VOA标准英语2010年-Inner-City Garden Plants New Hope in M

As a university professor in Miami, Florida, Marvin Dunn launched an inner-city garden to give his students an outlet for volunteer activity. Now his vision has grown into a year-round urban farm that produces scores of vegetables and fruits. Marvin

VOA标准英语2010年-Sierra Leone Working to Revive Tourism

Tourists, in small numbers, are returning to Sierra Leone's white sand beaches and clear blue waters, eight years after fighting ended in the western African country. At Number 2 River Beach, south of the capital Freetown, a community youth group run

VOA标准英语2010-From Russia With Love for US Marines

About an hour's drive from Washington, in the state of Virginia, is the U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico. It's the only place in the United States where American Marine officers are trained for battle. One of these Marine officers is a lieutenant who

VOA标准英语2010-Pressure Mounts on Greece to Seek Interna

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou leaves from a meeting with Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens, 09 Apr 2010 Greece is facing more troubling news as it tries to get its growing debt under control. Fitch Ratings, one of the world'

VOA标准英语2010-Analysts Divided Over New US Nuclear Weap

US President Barack Obama (L) shake hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev (R) after signing 'New START' treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic 08 Apr 2010 The United States announced this we

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Military to Launch its Own Flo

This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH Monday, 31 May 2010, purports to show Israeli soldiers aboard a military vessel in international waters off the Gaza coast surrounding a Turkish ship Israel's military is launching its own invest

VOA标准英语2010年-You Don't Have to Visit Australia to G

There's a lot going on beneath the streets of America Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 01 June 2010 The United States has an underground movement. It's not a resistance group or a radical organization. It's a trail of hidden historical delights. One of

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week – Physics Intera

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. This time it's an educational site where principles of physics are illustrated with interactive animated experiments that you can perform on your

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Says At Least 16 Personnel Killed i

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Wednesday that at least 16 U.N. personnel with the peacekeeping mission in Haiti perished in the powerful earthquake that shook the Caribbean nation on Tuesday. Mr. Ban called on the international communit

VOA标准英语2010-US Pressures Cuba After Hunger Strike Dea

The United States and some European nations are increasing pressure on Cuba following the death of a prominent dissident during a hunger strike. Cuban President Raul Castro first expressed regret at the death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo. But now he is f

VOA标准英语2010年-African Cup Kicks Off in Angola Despit

Angolan officials say African Cup of Nations tournament goes ahead as planned, but Togo's PM pulls out his country's team after Friday's attack. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 10 January 2010 Angolan soccer fans parade near the airport in Cabinda, Angola,

VOA标准英语2010年-South African Officials Dismiss World

Organizers of football's World Cup in South Africa are dismissing media reports that Friday's attack on the Togolese football team in Angola could affect the sport's biggest tournament when it kicks off in South Africa in June. The head of South Afri

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africa Upgrades Transportation N

Johannesburg's extensively refurbished international airport can now handle 28 million passengers yearly Preparations are in the final stages for the June 11th kick-off of the football World Cup. One of the world's biggest sporting events is being he

VOA标准英语2010年-Ghana’s ‘Man of Wood’ Backs Blac

Muscles ripple out of Isaac Donkors red and yellow striped Ghana football jersey, as he walks through his furniture store at the end of a busy street in Johannesburgs Newlands suburb. He ambles into his office, where certificates from bodybuilding ch

VOA标准英语2010年-Ghana’s Uncle Ben Puts His Money on

On the streets of the African expatriate stronghold of Yeoville, in Johannesburg, everyones suddenly a Ghanaian. Nigerians have decorated their restaurants with Black Star flags. South Africans are putting up posters of star Ghanaian players in their

VOA标准英语2010年-Las Vegas Poker Tournament Raises Mone

A charity poker tournament in Las Vegas has raised millions of dollars and is working to raise awareness about the conflicts in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a Las Vegas Casino, players are laying their cards on the table to promote

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World – 2 January 2010

VOA's Weekly Science and Technology Magazine Art Chimes 05 January 2010 MUSIC: Our World theme This week on a special edition of Our World, some of our favorite stories of the past year ... including a high-tech wrinkle to that humblest of building m

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Security Council Urges Iraqis to Fo

U.S. troops will begin their drawdown in Iraq at the end of this month, but there still is no government in place and violence is on the rise. On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council urged Iraq's recently-elected legislature to form a government quic

VOA标准英语2010年-'Hug a Thug' Beats Prison or Probation

Innovative program more successful at rehabbing jailed addicts Shelley Schlender | Boulder, Colorado 09 February 2010 Nearly 250 addicts have taken part in Boulder's integrated treatment court since it began in November 2006. Related Links National D

VOA标准英语2010年-Unintended Acceleration Problems Persi

The U.S. Transportation Department is looking into complaints from some Toyota owners who say they are still experiencing problems with unintended acceleration even after repairs to their recalled vehicles. The complaints raise concerns that safety i