VOA标准英语2010年-US Economists Say University Not Only

The apprentice program run by the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union in the state of Maryland, Travis Strawderman and other students make money while they learn There's a widespread perception in the United States that a university degree is the key to

VOA标准英语2010年-US Olympian Carl Lewis Uses Fame to Fi

Carl Lewis blowing the whistle on hunger in Rome to launch the UN's 1 Billion Hungry Project. Carl Lewis dominated the sport of track and field for nearly two decades, earning nine Olympic gold medals in the 1980s and 90s. The athlete still holds the

VOA标准英语2010年-US Naval Officers Face Grueling Curric

One of America's premier institutions of higher learning is the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. There, young men and women grow from teenagers into naval officers. The Academy tests students both in and out of the classroom, in a

VOA标准英语2010年-Longest Serving U.S. Senator, Robert B

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (file photo 15 May 2008) Senator Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat and the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, has died at the age of 9

VOA标准英语2010年-Dorine Kenney honors her slain Army so

After her son Jacob was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2003, Dorine Kenney searched for a way to keep his spirit alive. So she founded Jacob's Light Foundation, a volunteer group that has sent hundreds of thousands of kilograms of candy, socks,

VOA标准英语2010年-Experts: Too Many People Are Ignorant

A patient lies in a bed in an isolation ward at the multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis clinic in Lesotho in southern Africa Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in developing countries, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Cont

VOA标准英语2010年-Protests Turn Violent at G-20 Summit i

A protester with a bandana over her face confronts a riot police line-up on Bay Street during demonstrations at the G8 and G20 Summits, Saturday, June 26, 2010 in Toronto. Hundreds of demonstrators protesting the G-20 global economic summit in Toront

VOA标准英语2010年-G8 Urges More Work on Global Economy,

US President Barack Obama gestures alongside French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Deerhurst Resort at Muskoka, in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, 25 Jun 2010 World leaders in the Group of Eight (G8) have con

VOA标准英语2010年-New iPhone Well Received Around World

After much anticipation, people are lining up at stores around the world to purchase the latest smartphone by Apple. The iPhone 4 is now available in the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Japan. In the United States, Britain and Japan, Appl

VOA标准英语2010年-Celebrating Defeat, Drowning Out Vuvuz

A combination of pictures shows supporters from various countries playing vuvuzela horns during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa The football World Cup is entering its second round in South Africa and fans are gearing up for another two weeks

VOA标准英语2010年-Kashmiri Youth Seek to Avoid Conflict

Kashmiri Muslim separatists have been fighting for two decades for independence from India or a merger with Muslim-majority Pakistan. More than 47,000 people have died in the conflict. Yet three years ago, a football coach from Argentina started the

VOA标准英语2010年-Officials Concerned About Anti-Foreign

Bishop Paul Verryn offers a blessing to his parishioners in a dimly-lit downtown Johannesburg church Once the World Cup is over, and the world's attention turns away from South Africa, there are fears there could be another outbreak of xenophobic, or

VOA标准英语2010年-Farmers in 5 Nations Receive Funds Fro

Five nations will receive the first grants from a new fund aimed at helping developing-world farms like this one in Haiti. Five nations will receive the first grants from a new and unusual fund aimed at helping developing-world farmers. Bangladesh, H

VOA标准英语2010年-G8 Leaders Discuss Economic Growth, Fi

On the first day of the G8 summit in Canada, President Barack Obama and other world leaders held initial discussions on ways to strengthen the global economy and build on commitments from past summits. Senior U.S. administration officials point to wh

VOA标准英语2010年-G20 Commits to Deficit Reduction Time

World leaders pose during a group photo at the G20 summit in Toronto, 27 June 2010 Leaders of the Group of 20 meeting in Toronto, Canada have agreed that the world's most advanced industrialized countries should reduce their budget deficits by half w

VOA标准英语2010年-Iranian Opposition Battered, But Still

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi turned out to protest the results of the last June's election at a mass rally in Tehran, Iran (Monday, June 15, 2009) Iran's opposition Green Movemen

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO's Afghan Strategy Taking Longer t

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, meets with U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, at NATO headquarter in Brussels, 10 June 2010 The head of NATO forces in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Defense Chiefs Cite Progress in A

A roundtable meeting of NATO defense ministers at headquarters in Brussels, 10 June 2010 NATO defense ministers say progress is being made in Afghanistan despite tough resistance from the Taliban insurgency. In a statement as they wrapped up a two-da

VOA标准英语2010年-US Expected to Continue Drone Strikes

A recent UN report called on the Obama administration to stop unmanned drone strikes against terrorists along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. The human rights group, Amnesty International, says the United States must clarify rules for using drone

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudanese Children First Victims of War

More than 300,000 children in Sudan die every year from preventable causes, about 26,000 mothers die each year giving birth, says UNICEF Lisa Schlein | Geneva 14 June 2010 UN mission dubs Southern Sudan as the hungriest place on earth with a recent s