VOA标准英语2012--Syrian University Town Could Hold Key to End to Conflict

Syrian University Town Could Hold Key to End to Conflict Aleppo is a major port close to Turkey. It's Syria's economic center. Here, the business elite support the government of President Bashar al-Assad. We trust that he's going to do some good stuf

VOA标准英语2012--Surgeons Volunteer to Improve Liberian Health Care

Surgeons Volunteer to Improve Liberian Health Care Although fighting ended in Liberia in 2003, the country remains on a long road to recovery from civil war. Poverty, a lack of development and little health care are among the challenges facing the go

VOA标准英语2012--Study Shows PFCs Can Reduce Vaccine Effectiveness

Study Shows PFCs Can Reduce Vaccine Effectiveness When children are vaccinated their immune systems produce antibodies that protect them from debilitating and potentially deadly childhood infections, such as polio, measles, diphtheria and tetanus. Th

VOA标准英语2012--Run-Off Election to Decide Senegal Presidential Race

Run-Off Election to Decide Senegal Presidential Race In one scene of a 2000 video Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, then a charismatic opposition leader, cast his ballot. His election that year marked a peaceful transition from 40 years of single-

VOA标准英语2012--Kenya Terror Suspect May be London Bomber's Widow

Kenya Terror Suspect May be London Bomber's Widow British newspapers are reporting that Samantha Lewthwaite, 28, may be on the run in Kenya, under an assumed name. Lewthwaite is the widow of London bomber Jermaine Lindsay, who killed 26 people on Jul

VOA标准英语2012--Women Raise Profile in American Folk Music

Women Raise Profile in American Folk Music When people think of musicians in the American roots genre, Allison Krauss is one of the few female stars who comes to mind. For the most part, history remembers the men in old-time country, blues and folk m

VOA标准英语2012--Report: Africa Agricultural Reforms Could Ensure Food Security

Report: Africa Agricultural Reforms Could Ensure Food Security Experts say Africa needs agricultural market reforms if its going to overcome food shortages and high prices. A new report outlines what it calls high payoff, low-cost solutions. The Alli

VOA标准英语2012--US Immigrant Restaurateurs Share Dishes of Mexican State

US Immigrant Restaurateurs Share Dishes of Mexican State Gilberto Cetina Jr. and his father are conducting a special class to teach high school students about the food of Yucatan, their native state in southern Mexico. The food is distinctive, with m

VOA标准英语2012--Cowboy Culture Takes Over America's Fourth-Largest City

Cowboy Culture Takes Over America's Fourth-Largest City On parade day, horses displace cars on the streets of America's fourth-largest city. We have never seen so many cowboys and cows and horses all together with the trail wagons, one spectator said

VOA标准英语2012--Rwanda's 'Specialty Coffee' Under Attack by Stink Bugs

Rwanda's 'Specialty Coffee' Under Attack by Stink Bugs Rwanda is gaining a worldwide reputation for its bourbon and other specialty coffee, a crop grown in the country's rich volcanic soils. Specialty coffee comprises almost one-third of Rwanda's agr

VOA标准英语2012--Between the Kremlin and the Protesters: A Church Mediator?

Between the Kremlin and the Protesters: A Church Mediator? The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has a residence inside the Kremlin. The church depends heavily on government funding. When mass protests broke out this winter, few people expecte

VOA标准英语2012--New App Helps ID Altered Fingerprints

New App Helps ID Altered Fingerprints Altered state Biting the pads off fingertips or surgically replacing the fingerprints with toe prints might seem like drastic measures but Anil Jain, a biometrics expert and professor at Michigan State University

VOA标准英语2012--Occupy Movement Turns Anger Towards Individual Corporations

Occupy Movement Turns Anger Towards Individual Corporations Pfizer, the worlds biggest pharmaceutical company, is among the activists' targets. Protesters rallied at Pfizer world headquarters in New York this week, alleging it sometimes charges $50 f

VOA标准英语2012--Gene Therapy Halts Vision Loss in Dogs

Gene Therapy Halts Vision Loss in Dogs Researchers have stopped vision decline in dogs with an inherited disease that causes blindness. The gene therapy technique they used may someday stop vision loss in humans. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye d

VOA标准英语2012--Mental Stimulation Might Cut Dementia Risk

Mental Stimulation Might Cut Dementia Risk People who engage in mentally-stimulating activities over a lifetime have lower levels of a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds. That supports other research which sug

VOA标准英语2012--Rise in Tropical Diseases Blamed on Turmoil in Mideast, N. Africa

Rise in Tropical Diseases Blamed on Turmoil in Mideast, N. Africa A family of illnesses called Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTDs] adds to the troubles in the Middle East and North Africa. These diseases traditionally affect poor countries, but the ne

VOA标准英语2012--US Called On to Lead Global Health Fund Replenishment

US Called On to Lead Global Health Fund Replenishment The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is marking its 10th anniversary. But celebrations have been subdued because of a lack of donations needed for future projects. The United St

VOA标准英语2012--Syria Human Rights Investigation Mired in Politics

Syria Human Rights Investigation Mired in Politics After a week of heavy shelling, there is still no end to the violence in the Syrian city of Homs. The death toll continues to rise, and some human rights activists accuse President Bashar al-Assad's

VOA标准英语2012--US College Students Customize Unique Majors

US College Students Customize Unique Majors One of the first questions an American college student often gets is, What are you majoring in? Meaning, what academic subject are you spending most of your time studying? A typical answer would be chemistr

VOA标准英语2012--Remembering Davy Jones

Remembering Davy Jones Most of his fans first heard of Davy Jones in 1966, when the Monkees television program invaded living rooms worldwide. In reality, the then 21-year-old actor and singer from Manchester in the United Kingdom was a show business