VOA标准英语2010-NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Apoll

In April 1970, Apollo 13 was scheduled to land on the moon in NASA's bid to further explore the lunar surface. Instead, an in-flight explosion rocked the spacecraft, preventing astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise from landing on the m

VOA标准英语2010年-US Tightens Iran Sanctions, Says Tehra

The Obama administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions against an array of Iranian-controlled companies, entities and individuals said to be helping Tehran evade nuclear sanctions or promote terrorism. The State Department said there are signs t

VOA标准英语2010年-WHO Warns Climate Change Bad For Healt

Photo: AP Margaret Chan, Director General of World Health Organization speaks at a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, 29 Dec 2009 World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan says she is disappointed a deal on climate change

VOA标准英语2010-In Britain, Transport Security Still a Co

In the wake of the subway bombings in Moscow, public transport systems seem vulnerable. London's system is one of the largest and most complex in the world. Officials in the British capital have long worked to keep the transport system safe, but have

VOA标准英语2010年-Survey: No HIV Testing for .. of Briti

A new survey carried out by the MAC AIDS Fund shows three-quarters of women in Britain are unaware of their HIV status, and the organization says it's a trend found around the world. Women in Britain are not getting tested for HIV because, according

VOA标准英语2010-France Investigates Suicides at Telecommu

In a first for France, the Paris prosecutor's office has opened a probe into the management practices of French telecommunications giant France Telecom. The probe follows a wave of worker suicides at the company that has riveted the country. For some

VOA标准英语2010年-World Cup Quarterfinals Set for Friday

Brazil's soccer players, from left, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano, and Julio Baptista joke during a training session in Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 Jun 2010 In the Friday's first match, Brazil will play the Netherlands at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

VOA标准英语2010年-Catherine Russell Releases Blues Influ

Vocalist Catherine Russell is always searching for that next great melody. She's found more than a dozen of them to sing on her latest album, Inside This Heart Of Mine. Catherine Russell is a perfectionist when it comes to choosing her material. Her

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain's Third Party Mulls Pact With

Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Nick Clegg as he arrives at the Local Government Offices in London, 08 May 2010 Members of Britain's third party - the center-left Liberal Democrats - met privately Saturday as they considered a power-sharing

VOA标准英语2010-Nigerian Acting President Promises Better

Vice President Joe Biden welcomes Nigeria' acting President Goodluck Jonathan to the Naval Observatory in Washington, 12 Apr 2010 Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has assured American officials in Washington he is working quickly to impro

VOA标准英语2010-Kenya Launches Renewed Effort to Control

Joe DeCapua 02 April 2010 Kenya has announced it will re-double efforts to control diarrheal diseases, one of the biggest killers of children under age five. Among the causes are unsafe water, as well as poor sanitation and hygiene. Kenyan ministries

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians in US Send Money to Families

Many families in Haiti are still homeless, living on the streets and not getting enough food. Haitians in the United States are trying to send money so they can buy food and water. One business in Washington, D.C. gets money quickly to people in Hait

VOA标准英语2010年-Villagers on Israel-Lebanon Border Liv

Israel and the United Nations are set to continue talks in the coming weeks on the fate of Ghajar, a village on the Lebanon-Israel border. The 2,000 residents of Ghajar are Alawites and identify culturally with Syria which the village was a part of u

VOA标准英语2010年-Devastation Hampers Earthquake Relief

The United Nations and international aid agencies are ramping up their assistance to earthquake victims in Haiti. But, they report the extent of devastation caused by the powerful quake is hampering their relief efforts. Haiti is prone to disasters,

VOA标准英语2010年-Jakarta Struggles to Provide Clean Wat

Like many big cities in the developing world, the city of Jakarta, with a population of nine million people, is struggling to provide clean water to all its residents. In some poor neighborhoods international organizations are trying to help, but, th

VOA标准英语2010年-Europe Debates Airport Security

European aviation officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss airport security measures and British authorities are doing the same as governments try to decide the best way to protect planes and air passengers in the wake of a failed bombing attempt

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World — 9 January 2010

MUSIC: Our World theme This week on Our World: A new role for coral reefs as cradles of evolution ... a White House initiative on science education ... and solving a lead-poisoning mystery among immigrant children. HESTING: We were hunting around for

VOA标准英语2010年-Tracing Family History Gets Easier for

Artist James E. Taylor produced this sketch of the Freedmen's Bureau office in Richmond, Virginia, issuing food rations to old and sick former slaves in 1866 Some Americans can trace their heritage back to what we sometimes call the old country from

VOA标准英语2010年-US Vice President Urges Kenyans to Emb

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks during a joint press conference with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, right, at State House Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Kenya's president asked the United States on Tuesday to lead a greater internat

VOA标准英语2010年-Nepal Political Talks Fail to End Cris

Thousands of Maoist supporters rally in what is normally one of Kathmandu's busiest streets near the government center, 05 May 2020 An indefinite strike is to continue in Nepal with no agreement to end the Himalayan nation's political crisis. Lawmake