By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 May 2008 One of the most dramatic events of the 20th century was the founding of the modern state of Israel 60 years ago. VOA's Jim Teeple reports that on Israel's 60th birthday many Israelis say they feel more secure and c

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

By Deborah Block Washington 26 September 2007 Fifty years ago this week (Thursday, September 27th) the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law. It was the first of several civil rights acts over the next several decades to protect the right

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The U.N. secretary-general marked the fifth anniversary of the bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad Tuesday. He was joined by survivors of the attack at a ceremony honoring those who died and were injured while working for peace. VOA's U.N. corre

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It is a black anniversary in Israel, as the nation takes a painful look back at the Holocaust. Tragic anniversary was also marked in Germany and Austria, which Nazis had occupied months earlier. Robert Berger reports from VOA's bureau in Jerusalem.

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S. Sudan Prepares for 1st Independence Anniversary Across Juba, people are working around the clock to prepare the city for South Sudan's first ever Independence Day anniversary. Over the past week, streets have been swept, fresh paint has been appli

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The United States is marking nine years since the 9-11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. The anniversary comes amid controversy over plans for an Islamic center near Ground Zero and a threat to burn the Quran. The biggest event in New Yor

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Rivals Battle for Tunisia's Future as Anniversary Approaches Nearly two years after the overthrow of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, opposing forces are still fighting over Tunisia's future path. Clashes erupted last month in the capital between p

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Monday 19th January is Anniversary Day for Wellington and Southland. Each province has an Anniversary Day holiday to remember the day that the first Europeans arrived there to settle and live there. In Southland, the Anniversary is a celebration of w

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Jude called Erica. Guess what, honey? he asked. Next month is our fourth anniversary. He had already bought her a nice card. She said yes, next month would mark the fourth year that they had known each other. 'Known' each other? Jude repeated. He cor

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Calls for Change Mark 60th Anniversary of United Nations By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, June 27, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. United Natio

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By Jim Malone Washington 04 April 2008 Friday, April 4, marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the American civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. In the years since his death, Reverend King has often been cited as one of th

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By Melinda Smith Washington 09 August 2007 The World Health Organization says a mother's milk is the perfect food for a newborn baby. But worldwide statistics show that breastfeeding is frequently abandoned right after birth. VOA's Melinda Smith ha

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By Deborah Block Memphis, Tennessee 13 August 2007 For many people it is hard to believe that it has been 30 years [August 16 th ] since the death of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley. Every year, 600,000 people from around the world visit his home,

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In April 1970, Apollo 13 was scheduled to land on the moon in NASA's bid to further explore the lunar surface. Instead, an in-flight explosion rocked the spacecraft, preventing astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise from landing on the m

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When it comes to throwing a party, Rounder Records travels first class all the way. The label's star-studded 40th Anniversary Concert was celebrated last October on one of the world's most famous stages, the Grand Ole Opry. It's not often you see a l

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By Trish Anderton Jakarta 12 October 2007 Five years ago, explosions tore through two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people. The blasts put a terrorist group called Jemaah Islamiyah on the map. But they also put it squarely in the sights

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This is the second anniversary of the truce ending the Lebanon War between Israel and the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah. Israel is pessimistic about the results, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. A fireman extinguishe

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Three British citizens have been convicted of plotting suicide attacks on airliners flying between Britain and the United States. They were convicted days after London marked the fifth anniversary of the July 2005 bombings. Fifty-two people died when

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By Mike Cooper Atlanta 04 April 2008 The assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was remembered on Friday in the southeastern United States -- where he was born and preached and where he was shot dead 40 years ago. Mike Cooper reports from t

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May 3 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, better known as the Tokyo Trials. To honor the occasion, China released a series of books related to the transcripts of the proceedings in Shan

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