VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti’s Food Needs Still Urgent 10 W

Steve Baragona | Port-au-Prince 22 March 2010 Haitian officials say less food aid and more jobs are needed to get the economy running again. Some major organizations are scaling back donation efforts beginning April 1st. But many Haitians are still i

VOA标准英语2010年-Bulls Butt Heads in Annual Korean Spri

A fight at the Cheongdo bullfighting festival There is not much that can stop an 800-kilogram bull in a bad mood except, perhaps, another bull with a similar disposition. In South Korea, an annual Spring ritual has lots of people cheering for a battl

VOA标准英语2010年-Thousands Rally in US Capital, Demandi

Thousands of immigrant rights advocates pack the National Mall during an immigration reform rally in Washington, DC, 21 March 2010 Thousands of supporters of immigration reform rallied in the nation's capital on Sunday, voicing their frustration with

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africa Marks 50th Anniversary of

Wounded people lie in the street in Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, where at least 180 black Africans, most of them women and children, were injured and 69 killed, when South African police opened fire on black protesters, 21 Mar 1960 South Africans a

VOA标准英语2010年-Islamic Group Raises $850 Million for

Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, is right seen as he co chairs the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur in Cairo, Egypt, 21 Mar 2010 An Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

VOA标准英语2010年-Symbolic Coffins Mark Anti-War Protest

Several days of anti-war activities in Washington have culminated with the procession of symbolic coffins across the streets of the capital. Many demonstrators said they had supported President Barack Obama in his election in 2008, but were now disap

VOA标准英语2010年-Cartoonist Defender Asks Muslims to Ac

A media rights activist who defends political cartoonists who come under attack for their work says Muslims should try to better understand the western idea of free speech, even if they find the message offensive to their religion. Police in Ireland

VOA标准英语2010年-Pope Apoligizes for 'Generations' of S

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's square at The Vatican, 17 Mar 2010 Pope Benedict has written to Catholics in Ireland to apologize for the sexual abuses carried out by the clergy in that country ov

VOA标准英语2010年-Political Convoy in Thailand Adds Pres

Anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok took to the streets in a massive convoy to press their case for the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign and call fresh elections. Many local residents supported the protest adding pressure

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton Says Middle East Status Quo 'U

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, 22 Mar 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel's security, while ur

VOA标准英语2010年-E-Health Gains Traction in Developing

Rwanda is actually at the leading edge of developing nations in tapping these technologies to advance health and health care. - Susan Dentzer Information technology has come more slowly to the area of health care perhaps than some other fields. But t

VOA标准英语2010年-US Rock Group Collaborates with Malian

An up-and-coming rock group from Brooklyn, New York has launched a collaboration with local artists in Mali. At Studio Bogolan in Mali's capital city of Bamako, Jeremiah Lockwood is working on the guitar part for a song on a new album by his band, th

VOA标准英语2010年-Canadian Mounties' Musical Ride Combin

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) perform their Musical Ride show in Surrey, British Columbia, not far from the site of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are a symbol of Canadian pride. Their character

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week - 2010 Census

Congressional representation, billions in government aid depend on once-a-decade count Art Chimes | Washington, DC 25 February 2010 Census technology has come a long way since punch cards were used in the 1940/1960 census. Time again for our Website

VOA标准英语2010年-Vancouver Organizing Committee Faces O

Renee Smith-Valade is the Vice President of Communications for Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) Staging an Olympics is a huge undertaking, and so is dealing with all of the international media which come to the host city to cover the Games. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Vancouver Signs Over Winter Games to S

Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov (l) and Dzhambulat Khatuov, the first vice-governor of the Krasnodar Region Although the Vancouver Games have not ended, the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia are in the news. At a special ceremony Tuesday, Vancouver and Britis

VOA标准英语2010年-South Korea Energized by Figure Skater

South Korea is ablaze with excitement for the Olympic debut on Wednesday, Feb. 24 of Kim Yu-Na - a widespread favorite to bring back the country's first gold medal in figure skating. The corporate world has already caught Yuna fever. Even before her

VOA标准英语2010年-Barack Obama's Impact Still Felt in Ch

before Barack Obama became president, he was a community organizer on Chicago's south side Long before Barack Obama came to Washington as a U.S. senator, then won election as the first African-American president of the United States, he was a communi

VOA标准英语2010年-Dubai's Doldrums Spark Exodus of Migra

About 10 million foreigners work in the Gulf states. But, with Dubai's economic boom ground to a halt, foreign workers - including many from South Asia - are being sent home often to uncertain futures. Raymond Thibodeaux | Kochi, India 24 February 20

VOA标准英语2010年-Informal Cross-Border Traders Reduce P

Zimbabwean women carry groceries as they walk towards the Beitbridge Border Post after their shopping trips in Musina, South Africa (2008 file photo) Informal cross-border trade contributes significantly to the economies of southern African nations -