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Russians Head Into Holiday Facing Economic Malaise 俄罗斯人在经济隐忧中庆祝新年 MOSCOW Russian preparations for the New Year holiday are clouded by economic recession and a tumbling currency, the ruble. Nonetheless, people in the Russia
- 33 - persecute v.迫害 persevere v.坚持,坚忍,不屈不挠 persist v.(in)坚持,持续 personality n.人格,个性 personnel n.全体人员,全体职员;人事(部门) perspective n.透视画法,透视图;远景,前途;观点,看法 persuasion n.说服,说服力 pessimistic a.悲观(主义)的 pest
AZUZ: Moving north from Taiwan to where the 2018 Olympic Winter Games are just a day away. It's cold. Pyeongchang, South Korea, is surrounded by mountains. The forecast for the day of the opening ceremonies predicts high temperatures will be around 4
A: Sorry to bother you sir, but I have some bad news. B: What is it? A: Well, the stock market just took a huge plunge and weve lost a lot of money! B: What do you mean? What happened? A: There are many factors that weigh in, but NASDAQ is down 200 p
- Are you happy to go ahead? - Yes. - Now you have any questions? - No. Without a hint of nerves, the first person to have an experimental Ebola vaccine takes the plunge. Ruth Atkins is one of 60 healthy volunteers in Britain to be given a jab as par
The Mars Rover Spirit has long surpassed its planned three-month mission, and appears to be virtually powerless. Researchers still hope that once the Martian days lengthen, the rover's batteries may charge up to the point where communication again be
This is AP News Minute. Mississippi's US Senate runoff election is today. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is dealing with multiple racial controversies as she faces Democrat Mike Espy. Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, says former Trump campaign c
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 14 August 2006 Soldier stands near site of an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, August 14, 2006 The United Nations has confirmed that at least 19 students were killed by a bomb in eastern Sri Lanka. Hours later, an
World markets are mostly higher after massive sell-offs Monday that saw several major exchanges hit multi-year lows. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the rebound appears to be fueled by anticipation of lower interest rates, as well as n
Automobile sales have slumped around the world, with the latest data from December offering a grim outlook for some of the world's top car companies. Already, auto giant Toyota has announced plans to close its Japanese factories for 11 days in Febru
After steadily cutting interest rates for much of the past year, the U.S. central bank has decided to keep them unchanged, while signaling concerns about inflation that could trigger interest rate hikes in the future. VOA's Michael Bowman reports fr
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 December 2006 A bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index, 19 Dec 2006 Thailand's stock market fell more than 12 percent (update with closing) after the central bank imposed controls on the flow of foreign c
World markets were mostly lower amid further evidence of economic hardship in the United States and a slowing global economy. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Traders at New York Stock Exchange, 20 Nov 2008 The number of Americans look
South Korea is among the nations taking part in this week's Asia-Europe summit in Beijing. Even as the country's president left for the Chinese capital, the latest set of plunging market numbers lit up trading screens in Seoul. As VOA's Kurt Achin r
The Japanese economy continues to be rocked by the global recession. Last month exports plunged and the nation's trade deficit hit a record high. Japan's government says exports dropped by nearly 46 percent in January compared with the same period l
JazzAgeMusicRocksBigAppleClub It's been nearly a century since the big band music of the Jazz Age was in full swing, but a nighttime visit to a nightclub in the Big Apple might have you fooled. On a recent Monday night at Sofias, a small nightclub in
By Mil Arcega Washington 15 March 2007 watch Arcega report The recent downtrend in U.S. stock prices is being blamed on nervous investors - in particular, those who are worried about mortgage companies' financial difficulties, especially the problem
A new report warns the gloomy economic outlook for rich nations could spread and halt the recent boom in developing countries, if commodity prices plunge. The annual Trade and Development Report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development or UNC
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 May 2007 U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation to increase the number of Iraqis fleeing conflict in Iraq who can be admitted to the United States. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, the focus is on peo
Stock markets in the Arabian Gulf and across much of the Arab world are in a swoon after Asian markets plunged following Wall Street losses Friday. Many large Gulf investors have money invested in U.S. equities and real estate but the steep recent d