VOA标准英语2010年-Surplus Swells Australia's Massive 'Wi

Australia's once mighty wine industry is facing one of the biggest ever surpluses as supply levels soar and sales shrink. The country's wine surplus is estimated at about 100 million cases. That figure is expected to increase by 40 percent over the c

VOA标准英语2010年-WFP, Vodafone Project Distributes Food

The U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) and the mobile telecommunications company Vodafone are piloting a project that will allow shopkeepers in Burkina Faso to manage food vouchers by text message. The World Food Program and The Vodafone Foundation, a d

VOA标准英语2010年-Looking for ET

Scientists target tiny fossils in Martian soil in NASA's search for extraterrestrial life Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 30 April 2010 A proposed robotic lab would carry instruments for identifying and measuring the chemical building blocks for lif

VOA标准英语2010年-Philanthropist Helps Thousands Cope wi

D.C. Central Kitchen founder Robert Egger says, he does not do charity work -- he empowers people. His organization provides 1.5 million free meals a year, offers job training and partners with local restaurants. But VOA's Daniela Schrier has more wi

VOA标准英语2010年-Counterfeit Medicines Grow as Global T

New technology makes it easier to authenticate medication. Patient would scratch panel - just like a lottery ticket with number on the drug - each drug has a different number. Patient sends a text message with the number, and get a response instantly

VOA标准英语2010年-US Report Highlights Global Aspect, Th

The U.S. State Department issued its annual report on the global drug trade Monday, saying that narcotics trafficking threatens the security, health and safety of people in the United States and around the world. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State

VOA标准英语2010年-Six Astronauts Train for Eventual Mars

Newlywed Alexei Sytev and his fellow crewmembers will spend a year and a half living aboard a virtual spacecraft to simulate an actual space mission to Mars Six astronauts are about to experience what it's like to travel to Mars and back, only withou

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama and First Family Observe MLK Day

U.S. President Barack Obama led Americans on Monday in honoring the legacy of the slain civil rights leader, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. For the president, the King Day holiday has a special meaning. Mr. Obama has often talked about America's jo

VOA标准英语2010年-Photographer Focuses Her Lens on Rare

A new book by photographer Amy Gulick highlights the interconnectedness of wildlife and people in the Tongass rainforest of Alaska Vronique LaCapra | St. Louis 08 July 2010 Photo: Amy Gulick/amygulick.com Chum salmon (onorhynchus keta) on a spawning

VOA标准英语2010年-Elvis Fans Flock to Australian Outback

Elvis Presley would have been 75 on Friday. Years after his death, the singer's popularity only seems to grow stronger. Friday, fans boarded a special train in Sydney heading to the Elvis festival in the New South Wales farming town of Parkes. They s

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World — 5 Februrary 2010

MUSIC: Our World theme Straight ahead on Our World: The U.S. space agency pulls the plug on its plan to return humans to the moon; pictures from Pluto reveal dramatic changes in the dwarf planet; and a new web-based English/Creole dictionary for reli

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Judge Recommends Release of 10

They did not force us, we all agreed to give the kids away -- Melanie Augustin, a Haitian adoptive mother A Haitian judge has recommended the release of 10 American missionaries accused of trying to take orphaned children out of earthquake-ravaged Ha

VOA标准英语2010年-Airport Body Scanners Called Safe If P

Compared to the dose level of a medical chest x-ray, a backscatter scan is thousands of times lower. Since the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, airports are looking for ways to tighten security. One method being adopted by some and

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Coast's Asian Communities Hit Har

Hampered by language barrier, seafood industry workers face uncertain future Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | Bayou La Batre, Alabama 04 June 2010 Von Wesson (middle, in blue cap) and her fellow workers are paid by the pound of crab meat they clean from the she

VOA标准英语2010年-Insider's View of Russian Public Opini

Politicians in Russia often cite public opinion polls that indicate a solid 70 percent majority of voters support the country's leadership. But a sociologist at a major Russian opinion survey firm says those numbers fail to represent the actual relat

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week — Innocence Proj

The website has become a resource for lawyers around the world to dig into forensic issues ... trying to overturn wrongful convictions. Matt Kelley Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destination

VOA标准英语2010-Austin's SXSW Festivals Continue to Expan

Mike Hardwick and Jon Dee Graham perform at 2010 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas Austin, Texas calls itself the Live Music Capital of the World. That's certainly true for the 10 days in mid-March each year when the annual South By Southwest Music, Fil

VOA标准英语2010年-AIDS: Vital First Minutes of Infection

A top U.S. health official says the first few minutes after HIV infection may be a window of opportunity to prevent the AIDS virus from firmly taking hold in the body. The HIV thats present during initial infection is different from the virus that re

VOA标准英语2010-Fulbright Scholar Learns About The Cultur

Folake Oyedepo attends Fayetteville State University where she is teaching the Yoruba language to American students while learning more about the culture and history in America. Marsha James | Washington, DC 06 April 2010 Fulbright Scholar Folake Oye

VOA标准英语2010年-US Volunteer Travels Cross Country to

President Barack Obama has been stressing the importance of public service and volunteering. Drew Johnson is doing that in 48 U.S. states over 48 weeks. He has done everything from building homes and delivering meals, to cleaning up after a flood. Dr