VOA标准英语2010年-Earthquake Puts Haiti's Orphans in Gre

An eight-month-old boy found in the ruins three days after the earthquake. Doctors here at this Israeli field hospital in Port-au-Prince did what they could to avoid amputating his leg. But his injuries were just too severe, his parents' whereabouts

VOA标准英语2010年-US Immigration Service Grants Reprieve

Thousands of Haitians in the New York area, reeling from the devastation of last week's earthquake to family back home, found some help Wednesday at a briefing by U.S. immigration officials. They walked, they took the subway, and they came to the Fed

VOA标准英语2010年-New York's Haitian Americans Grieve, W

Here I sit in my living room and there is nothing that I can do and that's killing me inside. It was sunny in New York on Wednesday where business remained brisk in Brooklyn's Flatbush district, home to many of the city's hundreds of thousands of Hai

VOA标准英语2010年-International Child Abduction a Growin

In many cases, parents abduct their own children when marriages fail and return home where local laws protect them. In some cases the abducted children never see the other parent again. MacKenzie Babb | Washington 21 January 2010 Child abduction is o

VOA标准英语2010年-Chinese Economy Surges in Last Months

China reported blistering growth for the last three months of 2009, raising expectations of interest rate increases and other measures to head off inflation. China has declared that it is recovering from the global economic crisis. Ma Jiantang, of th

VOA标准英语2010年-Sri Lanka to Choose New President Tues

Sri Lanka Chooses Tuesday between Incumbent President and His Former Top General In Sri Lanka, The two proclaimed heroes of Sri Lanka's recently-ended civil war are facing off in the country's presidential election Tuesday. Both openly accuse the oth

VOA标准英语2010年-New Study Says Technological Advances

Every year the environmental research group Worldwatch Institute in Washington releases a study called State of the World. This year, the study focuses on the need to change the global culture from consumption to sustainability. Many economies around

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama: Campaign Finance Ruling 'A Powe

President Barack Obama says Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance will damage the country's democracy and his domestic agenda. The president says he will respond with legislation. The Supreme Court voted 5-to-4 Thursday to strike d

VOA标准英语2010年-HHS Secretary: Distribution of Medical

The Haitian government says many homeless Haitians are being moved to safer areas after being taken out of the destroyed city of Port-au-Prince, where the recent earthquake did its worst damage. On Friday, VOA's Melinda Smith talked with U.S. Health

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Panel: Prediction on Himalayan Glac

A forecast by the United Nations climate science panel that Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035 has become mired in controversy following revelations that it was not based on scientific studies. The chairman of the panel says the error arose because

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Earthquake Survivors Receive M

The aid group Doctors Without Borders says many earthquake survivors in Haiti with untreated wounds are dying from infections. But thanks to a medical team from the University of Miami in Florida, a number of patients are receiving special treatment

VOA标准英语2010年-Patients' Needs Strain Resources in Ha

More than one week after the earthquake in Haiti, patients' medical needs continue to strain resources. Since the arrival of the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort on Tuesday, medical staff have received more than 250 patients, performed more than 100 s

VOA标准英语2010年-Expectations High for Foreign Efforts

The new U.S. security agreement to help oversee Haiti's main transportation links is an attempt to clearly define the role of the 18,000 American forces arriving in the coming days. While U.S. troops are still primarily focused on evacuating the inju

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Government Works on Plan to Ho

With an estimated 1.5 million people homeless from the earthquake in Haiti, the debate over how to temporarily house so many people has begun. Both the Haitian government and the United Nations are working on a plan for temporary camps around the cap

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians Crowd Few Banks Reopening Aft

Haitians crowded into banks and money transfer offices that reopened Saturday for the first time since last week's earthquake. Few Haitians have been able to work or access their bank accounts for nearly two weeks. Haitians clutched identification ca

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

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. Our web guide is VOA's Art Chimes. This time it's an educational site where you can learn about one of the most fascinating areas of science toda

VOA标准英语2010年-Asian Markets Drop After Wall Street R

Asian stock prices have dropped in line with markets in the United States after President Obama announced plans for new limits on how banks invest. Benchmark indexes in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Seoul fell up to two and a half percent Friday.

VOA标准英语2010年-Research: Fish Oil May Slow Aging of H

Scientists say that omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil can help people with heart disease live longer. But until now, no one knew why omega-3 oils are so beneficial. This is what coronary artery disease looks like. Plaque builds up inside the coronary a

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital P

With Haiti still in a state of emergency after last week's terrible earthquake, many residents of Port-au-Prince are leaving the city, trying to get out any way they can. The exodus from Port-au-Prince has begun. With food and water scarce, thousands

VOA标准英语2010年-Experts: Haiti Reconstruction Faces Hu

Representatives of major donor countries will gather in Montreal on January 25 to discuss reconstruction efforts in Haiti, following the massive earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation January 12. Many Haitians have been given a new lease on life