VOA慢速英语2018--Indonesian Cave Picture Said to be 40,000 Years Old

Scientists have identified what they say is the oldest known drawing of an animal. The scientists say the red image of a bull was found on the wall of a cave on the island of Borneo. They believe the picture is at least 40,000 years old. Until a few

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Reports 500,000 Kenyans Will Need Assistance

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 January 2008 The United Nations says it expects one half million people in Kenya, whose livelihoods were destroyed during post-election violence, will need assistance in the coming months. U.N. aid agencies report the situat

VOA标准英语2010-Six Grassroots Activists Win $150,000 Gol

Humberto Rios Labrada meets with local farmers at seed diversity fairs across Cuba. Related Links Goldman Prize Every April, during the week-long observances surrounding Earth Day, grassroots environmental activists from six regions of the world are

VOA标准英语2010-100,000 Attend State Funeral for Poland P

People stand along a street as a hearse carrying the coffin of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski arrives in Krakw, southern Poland, Sunday, April 18, 2010 About 100,000 Poles turned out for Sunday's state funeral for President Lech Kaczynski a

VOA标准英语2014--WHO: Ebola Cases Will Top 9,000 Soon

WHO: Ebola Cases Will Top 9,000 Soon The World Health Organization reported the number of cases in the West Africa Ebola outbreak will top nine-thousand this week. As of October 14, there have been 8,914 Ebola cases and 4,447 deaths have been reporte

IS Continues Attacks Despite 6,000 Airstrikes

IS Continues Attacks Despite 6,000 Airstrikes WASHINGTON One year ago (on August 8, 2014), the United States started to bomb Islamic State targets in Iraq. Since then, the U.S.-led coalition has hit the militant group in Iraq and Syria with more than

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti Earthquake Displaces 300,000

In its first estimate, the United Nations reports about 10 percent of the housing in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has been destroyed, leaving some 300,000 people homeless. The UN says a full assessment of the damages inflicted by the powerful e

美国国家公共电台 NPR Stocks Continue A Winning Streak; Dow Industrials Now Over 25,000

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We are four days into the new year and the stock market rally shows no signs of letting up. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 25,000 for the first time. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that strong global growth and

VOA双语新闻 China Shuts More Than 12,000 Internet Cafes

Chinese officials on Monday said they shut down 12,575 Internet cafes between October and December of last year, as part of what the government calls a campaign to protect children from violent games and pornography. Officials said most of the locati

China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign

China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have shut down about 97,000 blog and microblog accounts over the past seven months which are allegedly involved in dissemination

VOA常速英语2007年-Renewed Fighting in Congo Displaces 25,000

By Noel King Goma 13 November 2007 An estimated 25,000 people on Tuesday fled camps for the displaced in Congo's restive North Kivu province, after fighting erupted between forces loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. For

CCTV9英语新闻：480,000 affected by poisoned water system in W. Virginia

Up to 480 thousand residents in the American state of West Virginia have been affected by a chemical spill that leaked into the states water supply. At least one fourth of the population has been affected by the spill. The president of a West Virgini

VOA标准英语2011--US Adds 103,000 Jobs, Unemployment Still

US Adds 103,000 Jobs, Unemployment Still 9.1 Percent The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in September, but the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent for the third straight month. Although September's job growth was stronger than most

2015年CRI Second-hand Smoke Causes Over 100,000 Deaths in China Annually: WHO

The World Health Organization has called on China to enact a national tobacco control law. WHO, the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, jointly released a report on Monda

2018年CRI Over 220,000 affected by heavy rain in Yunnan, Guangxi

More than 220,000 people have been affected by flooding after days of heavy downpours in southern China, according to local authorities. In Yunnan Province, the heavy rain began Friday and as of 3 p.m. Monday, had affected around 98,000 people in Wen

科学美国人60秒 SSS 西海岸海滩下有13,000年历史的足迹

13,000-Year-Old Footprints Under West Coast Beach During the last ice age, the northern half of North America was blanketed by ice. But along the Pacific coast of Canada, some land remained barea place where animals and plants could thrive. And human

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says 34,000 Killed in Iraq Last Year

By Jim Randle Baghdad 16 January 2007 U.N. officials in Baghdad say more than 34,000 Iraqis perished in violent incidents last year, far more than the government had reported. U.N. experts say it is urgent to strengthen the police, courts, and other

CCTV9英语新闻：Torrential Rains in China: At least 2 killed, over 30,000 evacuated

Leishan, Huishui, Kaili, in these three most severely-affected counties, the misery is shared. The torrential rains came so suddenly and intensely, flooding in disaster for the locals who have lived here for generations. A worker repairs fiber-optic

VOA常速英语2007年-Congo Fighting Threatens 15,000 Displaced Civil

By Selah Hennessy Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo 07 December 2007 Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are making military gains against rebel fighters in the east. But military victories are pushing combat north, towards displac

美国国家公共电台 NPR Almost 15,000 Migrant Children Now Held At Nearly Full Shelters

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have news this morning of almost 15,000 children held in shelters by the United States. Federal contractors run the shelters, and they are filling up with young people, young migrants, mostly from Central America. The U.S. can