VOA标准英语2010年-Health Care Activists Press for Cancer

What is really scary is the WHO says that 70% of the new cancers that will be seen in the future are going to be affecting individuals in the developing nations -- the so-called poorer segments of the world. I am sure Nigeria is one of them. The Worl

VOA标准英语2010年-Fans Turn Up The Heat On Cameroon Coac

Supporters of Cameroons Indomitable Lions are demanding the ouster of their French trainer Paul Le Guen following the team's loss to Japan on Monday Divine Ntaryike | Durban, South Africa 16 June 2010 Cameroons coach Paul Marie Le Guen of France init

VOA标准英语2010年-Europe Talks Austerity

Austerity is on everyone's mind as European governments -- one after another -- introduce spending cuts to get deficits under control and shore up the beleaguered Euro. Most experts agree belt-tightening is needed, but it's not always popular and com

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Struggles to Build Viable Police

Afghan National Army soldiers march during training exercise in Kabul [file photo] NATO has discovered it is not well equipped to train a new national police force for Afghanistan and has turned to the European Union and private contractors for guida

VOA标准英语2010年-US Defense Department Backs Quick Rati

US President Barack Obama, left, shake hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, right, after signing the newly completed New START treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, 8 Apr 2010 Top Pe

VOA标准英语2010年-US General: Afghan War like a 'Roller

US Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 16 Jun 2010 The head of U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the withdrawal date for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan is the beginni

VOA标准英语2010年-BP Agrees to $20 Billion Fund After Me

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with BP executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, 16 Jun 2010, to discuss the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico In a meeting on Wednesday with President Barack Obama, BP executives

VOA标准英语2010年-Human Rights Activists Focus on Statel

As human rights activists prepare to mark the 9th World Refugee Day, June 20, one focus this year is on the stateless. Those are the refugees who, for a variety of reasons, have no nationality. A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Congress would al

VOA标准英语2010年-Goods Flow into Gaza Despite Israeli B

Many of the items in one of Gaza's market come from Egypt through smuggling tunnels sanctioned by Hamas This month marks three years since the militant Islamic group Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip. The event led Israel to impose a blockade on

VOA标准英语2010年-2010 World Cup Inspires Young Football

Football fans and those who play the sport are watching their favorite teams and players compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The month-long tournament has come to define the sport in many countries around the world. But the popularity

VOA标准英语2010年-Diminishing Gulf Oyster Industry Strug

Commercial fishing ban doesn't stop New Orleans from throwing oyster festival David Weinberg | New Orleans, Louisiana 15 June 2010 Oyster fisherman Tracy Collins shucks an oyster on Caminada Bay in Louisiana. It is a nearly cloudless early June morni

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama to Address Nation on Gulf Oil Di

President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist walk along Casino Beach on Pensacola Beach, Florida, 15 Jun 2010 President Barack Obama will address the American people from the Oval Office at 0000 GMT. The president's speech will focus mostly

VOA标准英语2010年-Uneven Progress in Reducing Global Mat

Experts blame the lack of progress in maternal and child health on a severe shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives in the affected countries. Many countries with the highest mother and child death rates continue to fall short, a decade after pledgi

VOA标准英语2010年-Boy Scouts of America Celebrate 100th

This year the Boy Scouts of America celebrates its 100th anniversary. In the hometown of the founder, William Dickson Boyce, hundreds of Scouts from around the country gathered recently to honor his memory, and to celebrate the values of Scouting in

VOA标准英语2010年-US Schools Teach Kids to Play

Unstructured outdoor activity, eating fruits and vegetables become part of curriculum Nina Keck | Vermont 25 June 2010 At Calvary Preschool in Pittsford, Vermont, nearly one-third of class time is devoted to active, outdoor play. Over the past 30 yea

VOA标准英语2010年-Eating White Rice Increases Diabetes R

Smitha Raghunathan | Washington, DC 25 June 2010 Harvard researchers found that white rice consumption increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes while brown rice consumption actually reduces the risk. Reducing your risk of diabetes may be as simple as ha

VOA标准英语2010年-Johannesburg Officials Say More World

As the World Cup moves into its third week, Johannesburg city officials, business owners and fans say they are pleased with its performance as a host city. More than 350,000 fans are expected to visit South Africa, and Johannesburg's two World Cup st

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti's Iconic Rum Maker Back in Produ

One of Haiti's most well known exports and a symbol of national pride is back in business. Barbancourt's rum was first distilled in Port au Prince in the 1860's by Dupre Barbancourt, a French cognac maker. The company maintained production through Ha

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Urges Congress to Enact New Clim

The environmental and economic disasters caused by the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be fueling efforts in the U.S. Congress to finish work on a stalled energy and climate change bill. Though the House of Representatives passed its v

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Struggles to Train Afghan Army, B

An Afghan Army soldier on joint-patrol with Canadian soldiers in the Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, 6 June 2010. The sound of gunfire and yelling punctures the air as Afghan soldiers run through a recent exercise at the Kabul