A Voice for Models, in Time for New York's Fashion Week

A Voice for Models, in Time for New York's Fashion Week Sara Ziff started modeling at age 14. By 21, she was walking the runways for top designers. Her image was plastered all over Manhattan on ads for popular clothing lines, as shown in her 2009 doc

VOA标准英语2012--African Educators Discuss Ways to Develop Work Force

African Educators Discuss Ways to Develop Work Force ADEA Executive Secretary Ahlin Byll-Cataria said theres a missing link between education and employment in Africa. He said students finish primary school without job skills and college graduates ha

VOA标准英语2012--Mom's Flu Vaccination Boosts Baby Birth Weight

Mom's Flu Vaccination Boosts Baby Birth Weight Pregnant women who get vaccinated against influenza are less likely to have low birth weight babies, according to a study conducted in Bangladesh. In this study, 340 pregnant women were randomly assigned

VOA标准英语2012--Study Finds Removing Polyps Saves Lives

Study Finds Removing Polyps Saves Lives Colon cancer normally starts with growths called polyps inside the intestine. Previous studies have shown that removing polyps can prevent colon cancer from developing. The new study, published in the New Engla

VOA标准英语2012--In US, Prescription Drug Overdoses More Deadly Than Car Crashes

In US, Prescription Drug Overdoses More Deadly Than Car Crashes The death of American singer and actress Whitney Houston has sparked discussion about accidental overdosing on prescription drugs. The official cause of Houston's death is still pending,

VOA标准英语2012--Global Polio Eradication Gets Major Boost

Global Polio Eradication Gets Major Boost Staff Benda Bilili, a group of eight former street musicians from Kinshasa, Congo, are singing their signature song Polio. Four of the musicians are disabled polio victims. They sing about the disease that dr

VOA标准英语2012--Nixon's China Visit Marked Turning Point in Sino-American Relations

Nixon's China Visit Marked Turning Point in Sino-American Relations Nixon's trip to China was such a grand drama on the world stage that years later, it, indeed, became an opera. The historical record is much simpler: He arrived on February 21, 1972

VOA标准英语2012--India's Surging Vehicle Count Creates Public Health Hazards

India's Surging Vehicle Count Creates Public Health Hazards Respiratory pediatrician S.K. Kabra has busy Saturdays. His outpatient waiting area at this New Delhi hospital teems with parents whose children complain of breathing difficulties. Kabra say

VOA标准英语2012--New Education Center Honors Abraham Lincoln

New Education Center Honors Abraham Lincoln About 750,000 people visit Ford's Theater each year to see the box where President Lincoln was shot. Now they can go across the street to the house where he died and then to the center next door to it. A 10

VOA标准英语2012--Dakar School Integrates Special Needs Children Into Regular Classes

Dakar School Integrates Special Needs Children Into Regular Classes In Dakar, a school exchange program attempts to break the stigma associated with mental deficiencies by bridging the gap between regular and special needs students. On a Thursday mor

VOA标准英语2012--South Africa’s Education System Faces Huge Challenges

South Africas Education System Faces Huge Challenges In December, the South Africa government hailed the 70 percent pass rate for percent high school final exams, as a major achievement. It has risen every year since 2008 when 62.5 percent of student

VOA标准英语2012--Senegal Opposition Calls on International Community to End Pre-Election Violence

Senegal Opposition Calls on International Community to End Pre-Election Violence Protesters clashed again with security forces at recent demonstrations in Dakar. The protesters want President Abdoulaye Wade to abandon his bid for a third term. Look a

VOA标准英语2012--Digital Age Survivors, Japan’s Jazz Cafés Still Attract Fans

Digital Age Survivors, Japans Jazz Cafs Still Attract Fans It was never about the coffee. Long before customers had a choice of a double espresso or soy latte, Japanese flocked to coffee shops serving just a couple of kinds of beans, but an endless v

VOA标准英语2012--New American Voters Learn Finer Points of Democracy

New American Voters Learn Finer Points of Democracy At the United Cambodian Community, a civic organization in Long Beach, Cambodian immigrants are learning the finer points of American democracy. This is in part so they can become citizens. And vote

VOA标准英语2012--Construction Begins on National African American Museum

Construction Begins on National African American Museum After decades of planning, the Museum of African American History and Culture is being built on the National Mall in Washington. President Obama, former first lady Laura Bush and other dignitari

VOA标准英语2012--Study: No Evidence Hydraulic Fracturing Pollutes Water

Study: No Evidence Hydraulic Fracturing Pollutes Water A new study finds no evidence that the controversial practice to extract natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing is contaminating ground water. The report, Separating Fact from Fiction in Shale

VOA标准英语2012--European Rights Court Rules in Favor of African Migrants

European Rights Court Rules in Favor of African Migrants The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of Sub-Saharan African migrants who had sought asylum in Italy in 2009. Italy had intercepted the migrants boats at sea and returned them t

VOA标准英语2012--Wade's Candidacy Sparks Strong Reactions In Senegalese Abroad

Wade's Candidacy Sparks Strong Reactions In Senegalese Abroad Twelve years is enough, says veteran opposition leader and presidential candiddate Moustapha Niasse. And another candidate, former foreign minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, says Mr. Wade shou

VOA标准英语2012--Record Drought Takes Toll on Texas Cattle

Record Drought Takes Toll on Texas Cattle Rancher Marc Scott once ran three times this many cows on his pastures, but when he saw drought coming last year, he began to sell them off. Probably between 60 and 70 percent of my herd is what I sold off, s

VOA标准英语2012--Court Overturns California Gay Marriage Ban

Court Overturns California Gay Marriage Ban Those who back the right of same-sex couples to marry cheered the ruling by the three-judge panel in San Francisco. In their 2-1 decision, the judges upheld the ruling of a lower court, saying Proposition 8