VOA标准英语2010年-As the Sign Says: 'Keep Yelling, Kids,

After the billboard build-up, what choice do parents have? Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 02 August 2010 Fireworks, purchased at Fort Pedro, are a big seller. If you say south of the border to an older American, he or she is likely to break into song

VOA标准英语2010年-'Home on the Range' Was Not Just for W

American folklore is rich with tales of western cowboys - hard-working ranch hands who spent all day, every day, punching cows. That's cowpoke talk for herding, roping, and branding cattle under the sun and stars. Library of Congress Sharpshooter Nat

VOA标准英语2010年-USNS Comfort's Medics Ready for Incomi

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is expected to arrive in Haiti on Wednesday and could begin receiving critically injured earthquake victims by helicopter during the next several hours. Meanwhile, as VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from onboard

VOA标准英语2010年-At Least 36 UN Personnel Confirmed Dea

The U.N. Secretary General says the facts are grim in Haiti, after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the Caribbean nation Tuesday. Ban Ki-moon warned that the overall death toll could be very high. Among the scores of dead, at least 36 U.N. military and civili

VOA标准英语2010年-Foreign Tourism Drops in United States

A rebound in travel is expected in 2010, but the US government predicts a shift in the makeup of foreign visitors, with arrivals from Asia and South America growing by double digits The US government predicts the number of overseas visitors to the Un

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Probe Faults Military Planning

Turkish ship Mavi Marmara taking part in the 'Freedom Flotilla' heading towards the Gaza Strip (file photo 28 May 2010) Israel has published its first internal investigation of the deadly raid on an aid flotilla heading to the Palestinian-ruled Gaza

VOA标准英语2010年-Back From the Dead - 'Extinct' Frog Fo

A species of frog has been found alive on a farm in Australia more than 30 years after it was thought to have become extinct. Environment officials have said a thriving population of yellow-spotted bell frogs has been found in a remote creek in New S

VOA英语2010年-Kosovo PM Named in Human Organ Scandal

In a political bombshell for the Balkans, Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has been named in a European report as the head of a 'mafia-like' crime organization - accused of drug dealing, assassinations and organ smuggling. The allegations threate

VOA标准英语2010年-Saints Win Super Bowl Debut, Beat Favo

New Orleans rallies from an early 10-point deficit to beat Indianapolis for the US National Football League championship. Steve Schy | Miami 08 February 2010 New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after th

VOA标准英语2010年-Plant Scientists Fight Hunger Through

The United Nations is observing World Food Day (Saturday, Oct. 16). Food prices have been climbing in recent months because of bad weather in several major agricultural regions. Experts predict there will be more extreme weather as climate changes, j

VOA标准英语2010年-More US Companies Refuse to Hire Smoke

Americans who smoke are beginning to feel unwanted as federal laws prevent them from smoking in public buildings The World Health Organizations says smoking is considered a high risk factor in six of the eight leading causes of death worldwide. Medic

VOA标准英语2010年-Tymoshenko Refuses to Concede Ukraine

In first public appearance since election, Ms. Tymoshenko attacked projected winner Viktor Yanukovych for breaking campaign promises Peter Fedynsky | Moscow 11 February 2010 Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks at a cabinet meeting during

VOA标准英语2010-India's Automotive Ambassador Refuses to

Much of the recent attention paid to India's automotive sector has been on ultra-affordable cars, such as the $2,500 Tata Nano, or the latest expansion of joint ventures with foreign manufacturers. But there is one indigenous car, on India's roads si

VOA标准英语2010年-Malnutrition in Pregnancy May Set Stag

A new study suggests that extreme malnutrition early in pregnancy may put a child at risk for Alzheimer's Disease decades later. The study begins not in the laboratory, but in the Netherlands during World War II. At the end of 1944, Nazi occupation f

VOA标准英语2010年-Tensions High Ahead of Afghan Vote

Polling centers across much of Afghanistan are due to open Saturday for the country's latest round of elections. Nearly 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 seats in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament, or wolesi jirga. Expectations for the vote ar

VOA标准英语2010年-Constitutional Changes Could Extend Pr

Rwandan president Paul Kagame holds a press conference in Kigali, Rwanda, as citizens vote for president Monday for the second time since the country's 1994 genocide, 9 Aug 2010 Voting is underway in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 19

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistanis at Flood Relief Camp Critic

Officials in Pakistan say continued heavy rains have worsened the situation across the country where raging floodwaters have killed more than 1,600 people and affected 15 million others. Sean Maroney | Nowshera, Pakistan 09 August 2010 Flood relief c

VOA标准英语2010年-Gibran Awards Honor Tolerance, Humanit

Hurricane Katrina rescuer is among those recognized Mohamed ElShinnawi | Washington, DC 20 May 2010 Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (left) was honored for his efforts to promote better relations between the US and the Arab world. For the past 12 years, L

VOA标准英语2010年-Farming has Superstars, Too

You can learn about them at agriculture's very own hall of fame Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 20 May 2010 You name it. If it's a piece of farm machinery, it's probably in the Ag Hall of Fame's museum, or outside. Just about every sport has a hall of

VOA标准英语2010年-Archeologists May Be Closing in on Cle

They are among history's most famous lovers - Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman warrior and the Egyptian queen. From Shakespeare to Hollywood, their story has been told many times. Now, Egypt's top archeologist, with his own touch of Hollywood style, s