VOA标准英语2012--South Sudan's Aid Workers Concerned About Flood of Sudanese Refugees

South Sudan's Aid Workers Concerned About Flood of Sudanese Refugees At a watering point in Yusuf Batil camp in South Sudan, some of the 35,000 residents make the daily trek to fill jerry cans for washing, cooking and cleaning. To get about half the

VOA标准英语2012--Somalia’s New President Faces Humanitarian Challenges

Somalias New President Faces Humanitarian Challenges Somalias new President Hassan Sheikh Mahamud takes office during an easing of the humanitarian crisis in his country. But a top humanitarian official warns there are many problems yet to be resolve

VOA标准英语2012--Community Leaders Anticipate High Arab-American Voter Turnout

Community Leaders Anticipate High Arab-American Voter Turnout Imam Hassan Qazwini had not witnessed a peaceful transition of power of government growing up in Iraq. His first such experience came in the United States. When I came and saw the peaceful

VOA标准英语2012--When it Comes to Beer, Variety Rules in USA

When it Comes to Beer, Variety Rules in USA Americans didnt invent beer. The refreshing, intoxicating and fattening malt beverage dates back at least 6,000 years, to the Babylonians. We dont even drink the most beer per capita. The Czechs, at 132 lit

VOA标准英语2012--International Cooperation Under Strain

International Cooperation Under Strain The World Trade Organization is holding its annual public forum in Geneva. Representatives from governments, NGOs, business and academia are debating whether international cooperation is suffering in these turbu

VOA标准英语2012--Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Reconciliation in Burma

Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Reconciliation in Burma Burmese Americans waited in line for more than six hours to see their heroine - the woman they call Mommy Suu, greeting her with chants of be healthy. Aung San Suu Kyi was released two years ago afte

VOA标准英语2012--Dire Warnings Issued on Diminishing Arctic Ice

Dire Warnings Issued on Diminishing Arctic Ice Polar bears hunt seals from sea ice, but could drown if forced to swim long distances in open water. Satellite photos released by Americas space agency, NASA, illustrate the daunting threat to such bears

VOA标准英语2012--European Farmers Work to Boost Global Grain Supplies

European Farmers Work to Boost Global Grain Supplies Britain has just been hit with its wettest summer in 100 years and that's been bad news for a lot of farmers, especially inland and in the north. But in the eastern pocket of Suffolk, wheat yields

VOA标准英语2012--USAID Democracy Programs Can Complicate International Relations

USAID Democracy Programs Can Complicate International Relations After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the leaders of Russia asked the U.S. for assistance in building a democracy and a market economy. Over the past 20 years, election-monitoring grou

VOA标准英语2012--Tests Show Levels of Arsenic in US Rice

Tests Show Levels of Arsenic in US Rice Two hundred different types of rice and rice products tested by both the non-profit research group, Consumer Reports, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA], contained varying levels of different forms

VOA标准英语2012--Several US States to Let Voters Decide Same-Sex Marriage

Several US States to Let Voters Decide Same-Sex Marriage DeRionne Pollard and Robyn Jones are raising their six-year-old son Myles like other families in a loving home environment. They have been a couple for 23 years and wed in California three year

VOA标准英语2012--UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced

UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced Life goes on at a displaced peoples camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivus capital. Children troop to the schoolhouse singing Lets go to school so we can learn religion, arithmetic and French. At night the

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Leads Polls in Romney’s Home State of Michigan

Obama Leads Polls in Romneys Home State of Michigan In November, Michigan college student Zachary Harner will cast his first vote in a presidential election. He said that vote will go to fellow Michigan native Romney. He was born in Detroit. His fath

VOA标准英语2012--Presidential Debates Meant to Persuade Undecided Voters

Presidential Debates Meant to Persuade Undecided Voters By October, each major party's presidential candidate has locked in many supporters. But there are still undecided people to persuade, whose votes may well decide the election. The debates betwe

VOA标准英语2012--Vietnam Aims to Improve Coffee Supplier Reputation

Vietnam Aims to Improve Coffee Supplier Reputation When most people think of coffee they do not usually think of Vietnam. But, this year the Southeast Asian nation surpassed Brazil as the world's biggest coffee exporter. Almost all are robusta beans

VOA标准英语2012--Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Burmese Community in Indiana

Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Burmese Community in Indiana The last time Nyein Chan saw his role model, Aung San Suu Kyi, he was a student leader in the uprising against Burmas government in 1988. They met as part of a group discussing Burmas path to democ

VOA标准英语2012--Clinton Global initiative Embraces NGOs

Clinton Global initiative Embraces NGOs The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is holding its annual meeting (9/23-25) in New York with heads of state, business leaders, philanthropists and representatives from NGOs. Founded in 2005 by former President

VOA标准英语2012 Oil-rich Cabinda Still Waits for Independence from Angola

Oil-rich Cabinda Still Waits for Independence from Angola Until recently, worshippers at Sunday mass in Cabinda would hear political sermons in favor of independence, but not any more. The former priest is gone, and the current one refuses interviews

VOA标准英语2012--Clinton Global Initiative Wraps NY Meeting

Clinton Global Initiative Wraps NY Meeting The explosive growth of the worlds population figured in several CGI discussions over the past three days. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, underscored the ramifications for food securi

VOA标准英语2012--Remembering Andy Williams

Remembering Andy Williams Williams debuted on the pop charts in April of 1956 and less than one year later scored his first Number One hit with Butterfly. Born in Wall Lake, Iowa, Williams began his career at age eight when he teamed up with his thre