VOA标准英语2010年-Actress Combines Art and Activism

Actress Susan Sarandon never has shied away from a challenge. She's played a witch, nun, dying mother, drunken grandmother, a fugitive and even herself on the television show, The Simpsons.There's another role that she's taken on for decades and has

VOA标准英语2010年-BP Well Capped, Gulf Oil Cleanup Conti

The Macondo well operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico has now been capped with a star adornment that commemorates the 11 people killed when the rig operating on the water surface above the site exploded on April 20. Clean-up efforts continue, though,

VOA标准英语2010年-Rio de Janeiro Takes Tough Measures to

It's 2 AM in The City of God, one of Rio's most violent neighborhoods, and a Baile Funk, a dance party, is underway. It's often put on by violent drug gangs that control Rio's favelas, or poor neighborhoods. In the past, drug dealers would strut arou

VOA标准英语2010年-EU Urges Turkey to Normalize Relations

The European Union said Turkey must normalize relations with Cyprus if it is to realize its ambition to join the powerful bloc. Turkey still refuses to open ports and airports to Greek Cypriot air and sea traffic, or officially recognize the Republic

VOA标准英语2010年-Showcasing Peaceful Efforts to End Mid

Violent clashes between Palestinians and Israelis receive media attention worldwide, but peace builders and nonviolent movements on both sides are frequently invisible. That's why Ronit Avni, a Jewish American, founded Just Vision in 2003. The non-pr

VOA标准英语2010年-Sugarland's 80s Inspired 'The Incredib

Sugarland's latest album sold more than 202,000 copies its first week of release to give the duo its third Number One debut on both the Billboard 200 and Country Albums charts. Sugarland describes The new album Incredible Machine as a collection of a

VOA标准英语2010年-Under-Performing Dallas Cowboys Sack C

The National Football League's Dallas Cowboys have fired head coach Wade Phillips after the team lost its fifth consecutive game for a mid-season record of one win and seven losses. The Cowboys performance is especially disappointing considering they

VOA标准英语2010年-AIDS: Pioneer of “Treatment as Preve

The doctor who helped pioneer the treatment as prevention approach in the fight against HIV/AIDS will receive the Albert Einstein World Award of Science. Dr. Julio Montaner chaired the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna last July. The forme

VOA标准英语2010年-Exhibit Explores Modern Native America

The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, is devoted to the history and culture of native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Since opening in 2004, the museum has put a strong emphasis on contemporary Native American life. Its lat

VOA标准英语2010年-Somali Pirates Take Recently Captured

On Monday, The European Union Naval Force Somalia announced it had rescued off the Somali coast the captain of a yacht that had been hijacked by pirates. The EU's anti-piracy force said the skipper was rescued after fleeing captivity upon landing at

VOA标准英语2010年-Trashing America's Throw-Away Culture

Annie Leonard grew up in Seattle, Washington, spending her summers in the forests of the Cascade Mountains. With her school promoting environmental issues, she grew concerned about the increasing numbers of clear cuts - areas where all the trees have

VOA标准英语2010年-New Research May Help Determine Where

Before Tomas dumped a massive amount of rain on Haiti, doctors treated cholera patients in hospital tents. Flooding from the storm could cause cholera to spread as sewage and other refuse seeps into tents where many people have been living since Janu

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Holds Town Hall in India, Flies

On the second full day of his three day visit to India, President Barack Obama conducted a Town Hall meeting with students at a Catholic college in the financial center, Mumbai. Mr. Obama and his wife Michelle then flew on to New Delhi for talks with

VOA标准英语2010年-Towering Arch Marks Gateway to the Wes

Since the 18th century, St. Louis, Missouri has offered travelers a hub to begin their adventures into the western frontier. Its nickname the Gateway to the West is symbolized by the towering focal point of the St. Louis skyline: the Gateway Arch. It

VOA标准英语2010年-Electric Brain Stimulation Helps Numer

An estimated 20 percent of the population has trouble working with numbers. That's as many as one person in five with some sort of numerical disability. The British researchers are exploring ways to stimulate the brain to improve the ability to under

VOA标准英语2010年-UN: Somali Piracy Threat Outpacing Eff

According to the International Maritime Organization, 20 ships - and more than 438 sailors and passengers - are being held by pirates. U.N. political chief Lynn Pascoe warns that Somali pirates, driven by a lack of legitimate economic opportunities,

VOA标准英语2010年-1st Female White House Press Secretary

Dee Dee Myers was the first woman - and one of the youngest - White House press secretaries. Now, more than a decade after her service in the Clinton Administration, Myers is focused on empowering women in the U.S. and worldwide. White House yearsNev

VOA标准英语2010年-Indonesian Volcano Grounds Planes; Eva

Thousands of Indonesians forced from their homes because of Mount Merapi's continued eruptions are restless to leave the evacuation shelters. And the volcano's ash clouds now are forcing airlines to cancel some flights. A week after Indonesia's most

VOA标准英语2010年-GOP Has High Expectations as Americans

Americans are voting in midterm elections that could determine the fate of President Barack Obama's legislative agenda for the next two years. Republicans are expected to make significant gains in the U.S. Congress. At stake in nationwide balloting a

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain, France Sign Historic Defense

France and Britain have signed treaties that will see the two nuclear-armed powers cooperate on defense, including a joint rapid deployment force and shared use of aircraft carriers. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David C