VOA标准英语2013--Expert Says Cooperation Can Resolve Global Water Scarcities

Expert Says Cooperation Can Resolve Global Water Scarcities A barbed-wired fence divides farmlands in India and Pakistan, nuclear-armed neighbors with a history of violent conflict. But the waters that feed them know no boundaries. The Indus River ba

VOA标准英语2013--Cyprus Poses Fresh Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment

Cyprus Poses Fresh Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment In Cyprus the banks may still be closed, but lines at cash machines are still growing. Alongside the Cypriots withdrawing their savings are many foreign nationals. With a corporate tax rate

VOA标准英语2013--Buddy Holly's Widow Helps Mentor New Artists

Buddy Holly's Widow Helps Mentor New Artists Many parties and concerts at SXSW feature new music. One of them honored Holly, though, the great singer-songwriter who died in 1959. He was only 22 when he died in a plane crash while on tour. Foundation'

VOA标准英语2013--Afghan, US Tensions Threaten Orderly Withdrawal

Afghan, US Tensions Threaten Orderly Withdrawal Shouting death to America, hundreds of protestors recently traveled from Wardak province to the Afghan capital Kabul demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered U.S. S

VOA标准英语2013--Tribal Languages, Economic Woes Inspire Nigerian Music

Tribal Languages, Economic Woes Inspire Nigerian Music Success in the arts may be a long shot, but in a country where most people live in poverty, Nigerian musicians say it could be their best and only shot. Ifeyinwa Samuel Ndukwu, known to her fans

VOA标准英语2013--College Students Rescue Leftover Food, Feed the Poor

College Students Rescue Leftover Food, Feed the Poor University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn't stand to see good food thrown out on their campus. We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going

VOA标准英语2013--BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa

BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa Chinese investment in Africa is soaring, reaching nearly $20 billion last year alone. In China, hundreds of thousands of Africans have come to work. With the expanding trade and investment ties, says polit

VOA标准英语2013--Researchers: Immunization Efforts Falling Short

Researchers: Immunization Efforts Falling Short Researchers said that despite progress immunizing African children against disease, vaccination efforts are falling far short of whats needed. They warn that vaccine supply and cost need urgent attentio

VOA标准英语2013--Puntland Maneuvers for Bigger Role

Puntland Maneuvers for Bigger Role The semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland is perhaps best known for its pirates. Theyve hijacked many ships and crewmembers demanding millions of dollars in ransom. But efforts are underway to develop Puntland a

VOA标准英语2013--Women Soldiers Pay Price on Front Lines

Women Soldiers Pay Price on Front Lines When it comes to fighting on the front lines, Army Staff Sergeant Cassandra Partee has been there and done that. Her first deployment was to Iraq as part of an artillery unit eight years ago. We would go out on

VOA标准英语2013--Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts

Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts Earlier this week, Obama was back in campaign mode at a shipyard in Virginia, warning about the dangers of the mandatory budget cuts. So these cuts are wrong. They are not smart. They are not fair. They are a

VOA标准英语201--Ahead of Kenyan Elections, Some Take Precautions

Ahead of Kenyan Elections, Some Take Precautions Kenyans around the country are preparing for Mondays elections, and the possibility of violence afterward. Hip-hop artist Moroko Lenakore lives in Kibera, one of Nairobis largest slums, and a center of

VOA标准英语--One Year On, India Fights to Remain Polio-Free

One Year On, India Fights to Remain Polio-Free To get a sense of how India was able to fight the highly contagious and crippling polio virus, one does not have to look any further than this home - in a Muslim-majority area of Ghaziabad, in the northe

VOA标准英语2013--Burmese Opposition’s Tenure in Government Under Scrutiny

Burmese Oppositions Tenure in Government Under Scrutiny Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi's historic election raised hopes she, and the National League for Democracy, would become vocal opponents of Burmas rights abuses. But after siding wit

VOA标准英语2013--Obama: Spending Cuts Are 'Dumb,' Unnecessary

Obama: Spending Cuts Are 'Dumb,' Unnecessary Obama called the $85 billion in automatic cuts dumb and arbitrary, and he said Republicans could have stopped them. Lets be clear. None of this is necessary. It is happening because [of] a choice that Repu

VOA标准英语2013--Building a Restaurant on Wheels from Inside Out

Building a Restaurant on Wheels from Inside Out Youve got to come in, go around in this truck, and back out that window in three to four minutes, period, says Lee Campbell, owner of East Coast Coaches who believes that is how long it should take for

VOA标准英语2013--Giant Airship Could Move Huge Amounts of Cargo

Giant Airship Could Move Huge Amounts of Cargo The prototype unveiled in this immense World War II hangar near Los Angeles is just half the size of the final working model. But the prototype is massive, at 75-meters-long. It is wide, flattened on the

VOA标准英语2013--HIV Trial Yields Disappointing Results

HIV Trial Yields Disappointing Results A large-scale HIV prevention trial among African women has yielded disappointing results. But the outcome may be more the fault of behavior than the prevention methods used in the study. The trial is known as VO

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Effects of Automatic Spending Cuts

Washington Week: Focus on Effects of Automatic Spending Cuts With President Obama and Congress unable to agree on alternatives to across-the-board cuts, the American people are weighing in on Washingtons unending budgetary drama. It is just ridiculou

VOA标准英语2013--Tim McGraw Sees 'Two Lanes of Freedom'

Tim McGraw Sees 'Two Lanes of Freedom' Two Lanes of Freedom is McGraws debut album for the Nashville independent label Big Machine Records. He shares the Big Machine roster with such superstars as Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Trisha Yearwood. McGr