VOA标准英语2013--FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger

FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger Measuring the scope of world hunger is a long and complicated process. Often officials and policymakers dont have the most up-to-date information. Now, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, hope

VOA标准英语2013--Pope Francis Known for Humility, Service to the Poor

Pope Francis Known for Humility, Service to the Poor The first Latin American pope was born in Argentina, the son of an Italian railway worker. Jorge Mario Bergoglio and his four siblings grew up in Buenos Aires. While a teenager, he had an infection

VOA标准英语2013--Scientists Suggest Adding Selenium to Diets in Malawi

Scientists Suggest Adding Selenium to Diets in Malawi The study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that most Malawi soils do not have an adequate amount of selenium required for human nutrition. In the report, researchers a

VOA标准英语2013--Arab World Awaits Obama's Mideast Trip

Arab World Awaits Obama's Mideast Trip When the U.S. president visited Cairo in 2009, he was hailed as a son of Africa, a man whose middle name Hussein hinted at a fundamental shift in America's relations with the Islamic and Arab world. He even spok

VOA标准英语2013--Gun Control Debate Firing Up Local Communities

Gun Control Debate Firing Up Local Communities Scenes of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut are seared in the minds of many. Twenty students and six teachers died in the December mass shooting. Yet it has only been in the past two w

VOA标准英语2013--Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses

Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses Viruses are strange things. Though there is some scientific question about whether viruses are alive or not, they do have a basic genetic structure that allows them to be biologically active.

VOA标准英语2013--NSA Leaks Could Be Significant

NSA Leaks Could Be Significant The man who says he was behind the NSA leaks, contractor Edward Snowden, has inspired some and angered others, including U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on ABC News. He is a traitor. The disclosure of this information p

VOA标准英语2013--Little Real Choice for Iranians in Presidential Poll

Little Real Choice for Iranians in Presidential Poll Irans presidential candidates have appeared in several debates. Controls on who can run have severely limited the scope of opinions on key issues, however, such as Irans nuclear program and its neg

VOA标准英语2013--Iranian Poll Looms Amid Conflict, Isolation

Iranian Poll Looms Amid Conflict, Isolation Syria's brutal civil war forms the regional backdrop for Iran's presidential election. Analysts say the recent fall of the town of Qusair to Syrian government forces - aided by their Hezbollah allies from L

VOA标准英语2013--Soaring College Costs Prompt Concern From Students, Economists

Soaring College Costs Prompt Concern From Students, Economists Joshua Jordan earned a doctorate degree in physical therapy. He hopes to open his own practice someday, and says having the expensive graduate degree is good for his patients - but hard o

VOA标准英语2013--Students Invent Water Purification Disc

Students Invent Water Purification Disc The lab operates like a kitchen. They add several ingredients. Then they mix, weigh, press and bake them. What's created is called a MadiDrop - a ceramic disc infused with silver. When dropped in water, silver

VOA标准英语2013--Privacy Rights Advocates Praise NSA Contractor Who Exposed US Surveillance Program

Privacy Rights Advocates Praise NSA Contractor Who Exposed US Surveillance Program To many who support increased security even at the cost of some personal privacy, Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who exposed vast government s

VOA标准英语2013--Global Health Faces Big Industry Challenges

Global Health Faces Big Industry Challenges The 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion is underway in Helsinki, Finland. The meeting focuses on how public policy can meet the health challenges of a growing and changing global population. WHO Direc

VOA标准英语2013--New Learning Platform Focuses on Non-State Education

New Learning Platform Focuses on Non-State Education It said the release of the platform comes at a time when education systems globally face unprecedented challenges as they are pushed beyond getting every child into school, to ensuring a high-quali

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

Washington Week: Focus on Immigration There is widespread agreement within the United States that the U.S. immigration system is flawed. Senators this week will debate a bill that seeks to comprehensively overhaul that system. The bipartisan bill wou

VOA标准英语2013--US Civil Rights Leader Honored 50 Years After His Assassination

US Civil Rights Leader Honored 50 Years After His Assassination Fifty years ago Medgar Evers was fighting for equal rights for African Americans in Mississippi. Myrlie Evers worked by her husband's side. She says his goal was to wipe out discriminati

VOA标准英语2013--US Evangelicals Call on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform

US Evangelicals Call on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform Among the groups supportive of immigration reform are Nuns on the Bus, currently on a nation-wide tour. They drew a lot of attention last year campaigning against a Republican budget plan. S

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs

Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs Obama put forward his defense of the secret surveillance programs when asked by a reporter during a health care event in California. My assessment and my team's assessment was that they help us prevent terro

VOA标准英语203--Obama, Xi Meet in California

Obama, Xi Meet in California As the presidents began their first session, Obama assured Xi that the United States welcomes the peaceful rise of China as a world power. It is in the United States' interests that China continues on the path of success,

VOA标准英语2013--World Class Pianists Vie for Van Cliburn Prize

World Class Pianists Vie for Van Cliburn Prize FORT WORTH, TEXAS A 26 year old from Ukraine has won one of music's most prestigious competitions. Vadym Kholodenko took home top honors after a series of masterful performances at the Van Cliburn Intern