VOA英语2010年-A Gloomy Christmas for Cameroon Traders

This Christmas is far from merry for some in Cameroon. Traders are grumbling over lagging sales, families say inflation and lagging wages are stifling their holiday and religious authorities complain the season has become too commercial. Christmas is

VOA英语2010年-Pregnant Women Who Take Iron

New research reinforces the importance of prenatal iron supplementation for good birth outcomes and continued good health for growing children. Research over the past 20 years have pointed to the importance of micronutrients - substances found in sma

访谈录 2010-03-23&2010-03-25 医改法案先通过再打官司

There is more than there are the lawsuits. More than a dozen states are going to court to challenge this health care bill claiming its unconstitutional. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams has more on that part of the push back. We simply can't h

访谈录 2010-01-08&01-10 2010减肥须知

-This morning weve got kicking off a new series, New Year, New You. Every January, millions of Americans resolve to stick with diet and get healthy. But research shows more than 80% never follow through. How to beat the odds? Today nutritionist and a

VOA标准英语2010-Activists Hold Little Hope for 2010 Elect

Burma is now preparing for elections at the state, regional and national level. But the country's much-criticized election laws prompted the main opposition party to opt out, leaving many activists disheartened and disgruntled. This is how Burmese, p

VOA英语2010年-'1994' CD Given New Life

In 1993, Arkansas native Shawn Camp released his first CD on Reprise Records. The album contained two minor country music hits, and his label expected the follow-up album to be his breakthrough. But there was one problem. The second album didn't soun

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week - 2010 Census

Congressional representation, billions in government aid depend on once-a-decade count Art Chimes | Washington, DC 25 February 2010 Census technology has come a long way since punch cards were used in the 1940/1960 census. Time again for our Website

VOA标准英语2010年-AIDS 2010 to Focus on Eastern Europe a

Joe DeCapua 23 March 2010 In July, the worlds largest AIDS conference will be held in Vienna, Austria. About 25 thousand people are expected to attend the meeting, which will focus on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The theme of the 18th

VOA英语2010年-UN Urges 50% Increase in Somalia Peacekeeper

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged a 50 percent increase in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the African Union to maintain its peacekeeping force in

VOA英语2010年-US Passes Sweeping Food Safety Law

Congress has passed sweeping legislation aimed at making the U.S. food supply safer. The bill gives the government broad new powers to inspect processing plants, order recalls and impose stricter standards for imported foods. And, rather than having

VOA英语2010年-Stockholm Bomber ‘Radicalized in Britain’

Police in Sweden say they believe they have identified the man who blew himself up in the country's capital on Saturday. The man is Taimour Abdulwahab, a Swedish citizen who has been living in Britain for the past decade. Sweden's Chief Prosecutor To

VOA英语2010年-North Korean Defectors Ask to Help Fight The

Since the November 23 shelling of Yeonpyeong island, there has been rising anger in South Korea. Many South Koreans are angry at what they consider their government's mild response to the attack, which killed four people. Among those who want tougher

VOA英语2010年-India Parliament Deadlocked Over Corruption

India's parliament ended its winter session deadlocked over a massive corruption scandal. The government and the opposition disagree over how to investigate the allegations of graft that have erupted over the sale of telecommunication spectrum licens

VOA英语2010年-Experts: US Afghan Strategy OK, But It's Sti

President Barack Obama's review of his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, which he made public on Thursday, says the approach he announced a year ago is working. Still, the president acknowledged that progress is, in his words, fragile and revers

VOA英语2010年-Obama: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal 'A His

President Barack Obama is ending the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces. The president has signed legislation repealing the 17-year-old policy. President Obama fulfilled one of his 2008 cam

VOA英语2010年-Jim Brickman Goes Country on 'Home'

Has best-selling pop and New Age pianist Jim Brickman gone country? Jim's new album Home reveals his seldom heard country music skills. Jim Brickman has performed on concert stages the world over, but never on one of the most famous stages of them al

VOA英语2010年-Actor Ben Affleck Advocates More US Involvem

Hollywood Actor and Director Ben Affleck was in Washington this week, pushing for greater US engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has founded an organization called The Eastern Congo Initiative. Affleck says the DRC is at a critical jun

VOA英语2010年-Human Health Depends on Biodiversity

There's a good reason why people should be concerned about having a healthy environment containing lots of animal and plant species. A new study says the loss of biodiversity may make humans more vulnerable to infectious diseases. Biodiversity is one

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World — 5 Februrary 2010

MUSIC: Our World theme Straight ahead on Our World: The U.S. space agency pulls the plug on its plan to return humans to the moon; pictures from Pluto reveal dramatic changes in the dwarf planet; and a new web-based English/Creole dictionary for reli

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World - 6 March 2010

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The world of physics has changed a lot since I went to school. More powerful particle accelerators atom smashers, they used to call them have all