a medieval village where people dress and act as if they were living back in the middl

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VOA标准英语2009年-All Eyes on President Obama at UN General

By Margaret Besheer New York 21 September 2009 The annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly debate gets underway this week in New York, with dozens of meetings and events taking place on its sidelines. This will also be Barack

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VOA标准英语2009年-Leaked Report Urges More Troops for Afghan

By Al Pessin Washington 21 September 2009 U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal (r) commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan and German Colonel Georg Klein at site of bombing near Kunduz, 05 Sep 2009 A report from the new U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanista

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VOA标准英语2009年-Death of Indonesian Top Terrorist Is Not E

By Brian Padden Jakarta 21 September 2009 Authorities say the death of Noordin Top, the leader of a group responsible for the July 17 bombings of two hotels in Jakarta, is a significant victory in Indonesia's war on terror. But they also say that po

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VOA标准英语2009年-WHO Chief Promises H1N1 Vaccines for Poore

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 21 September 2009 The head of the World Health Organization urged Asian health chiefs to continue health-care reforms despite the global economic downturn. Margaret Chan says the WHO is working to give poorer nations access

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VOA标准英语2009年-New Gold Rush in Australia Boosts Global S

By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 September 2009 Australia is poised to overtake South Africa and the U.S. as the world's second-largest producer of gold as new mines boost output to meet a sharp rise in international demand. A giant facility south of Perth

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VOA标准英语2009年-UN Launches Emergency Appeal to Help Flood

By Kate Thomas Dakar 21 September 2009 Three weeks after Burkina Faso was hit by devastating floods, people in the worst-affected areas are struggling to get back to normal. Eight people died when heavy rains swept through Burkina Faso in early Sept

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VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand Struggles to Contain Southern Vio

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Since 2004 Thailand has seen an upswing in violence in its troubled south, where an insurgency has resulted in close to 4,000 deaths. The attacks seemed to be slowing down until June when a massacre at a m

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VOA标准英语2009年-Thai Military Tries to Win Over Muslims in

By Daniel Schearf Southern Thailand 21 September 2009 Checkpoint in Southern Thailand The Thai military has been engaging more with Muslim communities and has turned to community development projects in attempt to win over the hearts and minds of lo

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VOA标准英语2009年-Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Hopes for Spa

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 20 September 2009 This year is the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, and a time to look ahead to future space exploration, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first two men to step on the moon. This interior

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VOA标准英语2009年-Internally Displaced Iraqis Lack Basic Nee

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 September 2009 A report by the International Organization for Migration finds most of the 1.6 million Iraqis who were forced to flee their homes in the wake of the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra still lack

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VOA标准英语2009年-India's Passion for Gold Wanes as Prices S

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 September 2009 Gold coins and bars (file) India is the world's biggest gold consumer, but the country's passion for the yellow metal is waning. Record high prices and the recent economic recession have taken away some

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VOA标准英语2009年-US, India Hope for Cooperation on Global T

By Ravi Khanna Washington 19 September 2009 World trade and climate change are the two most prominent issues at the summit talks in Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday of the G-20, the influential group that brings together key members of the developing

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VOA标准英语2009年-Michelle Obama Joins Health Reform Campaig

By Kent Klein Washington 19 September 2009 Michelle Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama's wife Michelle is joining her husband's campaign to reform the nation's health care system. The popular first lady is speaking out for the president'

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VOA标准英语2009年-US Hits UN Gaza Report for Excess Focus on

By David Gollust Washington 19 September 2009 The United States Friday criticized as deeply unbalanced against Israel a U.N. Human Rights Council report this week alleging that both Israel and Hamas apparently committed war crimes in their three-wee

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VOA标准英语2009年-Insurgents Target State Schools in Souther

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Map of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat in Thailand In southern Thailand, insurgents target state schools and teachers, seen as tools of a dominant Thai Buddhist state that is diluting their Muslim Malay cultu

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