VOA标准英语2009-Thanksgiving Features Native American Foods

Many of the traditional foods eaten at Thanksgiving dinner have Native American roots but have been spiced up Jeff Swicord | Washington 24 November 2009 Thanksgiving holiday has its origins in the early 17th century when European settlers shared a m

VOA标准英语2009-Freed Western Journalists Leave Somalia

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, 15 months after they were kidnapped by gunmen on a road outside of Mogadishu. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 26 November 200

VOA标准英语2009-India, US Agree on Climate Change

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have launched what the White House is calling a green partnership. Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 25 November 2009 We welcome the president's commitment to a major program for promotion of ren

VOA标准英语2009-Europeans Shun Swine Flu Vaccine as Deaths F

A European medical society has expressed alarm at the widespread opposition in Europe against the swine flu vaccine. Meanwhile, experts say the number of deaths in Europe from the H1N1 virus are doubling every two weeks. Lisa Bryant | Paris 25 Novem

VOA标准英语2009-President Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkey

President jokes that turkey had his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to thank for the pardon because, in his words, I was planning to eat this sucker. VOA News 25 November 2009 President Barack Obama's daughter Sasha reaches to pet 'Courage' the turkey d

VOA标准英语2009-US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expe

Mil Arcega | Washington 25 November 2009 Shoppers in a U.S. store The number of newly laid-off U.S. workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week. A report Wednesday from the Labor Department shows 466,000 workers

VOA标准英语2009-EU says it is Not Time to Recognize Palestin

By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 November 2009 The European Union has followed the United States in saying it is not ready to recognize Palestinian statehood, after Palestinian leaders declared they would seek that status at the United Nations. Swedish Forei

VOA标准英语2009-Afghan Corruption Concerns US Policy Planner

By Gary Thomas Washington, D.C 17 November 2009 Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been roundly criticized in the international community for presiding over a corrupt government. A new report reinforces the perception of widespread corruption in

VOA标准英语2009-Berber Women Try to Keep Rug Making Alive, P

By Solana Pyne Marrakesh, Morocco 17 November 2009 Moroccan carpets are prized for their beauty and can fetch hundreds of dollars in stores. But little of that money ends up in the hands of the women who spend months weaving the carpets. Rug weavers

VOA标准英语2009-Killings in Iraq Highlight Continuing Securi

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo, Egypt 16 November 2009 Iraqis pick through the remains of a suicide car bombing at a market in Kirkuk, 240 km from Baghdad, 16 Nov 2009 Iraqi security officials say gunmen have killed 13 people west of Baghdad, while in th

VOA标准英语2009-German Rights Group Says Oil Company Spoilin

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 16 November 2009 A German human rights group reports an oil company in southern Sudan is contaminating drinking water. The group warns that if left unchecked the pollution could lead to an ecological catastrophe in one of the

VOA标准英语2009-Zimbabwe Lawyers Protest Harassment

By Ish Mafundikwa Harare 16 November 2009 The Law Society of Zimbabwe on Monday petitioned the Minister of Justice to stop harassing its members. The lawyers say law enforcement agents are harassing them for carrying out their duties. At least 70 la

VOA标准英语2009-Native American Tribe Creates Prized Baskets

By Deborah Block The Tohono O'odham, Arizona 16 November 2009 Native Americans in the United States have been weaving baskets for centuries. Archeologists have discovered baskets that are thousands of years old. They were used to hold food and other

VOA标准英语2009-Hula-Hooping Back as Exercise Fad

By Paige Kollock New York City 16 November 2009 Hula-hooping is making a come-back as one of the latest exercise trends It might have ended up as just another passing fitness fad from the 1950s, but hula-hooping appears to have caught on and stuck.

VOA标准英语2009-Egypt Begins Registration of 1st Arabic Lang

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 16 November 2009 Egypt says it has begun registration for the first Arabic language Internet domain. The move is part of efforts to let users of non-Latin script have better access to the Web. The new domain name will be do

VOA标准英语2009-Ghana Lawmakers Want Oil Profits Invested Re

By Scott Stearns Dakar 14 November 2009 Ghana is set to begin oil and gas production at a new off-shore field. Officials expect the increase in output to bring the country as much as $1 billion a year. Lawmakers want to ensure that those profits are

VOA标准英语2009-World Goes 'Gaga' For Pop Star's Debut Album

By Larry London Washington 14 November 2009 Few music stars have had the immediate impact of Lady Gaga. Over the past year, her debut CD, The Fame, has produced four Number One Billboard Pop Songs chart hits: Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Pa

VOA标准英语2009-Dubai Air Show Opens With Emphasis on Milita

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 November 2009 The biennial Dubai Air Show is underway, with the global economy dampening expectations among those selling civilian planes. But regional tensions have led to some optimism among manufacturers of military a

VOA标准英语2009-Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion to Fight A

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2009 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis has approved grants worth $2.4 billion to fight the diseases during the next two years. The amount represents a slight decrease in funding levels,

VOA标准英语2009-Paris Youths Occupy Mansion to Protest Lack

By Lisa Bryant Paris 12 November 2009 The economic crisis has taken a toll on young Europeans - especially in France, where nearly one in four French between the ages of 15 and 25 is unemployed. Now a group of young Parisians has found an imaginativ