Although President Obama has yet to detail his Russia policy, the Kremlin says it is receiving positive signals from his administration about the prospects for resetting the relationship between Moscow and Washington. But Russian civic activists are

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(六月)

By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 September 2009 The U.S. Defense Department says two U.S. troops and a Philippine Marine killed in the southern Philippines on Tuesday were targeted by an improvised explosive device - a weapon that has killed more U.S. troop

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From Believeland To Blockland Cleveland Aims To Be A Tech Hub STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Cleveland, Ohio, is moving to update its image and its economy. The city known for old-line industries, Lake Erie, LeBron James and the Rock Roll Hall of Fame wants to

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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 30 April 2007 Three women from Jerusalem -- a Jew, a Muslim and a Christian -- are touring the United States together, speaking to civic, academic and religious groups about what life is like under the Palestini

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By Kari Barber Dakar 25 March 2007 Mauritanians are choosing their president at the ballot box in the country's first presidential runoff. The polls pit former minister Sidi Ould Sheik Abdallahi against longtime opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah. K

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The Sudanese government has launched a peace initiative for the country's Darfur region. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the effort is being supported by the country's main political parties, but has been rejected b

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North Korea has warned South Korean military leaders it may suspend a key inter-Korean industrial project if South Korean civic groups do not stop launching leaflets into the North's territory. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports. South Korea

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Indian Mobile Phone App Aims to Thwart Sexual Assaults Cheena Sikka is typical of the modern, professional Indian woman. She works hard. She works late. When her shift is finished, a company cab takes her part of the way home. But she worries about t

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been re-elected in a vote boycotted by some opposition parties who were upset by changes to the electoral law allowing him to run for a third consecutive term. Algerian Pres. Abdelaziz Bouteflika waves as

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 20 October 2009 A major military exercise involving five East African nations and the United States is taking place in Uganda. The U.S. military says the exercise is part of on-going efforts by the United States and its regiona

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South Korea's president is donating his personal assets to charity. The former corporate executive has set up a foundation to disperse his fortune of $26 million. From Seoul, Jason Strother has the story. South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak Presiden

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: For many of us a new year means a clean start, the chance to toss out things we don't need anymore or get rid of bad habits. Well, the folks at Lake Superior State University in Michigan say we ought to start with some of the lam

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, the relationship between Washington and Islamabad has already been pretty tense, and now this. The Pentagon says it is going to suspend $300 million in aid to Pakistan. The Pentagon says Islamabad is just not doing enou

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 March 2008 An international human rights group says the upcoming elections in Zimbabwe are not likely to be fair because of human rights abuses and flaws in electoral procedures. The Human Rights Watch group made the ass

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 24 December 2007 There are a record number of women seeking office in elections scheduled in Kenya for December 27th. And they face a number of challenges on the campaign trail, including violence and discrimination.

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By Scott Bobb Kisumu 21 February 2008 The political opposition in Kenya is holding out the possibility of further anti-government demonstrations if there is no agreement on resolving Kenya's disputed presidential elections. The threat has raised tens

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By Scott Bobb Lake Victoria, Western Kenya 27 February 2008 The violence that erupted in Kenya following December's elections brought to the fore long-standing feelings of marginalization in the opposition stronghold of western Kenya. Economists say

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 November 2007 In Zimbabwe, the government has indicated that it intends to move ahead with national elections early next year. But civic groups and some political activists say there is not enough time, and they should b

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

By Ivana Kuhar Washington 11 July 2007 World Bank Governance report According to the World Bank, a number of countries are making progress in improving governance and fighting corruption. In a new report released Tuesday, the World Bank says good gov

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NOEL KING, HOST: The leaders of North and South Korea met three times in 2018. That was unprecedented. But during all of this diplomacy, people who have actually lived under the North Korean regime, defectors, have urged some caution. From Seoul, NPR

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