NPR 2009-10-28

President Obama visited a massive solar power facility in Florida today to announce a multibillion dollar push for upgrades to the nation's electric grid. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. With acres of solar cells stretching out behind him, Mr. Obama sa

VOA标准英语2009-Slow Climate Change, Improve Health, Says Ne

International doctors and health professionals say its their duty to speak out Joe DeCapua | Washington, DC 27 November 2009 ...the health dimension in the climate change negotiations is conspicuous by its absence. Senior doctors and health professi

VOA标准英语2009-South Africa, Zimbabwe Sign Investment Agree

Zimbabwe, South Africa sign long delayed trade deal after last minute attempt by South African farmers to stop the agreement from being signed was settled Peta Thornycroft | Harare 27 November 2009 Negotiations started in 2004 and it has now taken t

VOA标准英语2009-Dubai Debt, Dollar Slide Fuel Market Slump i

State-owned investment company Dubai World, which manages much of the city-state's massive development projects, is asking creditors for a delay in repaying about $60 billion in debt. Kurt Achin | Seoul 27 November 2009 A men walk past a securities

VOA标准英语2009-Muslim Pilgrims Ascend Mount Arafat in Annua

A vast sea of white-cloaked pilgrims gathered inside and outside the Namera mosque on Mount Arafat to hear the afternoon call to prayer on the second day of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Edward Yeranian | Cairo, Egypt 26 November 2009 Musli

NPR 2009-11-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been acquitted on all charges of lying to investors about dealings in mortgage-backed securities at the start of the financial crisis. The jury in the U

NPR 2009-10-15

Better-than-expected earnings reports from a couple of key sector companies help to send the most closely-watched stock market index above 10, 000 for the first time in more than a year. The upbeat assessment's pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Avera

VOA标准英语2009-First Khmer Rouge Trial Begins Final Hearing

The court has heard how Kang Guek Eav, also known as Duch, ran the S-21 death camp. Luke Hunt | Phnom Penh 23 November 2009 Photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia shows a general view of the U.N.-backed tribunal court

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Urges Efforts to Enhance Math, Science

The White House has launched a campaign to improve math and science education in the United States. President Barack Obama says the private sector is coming through with talent and money to support the cause. Paula Wolfson | White House 23 November

VOA标准英语2009-Yosemite's Park History Includes Buffalo Sol

Jan Sluizer | Yosemite National Park 24 November 2009 Yosemite National Park, in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, was one of the nation's first wilderness parks, created in 1890. It has granite cliffs towering over deep valleys, spectacula

VOA标准英语2009-Indonesia's Rainy Season Heats Up Trash Talk

Rivers and canals in the Indonesian capital run black and putrid from the garbage that builds up along their edges. So clogged are they with waste that they often can not carry rainwater away from the city, leaving it flooded. Sara Schonhardt | Jaka

VOA标准英语2009-Children, Women Hardest Hit by Collapse of Z

A new report by UNICEF and the Zimbabwean shows reduced access to key social services for the poorest women and children especially those in rural areas. Ish Mafundikwa | Harare 25 November 2009 Children gather eggs at a rubbish dump in Mbare, a tow

VOA标准英语2009-Iranian Commander Announces Air Defense Mane

A top Iranian military commander is saying, Saturday, that the country's defense forces will conduct air defense maneuvers during the coming week. Iran's announcement comes after representatives of six world powers expressed disappointment, Friday,

VOA标准英语2009-Latest Twilight Saga 'New Moon' Features Tee

At the movies: the strange happenings in the rainy Pacific Northwest town of Forks, Washington get even stranger for love-struck Bella and her brooding boyfriend Edward (who happens to be a vampire); but best friend Jacob also has a supernatural sec

VOA标准英语2009-Senate Democrats Advance Health Care Reform

Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announces the results of the cloture vote which paves the way for full-scale debate starting later this month Cindy Saine | Washington 22 November 2009 Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks after the U.S

VOA标准英语2009-US Senate Set for Key Health Care Reform Vot

US Senate is scheduled to take crucial vote on Saturday on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform US health care system. Democrats, facing expected unanimous opposition from Senate Republicans, need to ensure all 60 of their members vot

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Welcomes India's Singh to the White Ho

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House Tuesday, during the first state visit of his presidency. Paula Wolfson | Washington 24 November 2009 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India delivers his wel

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Hosts India's Singh for First State Vi

President Barack Obama says the U.S. partnership with India will be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century. Mr. Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to reporters after a two-hour meeting. Kent Klein | White House 24 No

VOA标准英语2009-Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Intel Sabbath Op

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 November 2009 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man is seen next to Intel's Jerusalem office building, 14 Nov 2009 Alleged violations of the Jewish Sabbath by a top international company prompted religious protests in Jerusalem

VOA标准英语2009-Cherokee Indians Teach Tourists in North Car

By Susan Logue Cherokee, North Carolina 11 November 2009 Museum of the Cherokee Indian, in Cherokee, North Carolina In 1838, the Cherokee were forced to give up their land in the east and migrate to what is now Oklahoma. More than 4,000 died on the