VOA标准英语2011--Space Shuttle's End Prompts Doubts About

Space Shuttle's End Prompts Doubts About NASA's Future One day after the landing of Atlantis ended the 30-year space shuttle program, the company that ran shuttle operations for the U.S. space agency NASA is dismissing 1,510 employees. The end of the

VOA标准英语2011--'Right Wing' Man Charged in Norway Massa

'Right Wing' Man Charged in Norway Massacre Norwegian police are questioning the suspected gunman who shot and killed at least 85 people at a youth summer camp hours after he allegedly set off a bomb blast that killed seven people in the capital, Osl

VOA标准英语2011--Cast Iron Revival Keeps US Foundry Cooki

Cast Iron Revival Keeps US Foundry Cooking Tucked between the Tennessee River and the hills of Marion County lies the small town of South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Home to just 3,200 people, it has one claim to fame: a metal foundry called Lodge Cast Iro

VOA标准英语2011--Restaurant Newsletter Has Global Reach

Restaurant Newsletter Has Global Reach People who are grabbing coffee or a meal at a restaurant are sure to have some time on their hands while they wait to place their orders and receive their food. All the while, they often wish they had something

VOA标准英语2011--Studies Show Exercise Reduces Dementia R

Studies Show Exercise Reduces Dementia Risk Evidence continues to mount that physical exercise reduces a person's risk of dementia. In some of the latest research, scientists measure actual physical activity, rather than rely on people's imperfect me

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Protests Ripple Across Nation Des

Syrian Protests Ripple Across Nation Despite Crackdown Tens of thousands of Syrians continued to protest against their government Friday, in spite of a growing crackdown and the deaths of dozens of people during the past week. Reports from Syria say

VOA标准英语2011--Somalia's '11 Brothers' Sing Refugee Rhy

Somalia's '11 Brothers' Sing Refugee Rhythm and Blues A group of Somali friends who have fled their country have reassembled as a rhythm and blues and hip-hop band in South Africa. But even in their new country, where they are living as refugees, the

VOA标准英语2011--Kenyans to Sue Britain Over Torture Clai

Kenyans to Sue Britain Over Torture Claim Four Kenyans, three men and one woman, plan to take legal action against the British government over alleged colonial-era atrocities. Britain's High Court ruled Thursday that the elderly Kenyans can sue over

VOA标准英语2011--Space Shuttle Era Closes with Atlantis'

Space Shuttle Era Closes with Atlantis' Landing The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its four-person crew landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before dawn, bringing to a close a program that began in 1981 and leaving the United States tempora

VOA标准英语2011--New Barry Manilow Album Explores Consequ

New Barry Manilow Album Explores Consequences of Fame Andy Warhol once said, In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.? Pop crooner Barry Manilow explores the perils of life in the spotlight on his new album, 15 Minutes. Barry Mani

VOA标准英语2011--With US Debt Crisis Looming, Partisan Gr

With US Debt Crisis Looming, Partisan Gridlock Hobbles Washington Top U.S. lawmakers of both major political parties are pledging to defeat their opponents' last-ditch proposals to cut federal spending and raise the government's borrowing limit. One

VOA标准英语2011--Half a Million Syrians Protest in Hama

Half a Million Syrians Protest in Hama Nearly half a million anti-government protesters filled the streets of the volatile Syrian city of Hama Friday. Two senior foreign envoys visited in a show of solidarity. Rights activists say Syrian security for

VOA标准英语2011--White House: June Jobs Numbers 'Disappoi

White House: June Jobs Numbers 'Disappointing' With the United States' unemployment rate at its highest level this year, President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to pass a series of his administration's proposals to improve the economy. Opposit

VOA标准英语2011--South Sudan Puts on Dress Rehearsal for

South Sudan Puts on Dress Rehearsal for Independence The countdown is on for South Sudan's independence July 9, and the country's future capital is making its final preparations for the big day. Joy in Juba Right now we're on one of Juba's main stree

VOA标准英语2011--Blue Note Jazz Club Turns 30

Blue Note Jazz Club Turns 30 One of the most famous jazz clubs in the world recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. When Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note Jazz Club in 1981, he never dreamed that it would someday become a New York City institutio

VOA标准英语2011--Doctors Achieve Milestone Using Artifici

Doctors Achieve Milestone Using Artificial Heart With No Beat In March, two doctors at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston achieved what medical experts call a major milestone by implanting a continuous-flow artificial heart in a human patient. The

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Early CT Scans Increase Lung Canc

Study: Early CT Scans Increase Lung Cancer Survival Rates A new study has found smokers and former smokers who develop lung cancer are more likely to survive if their disease is detected with a computed tomography, or CT scan instead of a standard ch

VOA标准英语2011--UN: Afghanistan at Crossroads

UN: Afghanistan at Crossroads The top United Nations diplomat in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the country is at a crossroads as it begins taking on responsibility for its own security. The senior U.N. envoy in Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, told

VOA标准英语2011--Koreans Ecstatic Pyeongchang Will Host 2

Koreans Ecstatic Pyeongchang Will Host 2018 Winter Olympics The South Korean resort of Pyeongchang has been selected to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. It took only one round of voting in Durban, South Africa, for Pyeongchang to defeat Munich, Germany

VOA标准英语2011--Tabloid to Close as British Hacking Scan

Tabloid to Close as British Hacking Scandal Widens The News of the World phone-hacking scandal in Britain has claimed its latest victim - the newspaper itself. News International, the parent company of the newspaper owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoc