VOA标准英语2012--Senegal's President Begins Bid for Controversial Third Term

Senegal's President Begins Bid for Controversial Third Term Eight opposition candidates opened their campaigns ahead of Senegal's first-round presidential vote under a single banner and a single agenda. Respect for the constitution at the start of th

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Epilepsy Surgery Is Effective

Study: Epilepsy Surgery Is Effective A new study of epilepsy patients who had surgery to treat their illness decades ago indicates that seizures can be controlled safely and effectively with surgery. The study's author suggests surgery could be used

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Cleaning Umbilical Cord Saves Lives

Study: Cleaning Umbilical Cord Saves Lives Simple use of an inexpensive disinfectant could save hundreds of thousands of newborn lives each year. That's the conclusion of recent studies from South Asia. The umbilical cord is usually cut right after b

VOA标准英语2012--Drug Reverses Alzheimer's in Lab Mice

Drug Reverses Alzheimer's in Lab Mice Researchers working with laboratory mice have stopped the progression of a condition found in the brain of Alzheimer's victims. They've even reversed cognitive decline. But whether the discovery can translate to

VOA标准英语2012--Vatican Prosecutor Denounces 'Deadly Culture of Silence'

Vatican Prosecutor Denounces 'Deadly Culture of Silence' It is a scandal that has shaken the faith of Catholics around the world. And on Wednesday, the Vaticans top sex crimes prosecutor warned bishops they will be held accountable. We have the duty

VOA标准英语2012--World Bank: Break Down African Trade Barriers

World Bank: Break Down African Trade Barriers The World Bank says regional trade barriers are blocking African countries from billions of dollars in potential earnings. It says its easier for those countries to trade with other parts of the world tha

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Hosts Top Teenage Scientists

Obama Hosts Top Teenage Scientists Fourteen-year-old business owner Joe Hudy and one of his inventions, a compressed air cannon that shoots marshmallows, attracted President Obamas attention at the White House Science Fair. The president invited Joe

VOA标准英语2012--Giants Football Team Gets Ticker Tape Parade

Giants Football Team Gets Ticker Tape Parade An estimated one million New York Giants fans lined the streets of Lower Manhattan Tuesday for a ticker tape parade up Broadway. With confetti, office and toilet paper raining from skyscrapers, the winning

VOA标准英语2012--Oscar-nominated Music Helps Movies Soar

Oscar-nominated Music Helps Movies Soar 奥斯卡提名配乐使电影锦上添花 Most people consider film to be purely visual. Yet a movie's music, or score, plays a key role in conveying the works message. 大多数人认为电影是纯粹的视觉

VOA标准英语2012--France's First Mormon Temple Sparks Controversy

France's First Mormon Temple Sparks Controversy Until recently, Chesnay was mostly known because of its proximity to Versailles, the dazzling 18th-century palace that was home to French Sun King Louis XIV. But today, this small town west of Paris is

VOA标准英语2012--Russians Reach Ancient Antarctic Lake

Russians Reach Ancient Antarctic Lake Evidence of a giant lake beneath the Antarctic ice has been gathering since the 1970s. Suspicions were first aroused after a team of Russians drilled deep into the ice to get a climate-record core sample. Accordi

VOA标准英语2012--New Research, Funds Raise Hopes for Alzheimer's Cure

NewResearch,FundsRaiseHopesforAlzheimer'sCure Dr. Ron Petersen, a neurologist and pioneer in Alzheimer's research, was among the first to diagnose the disease in perhaps its most famous victim: former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. After a decade-long

VOA标准英语2012--New Alzheimer's Research Raise Hope for Treatment, Cure

New Alzheimer's Research Raise Hope for Treatment, Cure Scientists working to unravel the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease are excited by two recent studies. Both provide important new insights on how the disease spreads through the brain. Guy Eakin

VOA标准英语2012--US Senators Warn Latin America on Iran Ties

US Senators Warn Latin America on Iran Ties Irans increasingly isolated regime retains friends in Latin America, most notably Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. U.S. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez had a stern message for the region. Unfortunately,

VOA标准英语2012--Somalis Flee Fighting Near Afgooye Corridor

Somalis Flee Fighting Near Afgooye Corridor In Somalia, thousands of already displaced people are fleeing new fighting northwest of Mogadishu. Many are heading for the capital where humanitarian agencies are setting up emergency relief operations. U.

VOA标准英语2012--Israel Builds Fence Along Sinai Border

Israel Builds Fence Along Sinai Border Israel's new fence along its border with Egypt has taken on new importance since the popular uprising in Egypt prompted Cairo to withdraw many of its security forces from the Sinai to deal with civil unrest. Lie

VOA标准英语2012--Adopted Russian Children in US Maintain Homeland Ties

Adopted Russian Children in US Maintain Homeland Ties Russia may suspend adoptions to U.S. parents over concerns about the treatment of some children. Last year Moscow lifted a previous ban after signing an agreement with the United States to provide

VOA标准英语2012--In Fast-Moving World, Slow-Going Barges Ply US Waterways

In Fast-Moving World, Slow-Going Barges Ply US Waterways These days, words like speed, flexibility, and high-tech describe the American culture - and a lot of the nations business operations. But not one thats based on the nations inland rivers. The

VOA标准英语2012--Singer Puts American Twist on Cambodian Classics

Singer Puts American Twist on Cambodian Classics Singer songwriter Bochun Huy is putting an American twist on a Cambodian classic. The original song, I Am 16, comes from the heyday of Cambodian rock-the 1960s and 1970s, before the Khmer Rouge. Huys v

VOA标准英语2012--Mango Pits, Coconut Shells Could Generate Electricity

Mango Pits, Coconut Shells Could Generate Electricity 'Very little waste' University of Kentucky plant scientist Seth DeBolt and colleagues wanted to find a fuel that people in poor, rural areas could use to generate electricity. While on a study tri