VOA标准英语2011--Iraqi Foreign Minister Sees Country on '

Iraqi Foreign Minister Sees Country on 'Right Path' Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Iraqs foreign minister says his country is headed in the right direction. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari spoke without notes to membe

VOA标准英语2011--Euro Under Fire as Debt Crisis Continues

EuroUnderFireasDebtCrisisContinues The debt crisis in some countries that use the euro has caused social unrest and speculation that the euros run as a joint currency may be coming to an end. There is a plan in place to solve the problem, but it is n

VOA标准英语2011--Poet Kay Ryan Named MacArthur Fellow

PoetKayRyanNamedMacArthurFellow The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 22 new MacArthur fellows on Tuesday. They'll receive Genius awards, which come with a no-strings attached grant of $500,000 over five years. The diverse grantees

VOA标准英语2011--Stress Linked to Aggressive Breast Cance

Stress Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer A new study links aggressive breast cancer and stress. But the lead researcher suggests the findings raise as many questions as they answer. The study included about 1,000 breast cancer patients in Chicago -

VOA标准英语2011--Osteoporosis Drug Might Repair Joints Da

Osteoporosis Drug Might Repair Joints Damaged by Arthritis A medication that builds bone mass in patients with osteoporosis might actually help repair damaged joints and could be used to treat people suffering from arthritis, according to University

VOA标准英语2011--No Shortage of Star Power at Toronto Fil

No Shortage of Star Power at Toronto Film Festival There was no shortage of star power at the Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF as it's known locally. Celebrities from Brad Pitt to George Clooney to Madonna walked the red carpet at the prem

VOA标准英语2011--Some States Like it HOT

Some States Like it HOT Many air travelers in the United States gladly pay extra - sometimes a lot extra - to ride in first class rather than coach. Up front, they enjoy roomier seats, faster boarding, and free drinks. And now the pay-to-be-pampered

VOA标准英语2011--American Quiz Show On Air for 50 Years

AmericanQuizShowOnAirfor50Years The longest-running TV quiz show in the world is beginning its second half-century on the air. It's Academic is a Washington program that lets high school students showcase their brainpower. It's a Saturday morning, an

VOA标准英语2011--Cancer Survivors Find Information, Encou

CancerSurvivorsFindInformation,EncouragementatHoustonConference Cancer patients face many challenges - but there is also a lot of good news. That was the message in Houston, Texas recently, as one of the world's top cancer hospitals and research cent

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Spicier Diet Could Help Fight Can

Study:SpicierDietCouldHelpFightCancer While researchers around the world continue searching for new and better treatments for various forms of cancer, they are also finding more evidence that simple changes in diet and lifestyle can, in many cases, p

VOA标准英语2011--Palestinians Demonstrate in Support of U

Palestinians Demonstrate in Support of UN Membership Bid Palestinians across the West Bank have been demonstrating this week to show support for statehood. The display comes ahead of a speech Friday by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in which he is

VOA标准英语2011--Man Versus Beast in Remote Corner of Rwa

ManVersusBeastinRemoteCornerofRwanda Nearly seventeen years after civil war and genocide devastated Rwanda, the country is mostly peaceful, and the economy is growing fast. But in the eastern countryside, a kind of conflict still rages. Wild animals

VOA标准英语2011--UN Renews Commitment Against Racism

UNRenewsCommitmentAgainstRacism U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said while much has been done to combat racism and xenophobia, much remains to be done. He spoke on the 10th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action. The document

VOA标准英语2011--US Bookstore Survives Changes in Publish

USBookstoreSurvivesChangesinPublishingIndustry Books and bookstores, have been having a hard time in the United States in the last few years. Not long ago, large discount booksellers drove many small, independent book stores out of business. Now, tho

VOA标准英语2011--Ahmadinejad Speech Triggers Western Walk

AhmadinejadSpeechTriggersWesternWalkout Diplomats from the United States and Europe walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday amid a strident address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian leader blamed Western powers for world

VOA标准英语2011--Man Struggles with Comatose Wife, Feisty

ManStruggleswithComatoseWife,FeistyTeenin'TheDescendants' Movie stars and fans descend on Toronto every September for the Canadian city's annual international film festival. One of this year's most acclaimed films, The Descendants, stars George Cloon

VOA标准英语2011--Religious Woman Navigates Crisis of Fait

ReligiousWomanNavigatesCrisisofFaithin'HigherGround' Actress Vera Farmiga, nominated for an Oscar in 2010 for her role in Up In The Air, tries her hand at directing in a new drama about a religious woman questioning her faith. Alan Silverman has this

VOA标准英语2011--Study Finds High Levels of BPA in Canned

StudyFindsHighLevelsofBPAinCannedFoodforKids The industrial chemical BPA has been used to make hard plastic bottles and the lining of food cans for decades. After studies indicated that the chemical could play a role in cancers, heart disease and abn

VOA标准英语2011--G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Sol

G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Solutions G20农业专家将召开食品安全会议 Agricultural experts from the G20 countries will meet next week to find ways to match the latest research and technology to the growing demand for more food. It

VOA标准英语2011--Vietnam's Drug Rehab Centers Under Fire

Vietnam'sDrugRehabCentersUnderFire Rights advocates in Vietnam are criticizing a form of treatment used by the government to rehabilitate illegal drug users and sex workers. In a newly released report, the international human rights group Human Right