VOA标准英语2012--Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment

Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment Mixing tradition with technology On a weedy patch of land an hour and half from Washington, D.C., farmer Brad Eustace is tilling razor-straight lines with a GPS-guided tractor. With the computer in control, he

VOA标准英语2012--Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York

Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York Participating artists and journalists gathered Wednesday at New Yorks Gramercy Park Hotel to talk about the event. Festival director Ruth Mackenzie said 25,000 artists, representing all 204 countri

VOA标准英语2012--Lurrie Bell's Dream Comes True With 'The Devil Ain’t Got No Music'

Lurrie Bell's Dream Comes True With 'The Devil Aint Got No Music' Bells introduction to music came from his father, the late harmonica great Carey Bell. As the son of one of Chicagos most famous musicians, Bell says he never missed an opportunity to

VOA标准英语2012--Nigerian Midwives Improve Rural Healthcare

Nigerian Midwives Improve Rural Healthcare Maternal healthcare is improving in rural Nigeria thanks to a program to expand the use of midwives. The program could serve as a model for other developing countries. Its called the Midwife Service Scheme a

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Opposition Needs Unity But Continues to Splinter

Syrian Opposition Needs Unity But Continues to Splinter Syrian forces continue to shell opposition strongholds. The opposition refuses to back down. And civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence. But in the far calmer surroundings of Paris

VOA标准英语2012--G8 Leaders Called on to Address Hunger, Poverty

G8 Leaders Called on to Address Hunger, Poverty Humanitarian groups say they want G8 leaders to make food security and poverty top priorities at their upcoming summit. The leaders gather later this month at Camp David in Maryland. In 2009, at the LAq

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa

Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa With the leaders of several African countries watching, the president said Friday that governments, private industries and organizations will work together to improve Africa's food security. Today, I can ann

VOA标准英语2012--G8 Summit Ends with Consensus on Eurozone Reforms

G8 Summit Ends with Consensus on Eurozone Reforms After two days of talks at the Camp David presidential retreat outside Washington, Obama said the eight leaders acknowledge that budget cuts alone will not restore Europes economy. And there is now an

VOA标准英语2012--Affordable Housing Growing Scarce in US

Affordable Housing Growing Scarce in US Paola Nunez, is a childcare worker in Washington. Until recently, she lived with her mother. But she decided it was time to move out and get her own apartment. She quickly learned there are few housing options

VOA标准英语2012--Rotavirus Vaccine Arrives in Rwanda

Rotavirus Vaccine Arrives in Rwanda More than 3,000 Rwandan children die every year from diarrhea. But health officials say thats about to change with the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. Rwanda is the latest in a growing number of African coun

VOA标准英语2012--Former Military Officer Fights African Poachers

Former Military Officer Fights African Poachers Ofir Drori traveled to Kenya between high school and the start of his military service. He's been fascinated ever since. I chased giraffes, zebras. I saw all these interesting things. I was just zigzagg

VOA标准英语2012--'Solar Suitcase' Aids Doctors in Developing World

'Solar Suitcase' Aids Doctors in Developing World Every expectant mother wants a healthy baby. But many clinics in sub-Saharan Africa lack the basics that doctors and nurses need to ensure safe deliveries for parent and child. One of these basics is

VOA标准英语2012--Survival of Portuguese Health Care Questioned

Survival of Portuguese Health Care Questioned Portuguese citizens have their vices like anyone else. But if their health deteriorates, they know, like most Europeans, there is a high quality yet mainly free health care system to look after them. But

VOA标准英语2012--London Not Gripped by Olympic Fever

London Not Gripped by Olympic Fever At Trafalgar Square, in the heart of the city, the official Olympic countdown clock gets a steady stream of people posing for pictures. But most of them are foreign tourists. Many Londoners appear indifferent, worr

VOA标准英语2012--DRC Misses Deadline for High Speed Internet

DRC Misses Deadline for High Speed Internet Officially, the Democratic Republic Congo is about four months behind schedule to connect to the West African Cable System (WACS). This is not the first time the DRC has missed out on a high speed Internet

VOA标准英语2012--Egypt's Conservative Rural Vote Appears Split

Egypt's Conservative Rural Vote Appears Split As Egyptians await the results of their first truly open presidential election, fault lines between Islamists and old guard secularists appear to cut across the nation. In the village of Kafr Kandil, sout

VOA标准英语2012--Report: More Troops, Resources Needed to Stop LRA

Report: More Troops, Resources Needed to Stop LRA A new assessment has been released on efforts to end LRA rebel attacks in central and east Africa. The Enough Project says despite the deployment of U.S. advisers, current operations lack resources an

VOA标准英语2012--Report: Sub-Saharan Africans Resonate with Arab Spring

Report: Sub-Saharan Africans Resonate with Arab Spring Amnesty International says many of the conditions that led to uprisings in North Africa exist in sub-Saharan Africa as well. The group has released its 50th annual human rights report. The overal

VOA标准英语2012--Tanzanian Boxer Strives to Win Olympic Gold

Tanzanian Boxer Strives to Win Olympic Gold Selemani Kidunda grew up and still lives on the outskirts of Tanzanias commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. He says when he was a young boy he saw a former world heavyweight champion fight and that got him in

VOA标准英语2012--Burma: US, EU Investment Will Not Weaken China Economic Ties

Burma: US, EU Investment Will Not Weaken China Economic Ties Burma is changing and so is its relationship with the West. Pro-democracy advocate Aung Sung Suu Kyi is now a member of parliament. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is an honored gue