VOA标准英语2010-Two African Women Winners of 2010 UNCTAD

Joe DeCapua 29 April 2010 They beat all odds and succeeded in business. Now, UNCTAD is honoring two African businesswomen for their innovation. The award winners relied on resilience, hard work and determination. The red carpet was rolled out and two

VOA标准英语2010年-CT Scan Radiation Draws Concern

Doctors use X-rays to view internal organs, obtain clear images of possible disease and to treat cancer. For years radiation has been used to save lives, but there is growing concern that some patients are getting more than they ask for when they und

VOA标准英语2010年-Demong Wins Gold, Proposes, Carries US

American Nordic Combined skier Billy DeMong has been chosen to carry the flag in the closing ceremonies for the U.S. Team Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The honor is just one of the amazing memories Demong will bring home from these Game

VOA标准英语2010年-Everything Is Not What It Seems on 'Sh

A U.S. Marshal investigates a crime at an isolated asylum for the criminally insane; but not everything is what it seems to be at first in Shutter Island, the new film from acclaimed director Martin Scorcese. Leonardo DiCaprio and Sir Ben Kingsley co

VOA标准英语2010年-John Pizzarelli Pays Tribute to Duke E

Acclaimed jazz guitarist and singer is known for his tantalizing tribute albums. His latest tribute celebrates the music of legendary jazzman Duke Ellington. Doug Levine | Washington 27 February 2010 John Pizzarelli has a lot in common with Duke Elli

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran, Syria Rebuke US

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) speaks with Syria's President Bashar Assad, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, 25, Feb 2010 The presidents of Iran and Syria have rebuk

VOA标准英语2010年-African Finance Ministers Discuss Econ

Senior African finance officials say per capita income in Africa fell for the first time in a decade because of the global economic recession. But during a meeting in Malawi they also noted that the economic rebound had improved growth prospects for

VOA标准英语2010年-South Korean Students Battle Cyber-Bul

In recent years there has been a string of high-profile celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. Cyber-bullying, as it is called, is a big concern in South Korea, one of the worl

VOA标准英语2010年-Displaced Haitians Strain Resources

Plans for Haiti's recovery from the devastating earthquake are on the agenda at the United Nations donors' conference, March 31 in New York. Among the country's top priorities are the estimated 600,000 people who fled the capital, Port-au-Prince, for

VOA标准英语2010-Annual Jazz Festival Kicks Off in New Orl

Annual festival in New Orleans honors the memory of jazz musicians who have passed on The 41st annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is taking place in the city where jazz was born. Over a period of seven days the Festival will be visited by

VOA标准英语2010年-WHO: Risk of Epidemics in Haiti Increa

World Health Organization says people are at great risk of getting diarrhea, cholera and other water borne diseases because of the bad sanitary conditions and contaminated water. Lisa Schlein | Geneva 30 January 2010 A camp of makeshift tents sprawls

VOA标准英语2010-Program Teaches Poor Women, Girls in Nair

Program - I'm Worth Defending - teaches girls and women how to defend themselves Rape is a constant threat for girls and women living in the crime-ridden slums of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It is estimated that one out of five women are raped in the s

VOA标准英语2010-Health Officials Learn From H1N1 Pandemic

A full year has passed since epidemic experts began tracking the H1N1 virus that was also known as swine flu. The pandemic is over for now, but the virus is still active. Both the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are

VOA标准英语2010-Tired of Racing Hither and Yon?

You can relax and go slow very slow on the CO Canal Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 29 April 2010 This is the famous Paw Paw Tunnel on the canal, through which boats could travel only one way at a time. The tunnel bypasses a section of the Potomac Riv

VOA标准英语2010年-Boeing Ramps Up Production of Passenge

Two ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a No. 1 subway train arrives at the 34th Street station in New York City, 30 March 2010 The massive New York City public transit system has stepped up security measures after two suicide bomb

VOA标准英语2010年-Bluegrass Jam Sessions Popular Across

Bluegrass is often associated with the arrival of Celtic immigrants to the Appalachian Mountain region in the 1700s. American bluegrass music remains popular in many parts of the United States. Jam sessions, where musicians get together to play, can

VOA标准英语2010年-Sister Rivers Build Cultural Bridge Be

Two great waterways, a world apart, face similar conservation issues Mike Simonson | Boscobel, Wisconsin 28 May 2010 The River Spirit Exchange took students down the Kickapoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi, past towering sandstone outcroppings

VOA标准英语2010年-Fanfare Greets Global Debut of iPad

Technophiles mobbed Apple stores in Europe and Asia on Friday to snatch the hottest gadget of the day - the iPad. Apple has sold more than a million of the small tablet computers since its U.S. launch last month, forcing the company to delay its inte

VOA标准英语2010年-Studies Find Increasing Health Benefit

Michael Irwig gives staff lectures on Vitamin D at George Washington University Hospital The U.S. Institute of Medicine is involved in a study that will likely result in an increase in the recommended daily intake of vitamin D. Research shows vitamin

VOA标准英语2010年-Olympic Transplant Recipient Promotes

United States parallel giant slalom snowboarder Chris Klug has more than just a desire to win an Olympic medal in Vancouver. He also is spreading the word about the need for organ donors, as he himself is a transplant recipient. American Chris Klug i