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A phoenix is rising from the ashes of a battered Beijing. With less than a year into the start of the Olympics, the Chinese capital is being given a twenty billion-euro face-lift. No matter where you go, youre surrounded by cranes and scaffolding. T
Im Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. Stories of survival, lost and people, the latest in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Lets get started. We are here in Hoboken, New Jersey, just across the river from lower Manhattan. So is the National Gua
At the top, red eyed, yellow browed and full of spunk, they celebrate their ascent and reunion, and are quickly assorted by their ravenous chicks. Now, the earlier, the bigger the adults. More food is the chorus ringing out up and down the shores and
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 February 2008 There is growing public pressure on the Israeli government to send the army into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the government fears the consequences.
By Brian Wagner Miami 20 August 2007 Hurricane Dean is continuing its path west through the Caribbean, where it was expected to hit the Yucatan peninsula early Tuesday. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the storm earlier passed near Jamaica and th
Indian neighbors seemed to her to be a happily married couple until recently. When I first heard the noise, I almost called 911. It sounded like my downstairs neighbor was bashing his wife against the wall. But I couldn't imagine Gion, a gentle pacif
By Kari Barber Dakar 21 April 2007 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a park ranger is home safe after escaping from a rebel group that held him captive for two years. Kari Barber has more from our West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar. Jean-Mari
More than 300 potential investors from around the world were on hand for the first-ever Cameroon Diaspora Economic and Trade Forum. Many agreed it was milestone in efforts to promote economic growth by encouraging cooperation between the government a
第32届格莱美获奖金曲《无需知道太多》,由女歌手琳达-罗恩施塔特(Linda Ronstadt)与黑人歌手爱伦-奈维尔(Aaron Neville)于1989年合作完成,是对唱情歌的经典。有网友说,这首歌是为那些不善于言语表达的人所写的,清澈细腻的嗓音重复着我知道的不多,但我知道我爱
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 26 December 2007 Areas of Indonesia devastated by the Indian Ocean Tsunami are marking the third anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. As the effort to build housing and roads wraps up, reconstr
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 29 May 2006 Supporters of the opposition umbrella group Kifaya, or Enough, chant anti government slogans during a demonstration in Cairo (File photo - Jan. 27, 2006) Opposition activists in Egypt are accusing the police o
By Stefan Bos Budapest 26 September 2009 Pope Benedict XVI and Czech cardinal Miloslav Vlk greet well-wishers as Pope visits 'Church of Our Lady Victorious' in Prague, 26 Sep 2009 Pope Benedict XVI began a three day visit to the Czech Republic with
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged more international assistance for Haiti, saying the impoverished Caribbean state is in jeopardy because of the global recession and hurricane damage. Clinton is scheduled to visit Haiti and th
Scores of aftershocks have battered Chile after the most powerful earthquake in decades inflicted massive damage and killed more than 700 people. Tthe rest of the Pacific region appears to have been spared from tsunamis that were feared after the qua
Life Coaches Help With Tough Decisions Youve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness coaches, voice and music teachers, career counselors, psychiatrists and other specialists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life. But theres a rapidl
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Syria's president, Bashar Assad, and his regime seem poised to stay in power as they retake more and more of the country after seven years of bloody civil war. This will make it hard to hold the regime or its commanders accountabl
Continued economic weakness has led to another round of interest rate cuts in Europe, while the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits has reached a 26-year high. 经济持续疲软引发欧洲新一轮利率削减,与此同时,美国申
Indonesia kept its stock market closed for a third consecutive day Friday to stem panic selling as global markets continued to fall over concerns about the U.S. financial crisis. 就在美国金融危机引发全球股市下跌之际,印度尼西亚连
Oil prices began bouncing back Wednesday after members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a modest production cut of 500,000 barrels a day, during a meeting in Vienna. 石油输出国组织欧佩克星期三在维也纳举
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 November 2007 A powerful cyclone has battered Bangladesh, causing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Local media reports say as many as 1,100 people were killed. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, officia