VOA标准英语2010年-Afghanistan Gets New Roadmap for Self-

Afghan President Hamid Karzai at an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul, 20 July 2010 Two major highlights emerged from this week's International Donors' Conference in Kabul. The first - a 2014 timeline set by President Karzai f

VOA标准英语2010年-Honeybees Still Disappearing in the US

Honeybees, which are very important to agriculture, continue to disappear at alarming rates in the United States. And the cause of this disappearance is still elusive. While at least one recent study seems to point to pesticides as the problem, the U

VOA标准英语2010年-Sydney, Australia Opens New 'Green' Ce

The Catholic Church is opening its first eco-friendly cemetery in Australia's largest city, Sydney. It is a way of reducing carbon footprints - even after death. Phil Mercer | Sydney 22 July 2010 Natural Burial Park at Kemp's Creek Cemetery near Sydn

VOA标准英语2010年-Breast Cancer Vaccine Researchers Plea

Researchers went to the U.S. Capitol Thursday to plead for more funding so that a breast cancer vaccine could be tested on humans. The doctors from Cleveland Clinic in Ohio say their vaccine has prevented cancer in laboratory mice, but they are unabl

VOA标准英语2010年-'Try to Remember' Explores Young Latin

Immigration attorney's debut novel explores challenges and hidden problems of Colombian immigrant family Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 22 July 2010 In her debut novel, Try to Remember, poet Iris Gomez explores the challenges young Latinas struggle w

VOA标准英语2010年-Teen Musical Prodigy Earning Acclaim i

She shares a name with a former Hollywood star and Princess of Monaco, but her talent is all her own. This Grace Kelly is a jazz saxophonist who has won multiple awards, toured around the world, and played with famous jazz musicians. And to top it al

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia's Heat Wave Wilts Crops, Nation

Young people splash in a fountain at the Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia, 23 Jul 2010 Russia's worst drought in 130 years became a political issue Friday as the Kremlin held an emergency meeting to combat the impacts of a month long heat wave tha

VOA标准英语2010年-Like a Recurring Dream, 'Inception' Li

At age 97, singer and pianist Pinetop Perkins proves you're never too old to play the blues. Pinetop is still in top form on a new album with singer, drummer and harmonica player Willie Big Eyes Smith, titled Joined At The Hip. When Pinetop Perkins c

VOA标准英语2010年-Economist Says Market Jitters Exaggera

Despite falling 140 points before the market opened, because of disappointing corporate earnings, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than half a percent higher on Tuesday. A Wall Street economist says the mixed signals reflect an exaggerate

VOA标准英语2010年-Iranian Officials Rule Out Talks With

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference held at the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, 01 Jun 2010 Top Iranian leaders and officials say they have no intention of conducting negotiations with the United States. Meanw

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Cameron Discuss Afghanistan, BP

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, 20 Jul 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron held wide-rangi

VOA标准英语2010年-Experts Say US and Mexico Must Work To

A deadly car bomb last week, the first of its kind, suggests that Mexico's drug cartels are growing increasingly bold and sophisticated. As illegal drugs and people cross the US-Mexican border into the United States, weapons and possibly billions of

VOA标准英语2010年-Kabul Conference Endorses 2014 Afghan

Foreign ministers and delegates from various countries attend an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 July 2010 Representatives from countries around the world and international organizations have met in Kabul at

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivorian Journalists Could Face Jail Ti

Theophile Kouamouo (L), a French national and the editorial director of Le Nouveau Courrier, and senior editor Saint Claver Oula (R) walk handcuffed for their trial on theft of an official document to Adibjan's Justice Palace, 19 July 2010 In Ivory C

VOA标准英语2010年-British Prime Minister Cameron Makes F

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, talks to members of the media as Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, looks on during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Toronto, (file photo - 26 June 2010) As Prime Minister Da

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel to Deploy Hi-Tech Anti-Rocket S

This picture provided by the Israeli Defense Ministry on 6 Jan 2010 and made within 48 hours of release, shows a rocket fired from the Iron Dome system during a test in southern Israel Israel's new anti-rocket system, called the Iron Dome, has passed

VOA标准英语2010年-Like Words, Drawings Tell Stories

Manga, a longstanding Japanese version of graphic novels, is such a popular literary form that ian entire category in several bookstores.t's In a recent Washington Post story, Michael Dirda described young people sprawled on the floor at bookstores,

VOA标准英语2010年-Bill Clinton on HIV/AIDS: Much More Ne

Former US president Bill Clinton speaks during a session at the International AIDS Conference Austria, 19 Jul 2010 Former President Bill Clinton addressed the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna Monday. He said while much progress has been m

VOA标准英语2010年-Bill Gates Remains Optimistic About AI

Bill Gates says in these tough economic times, more efficiency is needed in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs. At the same time, he says more people need to be on anti-retroviral drugs. The billionaire philanthropist spoke Monday at the 18th

VOA标准英语2010年-Genetically-Modified Mosquito Can't Tr

Under UV light, this mosquito larva reveals a red fluorescent marker in its nervous system, causing eyes and nerves to glow. The marker's presence tells the researchers in Riehle's team that this individual carries the genetic construct rendering it