Program to Help US Homeless Helps Neighbors Due to a bad economy and high unemployment, millions of American families were unable to repay the loans they took out to buy homes. Lenders then took back, or foreclosed, the homes. The nation's biggest ba

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(五月)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: An activist in Spain who has no experience in office is now the mayor of Barcelona. Ada Colau was swept into office on a wave of anti-establishment anger. And now almost two years into her term, she spoke to reporter Lauren Frayer

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A: Hello, Nicole here. B: Nicole, this is Richard. I think you know why I'm calling. A: Oh, it's about the rent. B: Yes, this is the second month in a row. A: I thought there was a grace period. B: There is no grace period in the rental agreement. A:

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A: Hello, Nicole here. B: Nicole, this is Richard. I think you know why I'm calling. A: Oh, it's about the rent. B: Yes, this is the second month in a row. A: I thought there was a grace period. B: There is no grace period in the rental agreement. A:

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 25 July 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is still trying to confirm media reports that the Ethiopian government has issued an order for the Red Cross to leave the restive Ogaden region in eastern Ethiopi

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For American soldiers of the 101st Airborne, Manas Air Transit Center is a welcome patch of America in the heart of Central Asia. Two hours away is their ultimate destination - the battlefields of Afghanistan. Manas offers a flying gas station for Am

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Homeless Female Vets Get Unique Final Salute Ozora Cassanova could never have imagined becoming homeless a year ago. I was a full-time student, she says. I had a part-time job. I had my military job and I was a wife. Life changed for the National Gua

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Rangoon's Historic Buildings Face Threat of Development One building in downtown Rangoon was built 98 years ago by Indian traders, seized by the government in the 1960s and then abandoned several years ago when the government moved the capital to Nay

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, delivers a speech next to French Justice Minister Michele Alliot Marie, left, and French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux, right, in Grenoble, French Alps, 30 Jul 2010 (file photo) French President Nicolas S

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The State Department said Thursday that the eviction of U.S. forces from the Manas air base in Kyrgyzstan will not adversely affect American and NATO military operations in Afghanistan. The Kyrgyz parliament has voted to end U.S. access to the base,

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Thousands of Indonesians forced from their homes because of Mount Merapi's continued eruptions are restless to leave the evacuation shelters. And the volcano's ash clouds now are forcing airlines to cancel some flights. A week after Indonesia's most

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By Jessica Golloher Moscow 27 October 2009 Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a dramatic surge in new construction, especially in cities like Moscow. New buildings and businesses are typically welcomed in any neighborhood, especiall

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Activists Decry Lagos Slum Demolition 活动人士谴责拆迁拉各斯贫民窟 LAGOS Acting on a court order, authorities in Nigeria demolished a slum last month in the commercial capital, Lagos. But human rights activists say the order was illegal

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 June 2007 Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has halted evictions of ethnic Tamils from the country's capital - after police suddenly deported members of the minority group to the island's war-torn north and east. VOA's Steve Herm

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Early Monday morning, a longtime New York City livery driver named Douglas Schifter posted an emotional 1,700-word note on Facebook. He said, companies do not care how they abuse us just so the executives get their bonuses. Due to

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The U.N. Special Investigator on the Right To Food says soaring food prices have declined somewhat, but the crisis remains and the problems are exacerbated by the production of bio-fuels. The expert submitted a report to the U.N. Human Rights Counci

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 September 2007 Human Rights Activists from Zimbabwe are seeking support from Latin American countries to raise awareness of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. They are also urging the United Nations Human Rights Council

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By Scott Bobb Harare 11 November 2009 Zimbabwe farm Zimbabwe's few remaining commercial white farmers report they are under increasing pressure, some of it violent, to leave their land. It is the latest surge in farm seizures since the Zimbabwean go

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 October 2009 The International Organization for Migration says female-headed households displaced in Iraq suffer most from lack of health care, basic services and the threat of eviction. IOM is beginning a new program to he

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The U.N. Special Investigator on the Right To Food says soaring food prices have declined somewhat, but the crisis remains and the problems are exacerbated by the production of bio-fuels. The expert submitted a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council

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