美国国家公共电台 NPR Lawsuits Mount As Apple Manages Fallout From Revelation Of Slowed iPhones

LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: Apple had a message for its customers this past week - we apologize. People have been angry ever since the company confirmed its software update slowed down older iPhone's with aging batteries. Apple says it did that to prevent t

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Friendship Bread Project: Can Baking Promote Unity In A Divided World?

LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: Bakers, this is your season. The dough is rising, family's gathering all around, and for once, no one is concerned about carbs. We've got a challenge for you. It's called the Friendship Bread Project, and it's sort of like a chai

2006年VOA标准英语-Bolivia's New President Inspires Region's

By Michael Bowman Washington 26 January 2006 For the first time, Bolivia has an indigenous president. Native American leaders throughout Latin America say Sunday's inauguration of Evo Morales was a so

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not All South Koreans Satisfied With Japan's Apology To 'Comfort Women'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The United States considers Japan and South Korea essential allies, especially when it comes to dealing with the threat from North Korea's missile and nuclear program, but one issue dogs relations which goes all the way back to W

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Without warning today, president Obama decided to blow open the argument about race and bias in America, calling on the nation to do some soul searching, and six days after the verdict getting personal, he said he could have been Trayvon Martin. Afte

2006年VOA标准英语-Thai PM Thaksin Steps Down but Remains Con

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 05 April 2006 The resignation of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday ended the tenure of the longest-serving civilian prime minister in modern Thai history. It was a d

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 30 October 2006 watch Stem Cell report Controversy over specific political issues can spawn yet more controversy involving the way those issues are debated. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, a statement by a well-kn

VOA标准英语2009年-Arab Foreign Ministers Meet to Discuss Gaza Tru

Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday to seek a common position in response to Israeli attacks which have killed more than 370 people in Gaza. Pressure has been mounting on Arab leaders to act decisively to stop Israel's five-day old mili

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Once Seen As Too Left-Wing, Will Jeremy Corbyn Be U.K.'s Next Prime Minister?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A couple of years ago, analysts thought that Britain's Labour Party had sealed its doom. The party chose as its leader Jeremy Corbyn - a fringe politician considered much too far left to ever become prime minister. DAVID GREENE,

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Barcelona Attacks, Catalans Look Ahead To Independence Vote

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Many Europeans have become accustomed to seeing candlelight vigils and piles of flowers in city squares - memorials to terror victims. They're in Paris, Berlin, London and now Barcelona, where ISIS plowed a van into pedestrians las

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Not A Textbook Case': Barcelona Attackers' Hometown Wonders How It Bred Terrorists

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: We'll have more on Hurricane Irma in a few minutes. But first, an update on last month's terrorist attacks in and around Barcelona. Spanish police say the suspects don't fit the usual ISIS profile. And this might have been a d

美国国家公共电台 NPR Analysis Shows Women Lost Jobs In Retail Last Year, Though Men Gained

LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: By now, you'd better have your holiday shopping done. Maybe you did more of it online this year. Easy for you but bad for your local mall - brick-and-mortar stores are losing jobs. And it turns out some workers are hit harder tha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Justice Department Warns 'Sanctuary Cities,' With Grant Money At Risk

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Here in the United States, the Justice Department is putting more pressure on what are sometimes called sanctuary cities. Officials have sent letters to eight cities that receive millions of dollars in law enforcement grants, and

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Northern India has some of the worst air quality in the world. This month, pollution in the capital, New Delhi, hit 20 times what the World Health Organization considers safe. Make a list of the world's 10 most polluted cities an

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 25 November 2007 Malaysian police broke up a protest against discrimination by 10,000 ethnic Indians. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong, this is the latest protest to fray Malaysia's tightly

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By Meghan McQuighan Washington, DC 05 June 2006 watch The Fray report The up and coming U.S. pop-rock group,

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 June 2007 Hostage takers in Nigeria's unruly oil-rich Niger Delta have released 13 captives as the new Nigerian administration prepares for peace talks with rebels responsible for the violence. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Parade Floats And Altered K-Pop Songs Mark South Korea's Coming Election

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Tensions may be rising over North Korea's nuclear program, but South Korea remains outwardly calm. A presidential election comes next week, and the scene in the capital, Seoul, includes parade floats and K-pop. NPR's Lauren Fraye

美国国家公共电台 NPR India's Supreme Court Orders Hindu Temple To Open Doors To Women, But Devotees Object

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: In southern India, an ancient Hindu temple is at the center of a modern debate over equality. The Sabarimala temple attracts millions of pilgrims each year, but it's one of the few temples in India that have age restrictions for wo