VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 27

This is the Top Five Countdown! We're punching up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Jan. 27, 2018. Some songs crawl up the chart while others fly this week we meet one of the latter. Number 5:

VOA标准英语2018--Yet Another Cowardly Attack by the Taliban

Yet Another Cowardly Attack by the Taliban Late on the evening of January 20th, several well-dressed men finished their dinner in the restaurant of the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, got up from their chairs, took out assault rifles and started shooti

More Funding for Iraq's Minorities

In July 2015, at the behest of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and with the support of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the United Nations Development Programme established the Funding Facility for Stabilization, or FFS. USAID provided the

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 24

We're lifting off with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Feb. 24, 2018. Does our top song change this week? No. Do any songs change this week? No. So if you liked last week's chart, you'll lov

VOA常速英语2018--伊朗女性脱掉头巾 抗议强制佩戴的要求

The United States condemns the reported arrests of at least twenty-nine protesters in Iran for exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms by standing up against the compulsory hijab imposed upon women. 美国谴责报道中提到的逮捕至

VOA常速英语2018--美国务卿访问阿根廷

The U.S.-Argentine relationship is growing stronger every day, said Secretary of State Tillerson on a recent visit to Buenos Aires. He stressed that Argentina has an important role to play in building a more secure and prosperous hemisphere. 美国与阿

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 10

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 10 We're soaring with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending February 10, 2018. This is a rare week. Not only do we get a new No. 1 single, it's also the Hot Shot D

VOA常速英语2018--美国再次向尼日利亚提供援助金

Nigeria's health, education, agriculture and governance sectors will get an extra assist from the United States. The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, announced $89 million in additional development assistance to Nigeria to continu

VOA常速英语2018--刚果遭遇政治危机 总统为留任不择手段

President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, has served the twoterms permitted under the country's Constitution. It is someone else's turn to seek office. 刚果民主共和国总统约瑟夫 卡比拉(Joseph Kabila)在符合

VOA常速英语2018--坦桑尼亚媒体职业能力有待提升

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, launched a civil society and media strengthening project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in mid-January. It is called Boresha Habari, or Better News. 1月中旬，

VOA常速英语2018--委内瑞拉主教遭政府迫害

As economic and political conditions continue to deteriorate in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has turned his sights on another target: national Catholic leaders who have raised their voices against the misery the corrupt Maduro government has v

VOA常速英语2018--越南判处数名活动家入狱

Under article 258 of the penal code, Hoang Duc Binh was charged with abusing freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate interest and rights of organization and citizen. Human Rights Watch Asia director Brad Adam

VOA常速英语2018--美国联手加墨两国保护西半球

On his recent trip to Mexico, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stressed that Mexico, Canada, and the United States can make a positive difference in the Hemisphere and around the world. He said, When we are unified in our positions and our voice, we

VOA标准英语2018--伊拉克叙利亚战后稳定化工作迫在眉睫

Over the past 12 months, ISIS has lost the vast majority of its territory in Iraq and most of the towns it once held in Syria. However, the areas once occupied by ISIS must now be stabilized so the people who have been displaced by the war can safely

VOA常速英语2018--南苏丹内战不停歇导致民生凋敝

In early February, the United States imposed restrictions on the export of defense articles and defense services into South Sudan. The United States does not directly sell arms to South Sudan, but the ban will prevent any U.S. company or citizen from

VOA常速英语2018--美国赠塞内加尔海军6艘巡逻舰

Maritime security in Senegal got a boost this month with the addition of two patrol boats provided by the United States. In a ceremony at the Dakar Naval Base, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Tulinabo Mushingi noted that the true prosperity of a maritime

VOA常速英语2018--南亚经济实现重大飞跃

As an Indo-Pacific nation, the U.S. has significant strategic and economic interests in the region. 作为印度洋-太平洋地区的一个国家，美国在该地区有诸多重大的战略利益和经济利益。 The U.S. west coast through the Ba

VOA标准英语--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 17

We're on the move with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Feb. 17, 2018. Our musical deck gets shuffled this week, but no new songs manage to break into the charmed circle. Number 5: Post Malon

VOA常速英语2018--美国呼吁伊朗释放美国公民

The United States warned the Iranian government that it holds Iran fully accountable for the well-being of detained U.S. citizen Baquer Namazi. Mr. Namazi, who is 81 years old, was recently returned to Evin prison after a brief furlough. He has been

VOA标准英语2018--Trump on State of the Union

In his first State of the Union address, President Donald Trump spoke about rebuilding America's strength and confidence at home and restoring its strength and standing abroad. The President stressed the importance of a strong military. Around the wo