VOA标准英语2013--Exhibit at Berlin Jewish Museum Stokes Debate

Exhibit at Berlin Jewish Museum Stokes Debate The exhibit at Berlins Jewish museum seeks to answer frequently asked questions about Jews. Are all Jews religious? What makes food Kosher? What do Jews wear on their heads and why? And who can become a J

VOA标准英语2013--Migrants, Refugees Flee to Chad

Migrants, Refugees Flee to Chad Migrants and refugees are entering Chad from the north, east and south, as they flee violence and instability in neighboring countries. The International Organization for Migration is appealing for three and a half mil

VOA标准英语2013--IMF: Global Economic Prospects Improve But Recovery Is 'Bumpy' for Some

IMF: Global Economic Prospects Improve But Recovery Is 'Bumpy' for Some The rise of emerging economies, a stagnant Europe and the plight of the world's poor takes center stage as international and financial policy leaders meet in Washington. While ec

VOA标准英语2013--North Korea Marks Anniversary Without Missile Test

North Korea Marks Anniversary Without Missile Test North Korea celebrated the anniversary of what it calls the Day of the Sun with a festival of flowers and members of the military saluting statues of Kim Il Sung and the late leader Kim Jong-Il. Ther

VOA标准英语2013--Egyptians Wary of IMF Loan

Egyptians Wary of IMF Loan As Egypt's economy falters, its government is trying to find relief anywhere it can. Officials say they are closer to securing a nearly $5 billion package from the International Monetary Fund, while recently announcing a $3

VOA标准英语2013--Syrian Refugees Go ‘Home’ to Former Russian Riviera

Syrian Refugees Go Home to Former Russian Riviera Syrias civil war has created more than one million refugees. Many live in border camps in Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon. But a lucky few are finding shelter on the Black Sea coast, in Abkhazia, a breakawa

VOA标准英语2013--BBC Filming on North Korea Trip Sparks Anger

BBC Filming on North Korea Trip Sparks Anger Three BBC journalists entered North Korea, posing as students on a university trip organized by the London School of Economics. In secretly filmed footage, BBC reporter John Sweeney is seen walking in the

VOA标准英语2013--Magnetic Ring Used to Stop Acid Reflux

Magnetic Ring Used to Stop Acid Reflux Heartburn is usually linked to gastric acid that reaches the esophagus when a weak muscle does not close as it should after swallowing. When stomach juices back up into the esophagus, the acid can cause a burnin

VOA标准英语2013--IMF, World Bank to Discuss Poverty, Power, and Growth

IMF, World Bank to Discuss Poverty, Power, and Growth More than one billion people around the world live in extreme poverty, and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is determined to change that. He is asking the banks member nations for more resources

VOA标准英语2013--Afghan Opium Crop Headed for Record High

Afghan Opium Crop Headed for Record High The sun is shining in Afghanistan's Helmand province, and farmers are busy harvesting their opium poppies. This year, for the third year in a row, they are looking at a bigger opium crop. Farmer Faiz Mohammed

VOA标准英语2013--Venezuelans Vote for Chavez Successor

Venezuelans Vote for Chavez Successor Early on this election day the voting lines were shorter than expected in some parts of Caracas. Nicolas Maduro, the successor to the popular Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer last month, is counting on a high turn

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Immigration, Gun Control

Washington Week: Focus on Immigration, Gun Control Months of negotiations between a group of Democratic and Republican senators have yielded a bipartisan immigration reform bill, expected to be unveiled later this week. Reports say the proposal would

VOA标准英语2013--Spectacular Cherry Blossoms in Maryland Lure International Visitors

Spectacular Cherry Blossoms in Maryland Lure International Visitors Twelve hundred cherry trees line the streets of this neighborhood called Kenwood. The blooms are at peak, and so are the number of tourists who come to gaze at them. This is the firs

VOA标准英语2013--US Rally Highlights Worldwide Rights Struggle

US Rally Highlights Worldwide Rights Struggle They began at the embassy of the Dominican Republic, calling for answers to the 2009 disappearance of rights activist Juan Almonte. Witnesses say police kidnapped him. Authorities call him a fugitive. Bar

VOA标准英语2013--Africa Sees Strong Economic Growth

Africa Sees Strong Economic Growth The World Bank says while the global economic recovery remains slow, sub-Saharan African countries continue to grow at a strong pace. The bank has released its latest economic forecast for the region. Four years aft

VOA标准英语2013--US Plays Unique Role in Fighting Deadliest Diseases

US Plays Unique Role in Fighting Deadliest Diseases Looking back over 25 years ago, there was no AIDS cure. Treatment was limited. The diagnosis ... a death sentence. Two American doctors, Eric Goosby and Anthony Fauci, were there at the beginning an

VOA标准英语2013--Antiretrovirals Allow Near Normal Life Spans

Antiretrovirals Allow Near Normal Life Spans Antiretroviral drugs have saved the lives of millions of people infected with the HIV, the AIDS virus. Now, new research shows HIV-infected people, who start treatment, can expect near normal life spans. T

VOA标准英语2013--Kenya Real Estate Boom Threatens Prime Farmland

Kenya Real Estate Boom Threatens Prime Farmland There is a booming housing market from Ghana to Nigeria to Kenya. More and more Africans are moving to major cities like Nairobi to earn a living, and they are looking for housing. They are the driving

VOA标准英语2013--War On Terror Focuses Too Much on Extremists, Scholar Says

War On Terror Focuses Too Much on Extremists, Scholar Says French troops fighting al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists in Mali have helped restore order to areas overrun by an ethnic Tuareg rebellion. But local leaders, like Moussa Ag Oumeytta, say solving

VOA标准英语2013--Iran Talks Leave Issues Unresolved

Iran Talks Leave Issues Unresolved The delegates gathered in Kazakhstan amid hopes they would build on the upbeat atmosphere of the last round of talks there in February. Some believed there was a chance of agreement on first steps toward ending the