Israel Observes Rosh Hashanah in Uncertain Times The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, comes at a turbulent time for Israel. Israelis are observing Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the High Holy Days and a time of reflection and prayer. There are 10 day

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government has proposed legislation that would give immunity to the country's top officials while they are in office. The opposition says the bill, which would still need to be approved by parliament, is ai

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2006 Italian authorities have ordered the closure of an Arabic school in Milan, just three days after it opened. Authorities say the school did not acquire the proper authorization. The school has been a magnet

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By David McAlary Washington 02 June 2006 The two U.S. and Russian International Space Station crewmen stepped outside the outpost for a spacewalk to perform maintenance chores as the U.S. space agency

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By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 09 March 2006 The United States pledges to move 8,000 of its Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. But U.S., Japanese and Okinawan officials are strugglin

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By David McAlary Washington 14 September 2006 The International Space Station has spread a new pair of golden wings. They are solar panels that will double the amount of power available to the outpost. Unfurling them took longer than expected becaus

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By David McAlary Washington 09 December 2006 After a two-day launch delay, the U.S. space shuttle Discovery is back in orbit, heading to a Monday rendezvous with the International Space Station. The launch from Florida was the first to take place at

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 April 2007 Two media watchdogs are condemning recent attacks against print and broadcast media organizations in Somalia's capital. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi they are calling for a full investigation by

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By Sabina Castelfranco Vicenza, Italy 17 February 2007 Tens-of-thousands of Italians protested Saturday in the northeastern city of Vicenza against the planned expansion of a U.S. military base nearby. Sabina Castelfranco was there, and filed this VO

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By VOA News 01 November 2006 watch North Korea Nuclear Talks North Korea has confirmed that it will return to multilateral talks on its nuclear program -- as long as the issue of lifting U.S. financial sanctions will be discussed during the negotiat

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By Gary Thomas Washington 22 May 2007 The growing political crisis in Pakistan has driven two onetime rivals into an alliance. Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, who are both in exile, have teamed up to raise the pressure on Pres

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By Valer Gergely Kazakhstan 22 June 2007 Kazakhstan is a modern, secular state promoting ethnic and religious diversity and tolerance. VOA's Valer Gergely reports from Kazakhstan that Islam, Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Jewish and

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 20 January 2006 As concerns over the spread of bird flu increase, Italian police have stepped up controls at sites that could be at risk. Thousands of chickens and eggs wer

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Washington Gridlock Impacts US Financial Standing At a time of daunting economic challenges, many Americans are dismayed by Washingtons political paralysis. Fueling the gridlock: divided government. Republicans control the House of Representatives an

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By Parke Brewer Berlin 10 July 2006 Italy is the 2006 World Cup football champion after defeating France in a penalty kick shootout, 5-3. Italian defender, capitan Fabio Cannavaro, surrounded by teammates, holds up World Cup trophy They played with

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 02 May 2006 Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, right, meets Premier Silvio Berlusconi at the Quirinale Palace, in Rome, May 2, 2006 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlu

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By Sean Maroney Washington 15 December 2006 Astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Discovery have successfully rewired half of the International Space Station to run on its permanent power system. VOA's Sean Maroney reports from Washington with deta

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 June 2007 A senior U.S. official in Pakistan provided the strongest indication yet that Washington will stand by embattled Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, in Pakistan for

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will press for a two-state solution to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mrs. Clinton met with Israeli officials in Jerusalem Tuesday as part of her first foray into the region as

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By Benjamin Sand Kabul 07 August 2007 Desperate efforts to free the remaining 21 South Korean hostages continue in Afghanistan. Taleban officials say they are still seeking a possible prisoner exchange a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled

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