A United Nations survey on global investment prospects shows the U.S. financial crisis and economic downturn are making corporations more cautious about future foreign investment. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi. Official relea

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

By Lisa Bryant Paris 23 June 2006 A new assessment of Africa's massive Congo Basin rain forest finds that it is less degraded than environmentalists feared. The findings were announced in Paris, where African and Western officials ended a two-day co

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A Perfect Indian,歌声中传递着淡淡的衰愁。。。。还有淡淡的忧伤。。。。。在缓缓的音乐声中,诉说着一个AprefectIndian和他的有着Redcheeksandteethaching的daughter,少女的天真无邪,我的置身世外,形成了鲜明的反差,让人心情沉重,有一种想哭的念头,好一句Ishea

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By Colin McCullough Moscow 17 April 2008 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Moscow earlier this week. In meetings with Russian officials, Mr. Abbas will discuss the Mideast peace process and plans for a Mideast conference Russia is expect

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 February 2006 To mark the fourth-annual International Day of Zero Tolerance of female genital mutilation, the U.N. Children's Fund is calling for stronger action to end a pra

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 February 2007 The World Intellectual Property Organization or WIPO estimates counterfeiting and piracy is costing the global economy more than $100 billion a year. Surveys by big business put a much higher figure of more th

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By Nico Colombant Conakry, Guinea 06 February 2008 In Guinea, as in many other coastal parts of West Africa, entire communities depend on fishing as their essential source of income. The industry remains one of the region's most lucrative. But severa

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By Deborah Block Santa Fe, New Mexico 18 September 2006 watch Santa Fe Artists / Real broadband The U.S. southwestern town of Santa Fe, New Mexico is home to hundreds of artists. It is the third-largest art market in the United States, after New Yor

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Israel's President has invited Arab leaders to come to Jerusalem to discuss the peace process. Shimon Peres said he would gladly accept an Arab invitation to go to a place where meaningful dialogue could occur. He made the offer during his address t

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By Al Pessin Washington 21 June 2007 A senior defense department official says the planned new U.S. military command for Africa is not being organized with combat in mind, and will not immediately result in any changes in U.S. military activity on th

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By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 24 April 2006 As Nepal's political stalemate and communist insurgency drags on, the economy is feeling the impact - with shops bearing the brunt of government-imposed curfe

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And on Sunday, surviving seniors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will get their diplomas. So now we want to take a look back on what's happened in the nearly four months since the shooting at that schoo

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These Olympic capabilities come down to one simple anatomical feature, its tail. Half the length of its body, it acts like a built-in counterbalance. By flicking it from side to side, it can make a sharp turn at full speed. If you were to look at Dei

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Picture a living plane, and that gives you a sense of what Quetzalcoatlus would look like in life. And this is an animal that probably accelerates over 2.5Gs just on takeoff. Just beyond our comprehension. A Quetzalcoatlus is 10 times the weight of t

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propel this creature weighing as much as a grizzly bear, from a dead stop to a launch speed of 50 kilometers per hour all in a fraction of a second. I think that seeing a pterosaur like Quetzalcoatlus actually take off would have to be one of the mos

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--The irony for many predators is they are very concerned about injuring themselves. Even the toughest most well-armed man-eaters regularly come face to face with prey that can kill them. Whether you had the jaws of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, or are armed

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By Paula Wolfson White House 26 November 2007 President Bush has met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the White House to set the stage for Tuesday's Mideast Conference in nearby Annapolis, Maryland. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush says he

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By Steve Herman Washington 17 January 2007 Hopes for a political solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict appear to have suffered a new setback. Media in the region report that Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse has rejected an appeal by former p

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 September 2007 The World Health Organization says the threat of avian flu is as serious as ever. Members of the WHO's western Pacific region are in South Korea to discuss ways to combat bird flu. VOA's Kurt Achin is at the meet

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