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EXPLORATIONS - Scientists Call for Quieter Ships to Protect Whales BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subject today is whales. We discuss a report on the effect of noise from
Education Report - A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A few years ago, a university researcher was having problems with an experiment that involved medical imaging. His adviser and
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell about a study involving monkeys and a gene from jellyfish. We will tell about an agreement to ban
Fighting in Libya between forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and rebels hoping to overthrow his government continues. Our correspondent Phil Ittner has been reporting about the conflict from opposition-held Benghazi. Today, he traveled by car from Bengh
By Anjana Pasricha The United Nations is urging governments in South Asia to intensify efforts to tackle the growing problem of child sexual exploitation. UNICEF says the problem has worsened since So
Waves - Mr. Probz My face above the water 我的脸露出水面 My feet can't touch the ground, 我的脚不能接触地面 Touch the ground, and it feels like 接触地面,同时感觉 I can see the sands on the horizon 我可以看见地平线上的金
By Sonja Pace London 26 March 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on a two-day state visit to Britain and addressed a rare joint session of parliament. Mr. Sarkozy hailed bilateral relations, speaking of a new era of Franco-British brotherhood
Talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and a rebel faction taking place in Nairobi have encountered difficulties, with U.N. Special Envoy Olusegun Obasanjo placing most of the blame on the rebel delegation. The rebel group,
In Maldives, a political activist who spent years in prison has won the country's first democratic presidential election. Mohamed Nasheed has defeated President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who led the country for three decades, but was widely criticized f
Increased activity from Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, is stirring fears of an imminent eruption. Mount Merapi sits in a lush valley in Central Java. Last week, the volcano jumped to action. Since then the number of tremors h
Less than a year ago, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo, calling for a new beginning in America's relations with the Muslim world while pledging to support the advance of democracy and human rights. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 08 April 2008 The head of the U.N.'s stabilization mission in Haiti says there has been real progress on several key fronts, but it remains fragile and reversible, as the current unrest over rising food prices has d
Meanwhile, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have rejected talk of negotiations as they continue their occupation of key areas in the Thai capital -- the main shopping area and the city's historic district. Ron Corben | Bangkok 11 April 2010 An a
For the second time in three days, police in Mauritania have used clubs and tear gas to disperse demonstrators calling for the re-instatement of the country's president, who was deposed in a military coup d'etat. The crackdown has heightened tension
By Lisa Schlein N'Djamena, Chad 07 September 2007 Before meeting Chadian President Idriss Deby, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told journalists he would discuss a proposal to deploy thousands of European Union troops and U.N. police officers to h
By Stephanie Ho Beijing 09 April 2008 The chief U.S. negotiator in six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis says talks with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore were good and may yield progress. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing
今天我们要学的词是pro-life。 Pro-life意思是反对妇女有堕胎的选择权。Pro-life的对立面是 pro-choice,支持妇女的堕胎权。美国总统奥巴马不久前在圣母大学发表毕业演讲。Hundreds of pro-life activis
Afghanistan's defense minister on Sunday said the Pentagon has pledged to take steps to reduce civilian casualties from aerial attacks against insurgents in the country. A strategic review of the war will also be conducted as Afghanistan gets permis
Anti-government protesters have ended their occupation of the airports in Bangkok after a court ruling removed Thailand's prime minister. But as Ron Corben reports from the Thai capital, the political outlook remains clouded, because of concerns ove
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 17 March 2008 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney paid a visit to Baghdad just before the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The vice president hailed progress in Iraq and promised continued support from Washi