IN THE NEWS - A Tragedy in Norway Raises Questions for Europe This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative extremists in Europe are facing new attention after the attacks last week that killed almost eighty people in Norway. On Friday the

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Technology Report - Ruling on GPS Tracking by Police Leaves a Big Question 科技报道 - 对警方使用GPS跟踪的裁决留下了一个有待解决的大问题 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技

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By Ruth Reader Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 The traditional American holiday, Thanksgiving, originated as a day to celebrate and give thanks for the season's bountiful harvest. And for many Americans, Thanksgiving means eating roasted turkey and

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By Michael Coren Jakarta 25 July 2006 Destroyed fishing boats are seen after a tsunami swept past the beach in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Beneath the veneer of modern Indonesia, ancient beliefs are strong. Some Indonesi

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 May 2006 Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, center, meets with local Hamas and Fatah leaders in his office in Gaza City, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 By a 361

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 20 June 2006 watch Airbus Troubles report Officials from the parent company of aircraft manufacturer Airbus are meeting in Germany to discuss aircraft delivery delays announced last week, which have cost the company bill

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India's government is warning of possible violent strikes by radical leftist insurgents. The alert comes as paramilitary forces conduct the most concerted effort in years to repel Maoists who control large swathes of eastern forests. Policemen take

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Palestinian women are hoping to improve their lives by using the air waves. A group of women in the West Bank this month launched one of the first all-women's radio stations in the Arab world. Halla Bazzar, an attractive woman in her 20s, begins her

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MoreUSCompaniesLookGlobalasDomesticDemandDrops Since the economic recession in 2008, some U.S. companies that historically depend on the domestic market started looking elsewhere for business. In Southern California, organizations that help businesse

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The Obama administration appears to be sending mixed signals on whether a second stimulus package will be needed to pull the U.S. economy out of a deep and prolonged recession. Democrats and Republicans are expressing dissatisfaction with the impact

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Researchers believe activity and interaction activated a communication channel in mice that prompted fat cells to stop releasing a hormone which accelerates cancer growth. Related Links Cell New research has found that mice with cancer are better abl

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By Peter Fedynsky Sochi, Russia 11 April 2008 Sochi's winning bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games has been a mixed blessing for many of the Russian resort city's residents. The joy of hosting such a prestigious event has been accompanied by rising

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By Scott Stearns White House 02 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants a bipartisan commission to investigate the quality of health care for America's military veterans following a series of newspaper stories describing poor conditions at a Was

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By Elizabeth Carlassare. Today, I want to answer some of the listener questions I received in response to last weeks episode about FDIC insurance. Patti M. e-mailed me with this question: If you have a CD for $100,000 in an FDIC-insured bank and the

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Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a fourth time in a corruption scandal. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Investigators presented documents to Mr. Olmert allegedly showing that as a public official,

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 07 December 2007 U.S. Congressional Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes documenting the interrogation of terrorism suspects amounts to obstruction of just

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 October 2007 Israeli police have opened a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the latest in a series of scandals that has eroded public s

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By Gary Thomas Washington 09 November 2006 On October 30, an aerial attack on a suspected terrorist facility in one of Pakistan's tribal areas killed at least 80 people. The air strike dealt a blow to part of the government's counter-terrorism strat

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By Doug Levine Washington 11 March 2006 The gold connoisseur has seen it all: white gold, green gold, black gold, even fool's gold. But, there's another kind of gold out there,

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I work for a building contractor and I spend most of my workday giving on-site estimates. I mainly go to peoples homes, discuss the work they want done, inspect the site, and give them a quote. Robert: You want to expand your kitchen, is that right?

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