VOA标准英语2011--Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Ta

Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride Through coups, conflicts and other upheavals, one constant for many West African countries has been the presence of a national beer. After going years without one, Guinea-Bissau is now hoping t

VOA标准英语2011--Mobile, Wireless Devices Save Lives, Mon

Mobile, Wireless Devices Save Lives, Money World Health officials have released the most comprehensive global survey to date of how mobile phones and other wireless communication technologies are improving health care delivery around the world. The W

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Vows to Help Libyan People for 'As

NATO Vows to Help Libyan People for 'As Long as Possible' NATO defense ministers have pledged to stay the course in their two-month air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Their comments came a day after coalition warplanes carried out so

VOA标准英语2011--With President Absent, Yemen Battles Isl

With President Absent, Yemen Battles Islamist Militants Yemeni officials say government forces have killed 12 people suspected of links to al-Qaida as they battle to regain territory lost to Islamist militants in the south of the country. This comes

VOA标准英语2011--Beatles' Business Model Inspires Aspirin

Beatles' Business Model Inspires Aspiring Entrepreneurs Business advice is available from many sources - books, workshops, the Internet but - the Beatles? Authors George Cassidy and Richard Courtney believe the Fab Four followed a classic business mo

VOA标准英语2011--Refugees Revitalize Buffalo

Refugees Revitalize Buffalo Zaw Win's journey from Burma to Buffalo, New York was not a matter of just buying an airline ticket. He spent five years as a political prisoner in his native country where Win says he was tortured and starved. Escaping af

VOA标准英语2011--Yemen's Interim Leadership Rules out Tra

Yemen's Interim Leadership Rules out Transition Deal for Now Political wrangling is underway in Yemen's capital as President Ali Abdullah Saleh receives treatment in Saudi Arabia. U.S. and Yemeni officials say President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered in

VOA标准英语2011--Climate Change Threatens World Food Prod

Climate Change Threatens World Food Production Higher temperatures and changing rainfall patterns resulting from global climate change will threaten food production in many parts of the world - especially regions in the tropics already struggling wit

VOA标准英语2011--Obama, Merkel Discuss Libya, Economy, Mi

Obama, Merkel Discuss Libya, Economy, Mideast Peace Welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House, President Barack Obama has hailed the strength of the U.S.-German partnership. On a sunny, hot morning the South Lawn was filled with mi

VOA标准英语2011--AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challeng

AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challenges In many parts of Africa, AIDS has had a devastating effect. Now, 30 years into the epidemic, researchers are learning more about the impact on orphans and other children whose parents get AIDS. Oxford Univer

VOA标准英语2011--For Some, Life Is Many Roller-Coaster Ri

For Some, Life Is Many Roller-Coaster Rides It's roller-coaster time at America's amusement and theme parks. Time to laugh in anticipation as the coaster takes its sweet old time clicking and clacking up the first incline and then shriek in mock terr

VOA标准英语2011--Funding Levels for UN Women Questioned

Funding Levels for UN Women Questioned The mandate of U.N. Women is large, and some supporters are concerned that its starting budget of $500 million dollars is not enough to promote women and gender equality around the world, especially at the count

VOA标准英语2011--Identifying Source of Deadly E. Coli Rem

Identifying Source of Deadly E. Coli Remains a Challenge Frustration is building in Europe as the source of Germany's E. coli outbreak remains unsolved. U.S. health experts say tracking down a deadly germ can be a complicated task. When they notice a

VOA标准英语2011--Pakistan Eyes US Drawdown in Afghanistan

Pakistan Eyes US Drawdown in Afghanistan US President Barack Obama Wednesday announced a drawdown of U.S. forces from Afghanistan next month, with a grim warning to Pakistan: terrorist safe havens will not be tolerated. In a nationally televised spee

VOA标准英语2011--Reflections on 30 Years of HIV/AIDS

Reflections on 30 Years of HIV/AIDS The HIV/AIDS epidemic is 30 years old. Nearly 30 million people have died from complications of the disease and more than 33 million are currently living with it. There's a better chance than ever of living a long,

VOA标准英语2011--New Generation Revolutionizes Environmen

New Generation Revolutionizes Environmental Activism Environmental activists have relied on public pressure, boycotts and confrontation to advance their cause over the past few decades. Now, a new generation of eco-warriors is revolutionizing environ

VOA标准英语2011--Power Portraits Capture World Leaders

Power Portraits Capture World Leaders World leaders and heads of state are always in the public eye. We watch them on TV and see their photos in newspapers and magazines. But when New Yorker staff photographer Platon Antoniou - who uses just his firs

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Hits More Libyan Targets as Diploma

NATO Hits More Libyan Targets as Diplomatic Efforts Appear to Fizzle NATO aircraft bombed targets near the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, just hours after South African President Jacob Zuma met with embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in his m

VOA标准英语2011--Turkey, Israel Set for New Clash Over Se

Turkey, Israel Set for New Clash Over Second Gaza Aid Flotilla Turkey is commemorating the first anniversary of Israeli forces' attack on an aid flotilla headed to Gaza that left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead. The deaths - eight Turkish citizen

VOA标准英语2011--Analyst: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Ac

Analyst: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Accept Hague Trials A legal analyst says Kenya has no choice but to continue with the International Criminal Court trials now that judges have rejected the country's attempt to stop proceedings at The Hague. Late