VOA标准英语2010年-US Progressives March for Peace And Re

Advocates of liberal political positions have converged in the nation capital Saturday to express their concerns before Congressional elections in November. Many said they hoped Democrats will retain control of Congress, but that reform and change ha

VOA标准英语2010年-Heart Making Successful Comeback With

文本对应音频从15分05秒开始 Heart was one of the most popular rock bands of the 1980s. The group is making a successful comeback with its new album, Red Velvet Car. Heart's new album, Red Velvet Car, entered the Billboard 200 at Number 10,

VOA标准英语2010年-Decoding Bird Calls to Avoid Plane Str

Birds and planes have been colliding since the Wright brothers first took to the air. There are dozens of bird strikes each day, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to airplanes each year, and putting the lives of passengers and crew me

VOA标准英语2010年-New Era for Human Genetics Begins

An international effort to build a detailed map of human genetic variation has completed its pilot phase and could shape a new understanding of human evolution and may help in fighting disease. Getty Images/iStockphoto The 1000 Genomes Project aims t

VOA标准英语2010年-US-China Relations Color Clinton Trip

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Wednesday on a two-week Asian tour that will take her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and China. The trip is expected to bolster Washington's ties with Asian all

VOA标准英语2010年-Lakota Get Classical in Unique Musical

It's not unusual to find musicians from different genres - or from different cultures - collaborating. Opera star Luciano Pavarotti belted out the blues with Eric Clapton and South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo recorded an album with folk legend P

VOA标准英语2010年-Burmese in US Oppose Upcoming Burma El

The scheduled November 7 general election in Burma, the first in 20 years, is drawing widespread criticism. The ruling military government is restricting foreign media and observers from monitoring the elections.? And the United Nations' Special Rapp

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti, Nigeria Battle Cholera

Health providers and aid groups have mobilized to combat outbreaks of cholera in Haiti and Nigeria. Often causing extreme dysentery and dehydration, cholera arises from a strain of bacteria that is easily spread and hard to eradicate from infected zo

VOA标准英语2010年-Astronomers Listen to Stars' 'Giant Co

For thousands of years, humans have gazed up at the night sky and watched the stars. Now, NASA's Kepler mission gives scientists the chance to listen to the stars.? Astronomers are using stellar soundwaves to measure stars more accurately than ever b

VOA标准英语2010年-Surprise Teams Meet in Baseball's Worl

A pair of unlikely league champions begin their duel for Major League Baseball supremacy Wednesday night in San Francisco, as the National League champion Giants host the American League's Texas Rangers at ATT Park (8pm EDT). Neither team was expecte

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivory Coast PM Tries to Ease Concern O

Ivory Coast's Prime Minister is trying to resolve concerns about how the votes in Sunday's presidential election will be counted. With just five days to go before Ivory Coast's long-delayed presidential election, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro wants t

VOA标准英语2010年-US Congressional Election Campaign Ent

The battle for control of the U.S. Congress has entered its final week and both major political parties are engaged in a furious last-minute push for votes. According to the opinion polls and political pundits, Republicans continue to have the upper

VOA标准英语2010年-Bringing Arab-American Voters Out of t

James Zogby is one of the nation's most influential Arab-American leaders. Through the Arab American Institute, the son of Lebanese immigrants has mobilized the Arab-American electorate, taking it from the margins of American politics and forging an

VOA标准英语2010年-The New Bottom Billion: Where Are the

Most of the world's poor are not in poor countries. That's the finding of new research from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex. It could lead to a re-thinking of donor aid and ways of achieving the Millennium Devel

VOA标准英语2010年-Christian Exodus From Holy Land Fueled

The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the subject of a two-week meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican in October. Thousands of Christians are leaving the region each year, some due to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. In the cr

VOA标准英语2010年-Exhibit Explores New York's Latin Root

A new exhibit in New York explores the city's long history of cultural and political connections with Spain and Latin America - ties that have affected virtually every aspect of the city's development. Whether it's the bilingual signs, the ever-prese

VOA标准英语2010年-Deep-Fried Fun Flourishes at State Fai

The North Carolina State Fair is under way in the capital city of Raleigh. If you were there, you'd see lots of exhibits about good nutrition, and could sample wholesome farm dishes made from healthful recipes. But most of the other fair-goers would

VOA标准英语2010年-ILO Seeks Global Support for Domestic

Steps to launch an international convention on domestic workers led by the United Nations are slowly gaining global support at a time of rising demand for domestic staff in the world economy. A senior U.N. International Labor Organization official is

VOA标准英语2010年-India Plugs into Low-Cost Solar Techno

India seems to excel at making things smaller and cheaper. The $2,500 car and the $35 computer are just two of the country's latest innovations. Now, India increasingly is focused on low-cost solar technology. The front lines of that effort are seen

VOA标准英语2010年-Indonesia's Mount Merapi Volcano Promp

Increased activity from Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, is stirring fears of an imminent eruption. Mount Merapi sits in a lush valley in Central Java. Last week, the volcano jumped to action. Since then the number of tremors h