VOA标准英语2010年-Anti-Incumbent Winds Blowing in Advanc

The political atmosphere, obviously, has been toxic and it is very clear that some of the votes that I have cast have added to the toxic environment, said Utah Senator Bob Bennett. 2010 is a congressional election year in the United States, and alrea

VOA标准英语2010年-Turkish Ships Join International Aid F

In this image taken from the Free Gaza Movement website 28 May 2010, one of the Turkish ships taking part in the 'Freedom Flotilla' is seen docked prior to heading for the shores off the Gaza Strip in this recent but undated photo We have only one ai

VOA标准英语2010年-Global Survey Shows Obama More Popular

US president Barack Obama called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims, in his landmark address to Muslim world from the Grand Hall of Cairo University, Cairo [file photo] A new international survey of 24,000 people in 22 countrie

VOA标准英语2010年-Hunger-Fighting Charities Win World Fo

The heads of two U.S.-based charity organizations are this year's winners of the World Food Prize, the prestigious $250,000 award honoring accomplishments that have improved the global food supply. This year's World Food Prize went to David Beckmann,

VOA标准英语2010年-Celebrity Political Candidates Raise C

A sexually provocative singer and actress's campaign for political office in Indonesia has triggered debate over the growing role of celebrities in the young democracy. If Indonesian celebrity Julia Perez is famous for one thing, it is being sexy. He

VOA标准英语2010年-No Proof Lifestyle Changes Can Prevent

Researchers find no strong evidence that lifestyle changes - like diet, exercise and stimulating the brain - make a big difference in preventing cognitive decline in older people. A new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle

VOA标准英语2010年-Koala AIDS Poses Increased Hazard to A

The discovery of an AIDS-like virus in koalas is raising newfound fears the animal may soon face extinction. KIDS, or Koala Immune Deficiency Syndrome, decimates the koala's ability to fight off infection and disease. Dr. Jon Hanger, the researcher w

VOA标准英语2010年-Cheap Drug Could Cut Accident Deaths D

A low-cost, easy-to-use drug could save tens of thousands of lives each year, according to a new study. The medicine promotes blood clotting and has been shown prevent many accident victims from bleeding to death. Tranexamic acid, or TXA, is not new.

VOA标准英语2010年-Amazon Deforestation Sparks Surge in M

Deforestation is one of the big culprits in climate change. And now a new study from the Amazon links deforestation with an increase in malaria. Despite eradication efforts, malaria remains a significant health problem in Brazil. There are around a h

VOA标准英语2010年-Despite the Oil Spill, Louisiana Rice

When rainfall is plentiful, rice grows into lush plants above the shallow water in which it's planted. Since Louisiana leads the United States in the production of rice, a lot of people wonder whether the oil that has spread into the state's marshes

VOA标准英语2010年-US Lawmakers Accuse BP Chief of Puttin

BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and oil spill on Capitol Hill in Washington, 17 Jun 2010 BP's chief executive officer Tony Hayward f

VOA标准英语2010年-Emirates Looks to Lead Aviation Recove

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Airline Chairman and CEO (l), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center), and Airbus President and Chief Executive Tom Enders (r) pose with an A-380 model during the opening of the International Air Show ILA

VOA标准英语2010年-Euro Hits Crisis Stage

Storm clouds have been brewing over Europe and not even the biggest and most prudent economies are exempt from their threat. Europe's decade-old currency, the euro, is in crisis with some eurozone members mired in massive debt and others having to pr

VOA标准英语2010年-Poland Gears Up for Early Presidential

Presidential candidates Jaroslaw Kaczynski from the Law and Justice party and Bronislaw Komorowski, Parliament Speaker and acting president, stand together after a joint debate in the Polish TV, in Warsaw, Poland, 13 Jun 2010 Poland is preparing to e

VOA标准英语2010年-Political Instability, Economic Woes F

Uzbek refugees seen near the eastern Uzbek city of Andijon while waiting to cross the border into Uzbekistan, 14 Jun 2010 Kyrgyzstan and its neighbors have long been buffeted by ethnic tensions, but political and social factors also have played a rol

VOA标准英语2010年-Friction Between Turkey, Kurdish Rebel

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Massoud Barzani, president of the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region, during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, 03 Jun 2010 Turkish military forces crossed into Northern Iraq this week in pursuit of

VOA标准英语2010年-Aid Groups Worry US Aid to Gaza Won't

Palestinians sit next to bags of food aid, distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in the West Bank village of Sanour near Jenin, 17 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to move forward with $400 million in aid

VOA标准英语2010年-US Vice President Embarks on State Vis

United States Vice President Joe Biden and family arrives in Kenya's capital, Nairobi to begin a three-day official state visit. A leading Kenyan legislator told VOA U.S Vice President Joseph Biden is scheduled to meet President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Mi

VOA标准英语2010年-Who Says America Doesn't Have Castles?

This one's history is as colorful as its surroundings Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Cleveholm is the 42-room Tudor castle of Cleve Osgood's dreams. Cleve came from his name; holm from the Swedish word for home. Beside a rushing Rocky Mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Beleaguered BP Boss Relinquishes Gulf

BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward, left, and BP Managing Director Bob Dudley, right, arrive with other BP executives at the White House in Washington, 16 Jun 2010 (file photo) Beleaguered BP boss Tony Hayward has handed over his Gulf of Mexico