VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Remembering Norman Bo

This the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Norman Borlaug led what was known as the Green Revolution. As a plant scientist, he may have saved more lives than anyone else in history -- as many as a billion, by some estimates. He traveled the wo

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - In the US, the New Look

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many people think the search for cleaner energy leads only to renewable resources like sun, wind and water. But it also leads to a fossil fuel. Natural gas is considered the cleanest of the fossil fu

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Part-Time Astronomer

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell about evidence that something big struck the planet Jupiter. We will also tell about a long ignored organ in

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - How You Look in Pict

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And, I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about efforts against the H1N1 virus, often called swine flu. We will give a possible explanation for why some

CNN 2009-02-27

Good morning, happy Thursday to you. From the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a quick look at what's making news right now. President Obama laid out an aggressive agenda for the nation on Tuesday night. And th

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CNN 2009-08-14

Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's a Thursday morning, the 13th of August. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Up to 3, 000 people are running from a huge wildfire in Northern Californ

CNN 2009-05-19

Good morning from the CNN center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long with a look at some of the news happening. This morning on this Monday, top republicans are demanding an apology from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for accusing the CIA of misleading Co

CNN 2009-04-09

Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui, thanks for checking in. We are going to do a quick look at the headlines right now. Pirates have seized the cargo ship along with its crew of 20 Americans. A spokesman for the ship's owne

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Accord Anniversary Marked

Tuesday is the first anniversary of the deal that brought about Zimbabwe's national unity government, known as the Global Political Agreement. Most Zimbabweans, who believed it would end years of political strife and suffering caused by a collapsing

VOA标准英语2009年-African Parliamentarians in Niger to Asses

Members of the Pan-African Parliament are in Niger for separate talks with President Mamdou Tandja and his political opponents concerning the referendum that has extended the president's time in office. African parliamentarians are in Niger to asses

VOA标准英语2009年-Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands i

Nearly 600,000 West Africans are affected by floods, following three months of rain. The unusually heavy rainy season is expected to continue through the end of September. The latest United Nations assessment of West African flooding says more than

VOA标准英语2009年-Senegalese Refugees Speak Out Amid Increas

Southern Senegal is experiencing some of the worst fighting in years, as violence between separatist rebels and army loyalists flares. The fighting has left one small town in rural Senegal deserted, as farmers are forced to leave their crops to lang

VOA标准英语2009年-EU says Europe Emerging from Recession

The European Union says it is emerging from a recession driven by the global economic downturn, but the recovery will be shaky and slow. The EU economic outlook for 2009 is far from upbeat. Overall, the bloc's economy will shrink by four percent in

VOA标准英语2009年-Landmine Survivors Still not Getting Help

A new report finds survivors of landmines and other explosive remnants of war continue to suffer discrimination and general neglect from the governments that promised to assist them. The so-called Voices from the Ground report is issued by Handicap

VOA标准英语2009年-More Than One Billion People Going Hungry

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 October 2009 United Nations food agencies report more than one billion people, or one sixth of the world's population, are going hungry. This report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program is

VOA标准英语2009年-Hondurans Deeply Divided Over Ouster of Pr

Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marched through the streets of the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, Sunday and jammed the roads around the international airport awaiting his return. Supporters of ousted Honduran Pres

VOA标准英语2009年-Niger President Facing Opposition to Exten

Political opponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja say they are determined to block a referendum to extend his rule. The White House says it is concerned about President Tandja ruling by decree after dissolving a constitutional court that said

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Faces Momentous Decision on Afghanis

By Al Pessin Washington 09 October 2009 President Obama (file photo) President Barack Obama is grappling with the difficult decision of whether to send even more U.S. troops to Afghanistan to reverse recent gains by the Taliban and help establish a

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Calls for More Spending on Agriculture

By Selah Hennessy London 08 October 2009 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says major investment needs to be made in developing world agriculture. The FAO says that with rapid population growth and changing diets, agricultural pro