VOA常速英语2007年-British PM Brown Isolated as European, African

By Tendai Maphosa London 29 November 2007 Tensions between Britain and Zimbabwe remain high before next month's Europe-Africa summit in Lisbon, Portugal. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists he will not attend if Zimbabwean President Robert Mu

2007年VOA标准英语-Second British Sailor Shown on Iranian TV as Im

By Tom Rivers London 30 March 2007 A second member of the British crew captured last week in the Gulf has been shown on Iranian television making an apology for illegally entering Iranian waters. The British government has denounced the video as pro

VOA标准英语2009年-London Urges Release of British Hostages i

On the second anniversary of the abduction of five Britons in Baghdad, their families remain hopeful they will be released. The British government has renewed its call for the men to be set free. Dealing with two years of uncertainty has been incred

VOA标准英语2009年-Two British Hostages Held in Iraq Likely D

Families of two of the three remaining British hostages held in Iraq for two years are deeply troubled to hear the men are likely dead. The news was broken to them last week by British officials. The loved ones of the British hostages are going thro

英闻天下——488 Thatcher "Lays Foundation" of Successful Sino-British Relations

Hong Kong had been a British colony since the middle of the 19th century. Negotiations between the British government and the Chinese government began in the early 1980s. Thatcher visited China four times, the first in 1977 as leader of the oppositio

2007年VOA标准英语-Five Arrested in British Anti-Terror Sweep

By Tom Rivers London 23 January 2007 Police officers stand outside a semi-detached house in High Wycombe, England, after a anti-terror raid (File photo) Five men have been arrested in two separate anti-terror raids in northern England. For VOA News,

VOA标准英语2008年-British Lawmakers Pave Way for New Genetic Rese

By Tom Rivers London 19 May 2008 British lawmakers voted Monday to allow the use of animal-human hybrid embryos in stem cell research. These new embryos will be created in labs injecting empty animal eggs with human genetic material. For VOA, Tom Riv

VOA标准英语10月-British Researchers Make Major Multiple Sclerosis

British scientists have found a drug used to fight leukemia that appears to stop multiple sclerosis in its early stages and restore lost function to patients. Although still in the clinical trial phase, it is being called by some, the most promising

VOA标准英语2009年-New British Army Chief says Afghan Success

By Jennifer Glasse London 18 September 2009 General David Richards The new head of the British army says success in Afghanistan is vital and the outcome of the conflict there will have a profound effect on geo politics. The general who is about to t

VOA标准英语2010年-British Charities Launch Campaign Advo

A group of British charities has teamed up with British film actor Bill Nighy and producer Richard Curtis to campaign for what they call a new deal between banks and society. They want to put a .05 percent tax on financial transactions between banks

VOA标准英语2011--Former British Prime Minister Calls for

Former British Prime Minister Calls for Increased Investment in Sierra Leone Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he came to Sierra Leone to follow up on his initiatives to help the country. This is all part of the initiative we have here in

VOA标准英语2010年-British Forces Leave Afghanistan's Dea

It has been more than four years since British troops were deployed to Sangin and in that time 106 Britons have lost their lives. British forces handed control on Monday of the deadly Sangin district to U.S. troops, and about 1,000 Royal Marines are

VOA标准英语2009年-British Lawmakers Critical of UK's Role in

A powerful cross-party parliamentary committee has strongly criticized the British government for its handling of the war in Afghanistan. In blunt terms, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee report says Britain's military mission in Afghanistan has

VOA标准英语2013--Protesters Join Funeral of Former British Prime Minister

Protesters Join Funeral of Former British Prime Minister As the funeral procession made its way to the cathedral, opponents of Thatcher lined the route... Turning their backs on her coffin as it made its way through central London. They chanted waste

2007年VOA标准英语-Freed British Sailors Tell of Ordeal in Iran De

By Sonja Pace London 06 April 2007 A day after returning home from nearly two weeks' captivity in Iran, some of the 15 British sailors and marines spoke openly about their ordeal - of being kept in isolation, blindfolded, hearing guns cocked behind t

VOA常速英语2008年-British Government Acts to Curb Spread of Fast

By Paul Burge London 22 February 2008 Government ministers in Britain are acting to curb the spread of fast food restaurants near schools. It is part of a plan by the several government departments to slow the increasing rate of obesity among the nat

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Well, the Home Secretary John Reid has warned mini-motorbike riders that their machines or mini-motors could be confiscate d and crushed in a national crackdown. Offenders could also find themselves with points on their driving licenses even if they

British Vision Issue 41 英国中学生: 今天我拿到了证书(GCSEs)

Now more than half a million teenagers received their GCSE exam results this morning and for many it was very good news. Nearly one in five grades awarded were either As or A-stars. That s a rise of 0.7% on last year. Ever-increasing performance has

VOA常速英语2008年-Britain Reveals US Used British Territory for R

By Sonja Pace London 21 February 2008 Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband has revealed that the United States used the British territory of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to transport terrorism suspects in 2002. VOA's Sonja Pace has details