VOA标准英语2010年-Hunger Looms as Support for Haiti's Fa

With the planting season approaching, farmers lack funds for seeds, labor Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 22 February 2010 A farmer in Vaudreuil, Haiti, works in a cornfield (File) Related Links UN Food and Agriculture Organization CARE ActionAid Wit

VOA标准英语2010年-Foreign Agro Firms Scoop Up Ethiopian

Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 22 February 2010 The Green Revolution that ended food shortages in parts of the world decades ago may be coming to East Africa, bringing the promise of bountiful harvests in a region more often associated with drought and

VOA标准英语2010年-Special Dogs Assist in Wild Tiger Cons

In the Asian zodiac, this is the year of the tiger but conservationists say wild tiger populations are quickly disappearing. In Cambodia, there is hope that a pair of special dogs from the United States can help save the tiger. Daniel Schearf | Mondu

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Confers with US Governors on Eco

President Barack Obama, left, speaks to members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, 22 Feb. 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama is turning to the nation's governors for help in meeting his domestic prioriti

VOA标准英语2010年-Hundreds Line Up for Free Health Care

Medical charity brings doctors, dentists where they're needed Mike Osborne | Knoxville, Tennessee 22 February 2010 At a recent RAM free clinic in Knoxville, Tenn., more than 50 dental chairs were full. Related Links Remote Area Medical (RAM) The Cong

VOA标准英语2010年-Eat Like a Caveman

Robert Keeling says he's never felt better in his life. He never gets sick. I don't have colds anymore, he says. The 35-year-old Washington lawyer attributes his good health to exercise and diet. He likes the high intensity group workout he gets at C

VOA标准英语2010年-Regulation Can't Keep Pace with Livest

Livestock production is growing faster than the capacity of nations to safely and responsibly manage it, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. In the latest edition of its flagship report, The State of Food and Agricultu

VOA标准英语2010年-Team USA Upsets Canada in Olympic Ice

USA's Zach Parise, center, celebrates after USA's Jamie Langenbrunner, far right, scored past Canada's goalie Martin Brodeur in the third period in men's preliminary round hockey play at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 21

VOA标准英语2010年-US Skier Bode Miller Finally Celebrate

Bode Miller of the United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Men's super-combined at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, 21 Feb 2010 American alpine skier Bode Miller, 32, is a four-time world champion and two-ti

VOA标准英语2010年-My Yearbook Photo Would Look Geeky

Except that there may not be a book to put it in Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 22 February 2010 Just a third of U.S. colleges now put out yearbooks. One of the cozy traditions associated with college life is receiving and then pouring over your copy

VOA标准英语2010年-Saving the World, One Laptop at a Time

One Laptop Per Child's office feels more like a playroom for geeky adults than a non-profit with a mission to save the world. Plastic green laptops are strewn about in various stages of disassembly and upgrade, and the office is decorated with multic

VOA标准英语2010年-Dog Sledding Still Searching for Olymp

As the world focuses attention on Canada during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a sport not yet in the Olympic spotlight continues to draw competitors and tourists to Canada's Yukon Territory. Dog sledding remains one of the most difficult competit

VOA标准英语2010年-Center Rescues Women Only Steps Away f

Only a few blocks from the thousands of fans near the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver, a small non-profit organization is working to help women escape prostitution, drug abuse and violence. The Atira Women's Resource Society is hoping the Olympics will

VOA标准英语2010年-Canadians Don't Own the Podium, but Ma

Canada's national government and Vancouver Olympic organizers have poured millions of dollars into the Own the Podium Program to prepare for the Vancouver Games. But the effort has not produced as much Olympic success as hoped. Canadians are still ho

VOA标准英语2010年-Ohno Becomes Most Decorated US Winter

Canada's Charles Hamelin, left, and USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, right, compete during the first race of the men's 1000m quarterfinals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 20 Feb 2010 Having won hi

VOA标准英语2010年-US Pediatricians Call for Action to Pr

Dr. Gary Smith heads the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He and other pediatricians are calling for warning labels on foods that are a high-risk for choking for children. Every week, children

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Looks for Common Ground With Rep

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the National Governors Association at the White House, 22 Feb. 2010 President Barack Obama has invited congressional Republicans to a meeting Thursday on health care reform, his latest effort at cultivating

VOA标准英语2010年-Gates Calls for Major Changes at NATO

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on the NATO alliance Tuesday to chart a clear path toward relevance and enhanced capability as it faces a different set of threats than it was founded to address more than 60 years ago. Gates wants a key NAT

VOA标准英语2010年-US Sees New Afghan Strategy Working

A group of Afghan National Army soldiers arrive at Shorabak base, Nad Ali district, Helmend province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, 14 Feb. 2010 US Commander Makes Televised Apology for Afghan Deaths in NATO Strike Our adversaries are cunning, they a

VOA标准英语2010年-Seoul Broadcaster Smuggles Uncensored

Shortwave radio broadcasting to North Korea is nothing new. The Voice of America has done it for decades, and many other organizations have sprouted up in recent years. The content is often a collaborative effort between South Koreans and North Korea