VOA标准英语2011--Putting a Price on Your Church's Service

Religious congregations help the homeless, provide counseling, offer spiritual guidance and celebrate life cycle events. Churches and synagogues have played these roles for hundreds of generations. But for the first time, a new study has put an econo

VOA慢速英语2011--A Stock Market Big Enough to Stretch Acr

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 A ten-billion-dollar deal aims to create the world's largest exchange company. The plan would combine the operators of the New York Stock Exchange and

VOA标准英语2011--2011 Nobel Prize Highlights Women's Role in Peacemaking

2011 Nobel Prize Highlights Women's Role in Peacemaking Africa's first elected female head of state, a Liberian peace activist, and a human rights activist from Yemen are the three female winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. When they received t

VOA标准英语2011--2nd Digital Revolution is Potential Bona

2nd Digital Revolution is Potential Bonanza for Innovative Startups The buzz was palpable at Internet Week New York, a digital culture festival. With more than 300,000 workers employed in New York's technology sector, and nearly $2 billion in dot-com

VOA标准英语2011--Kenya Women's Groups Want More Female Ju

Women's groups in Kenya are calling for the government to appoint at least one woman to fill the country's top judicial positions. The Kenyan president in late January announced nominations for the positions, but withdrew the names following a ruling

VOA标准英语2011--Better Labs, Better Health Care in Afric

A new organization aims to sharply improve the quality of African laboratories, allowing health professionals to better track, treat and test for diseases. It's called the African Society for Laboratory Medicine, or ASLM. A new organization aims to s

VOA标准英语2011--Aristide Arrives in Haiti

Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has arrived Haiti after leaving South Africa late Thursday. Aristide said ending seven years exile in the southern African country was a great day. The media briefing at Oliver Tambo airport shortly bef

VOA标准英语2011--Libyan Opposition Claims Gains in Westwa

Forces for and against the Libyan government continue to battle for al-Zawiya, 50 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli. In the opposition-held east, rebel forces claimed control of the oil town Ras Lanuf, and vowed to continue their march along the

VOA标准英语2011--Kenyan Women’s Groups Call for End to

As International Women's Day is observed worldwide, Kenyan women gathered in Nairobi Tuesday to speak out against the police killings of their loved ones. For women around the world, the March 8 is a day to celebrate and advance the progress of gende

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Nominates New US Ambassador to Chi

President Barack Obama on Wednesday named his Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. If confirmed, Locke will be the first American of Chinese ancestry to serve as the nation's top liaison in Beijing. The president sa

VOA标准英语2011--Sara Evans Feeling 'Stronger' About New

It's been more than five years since the release of country star Sara Evans' last album. Stronger, is Sara's second consecutive album to debut at Number One on Billboard's Country chart. She says the album's title represents how she feels at this poi

VOA标准英语2011--Kurt Elling's 'The Gate' Ventures Beyond

You don't have to be a jazz fan to appreciate Kurt Elling. In fact, when you look at the names of the artists whose works he's covered, jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind. On The Gate, he turns to the music of The Beatles, Stevie Wond

VOA标准英语2011-Global Risks Report 2011: Global Governan

The global financial crisis has drained the world's capacity to deal with further shocks, according to the World Economic Forum's new Global Risks Report. The Forum says 20th century systems are failing to manage 21st century risks. In this year's Gl

VOA标准英语2011--Incumbent Liberian President Leading in

VOA标准英语2011--Incumbent Liberian President Leading in Early Returns First results from Liberia's presidential election show incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf leading her 15 rivals. Reporting results from just over 16 percent of more th

VOA标准英语2011--Despite Talks in Egypt, Protests Continu

Talks between Egypt's opposition and the government of President Hosni Mubarak have failed to stop thousands from demonstrating and calling for his immediate removal. The Egyptian capital appeared to be desperate to get back to a normal routine. Traf

VOA标准英语2011--Gregg Allman Sings 'Low Country Blues'

Until the release of Low Country Blues, singer and guitarist Gregg Allman had not been in a recording studio since 2003, when his band, The Allman Brothers, recorded Hittin' The Note. His last solo album was 1977's Searching for Simplicity. What fina

VOA标准英语2011--Protests Break Out in Libya

Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators marched and chanted in the streets of the Libyan capital Tripoli and the coastal port city of Benghaz. The demonstrations follow reports in the Libyan press of disturbances by anti-government protesters Tuesda

VOA标准英语2011--US Military Chief Says Aid to Egypt Shou

The top U.S. military officer has cautioned against any move to cut U.S. aid to Egypt's military in the midst of the current protests, saying the aid has intangible benefits that contribute to the military's neutral and, so far, non-violent role in t

VOA标准英语2011--Mideast Students in US Riveted by Egypt

Students from more than 100 countries live and socialize at International House while studying at New York's universities. The peaceful atmosphere seems a world away from Egypt, where millions have demonstrated to force President Hosni Mubarak from p

VOA标准英语2011--Hospital Checklists Save Lives

Hospitals can be dangerous places. We go there to get well, but sometimes people get sicker or even die because of infections they contract in the hospital. A new program to reduce infections with relatively simple and inexpensive quality control mea