VOA英语2010年-A Gloomy Christmas for Cameroon Traders

This Christmas is far from merry for some in Cameroon. Traders are grumbling over lagging sales, families say inflation and lagging wages are stifling their holiday and religious authorities complain the season has become too commercial. Christmas is

VOA英语2010年-Pregnant Women Who Take Iron

New research reinforces the importance of prenatal iron supplementation for good birth outcomes and continued good health for growing children. Research over the past 20 years have pointed to the importance of micronutrients - substances found in sma

VOA英语2010年-'1994' CD Given New Life

In 1993, Arkansas native Shawn Camp released his first CD on Reprise Records. The album contained two minor country music hits, and his label expected the follow-up album to be his breakthrough. But there was one problem. The second album didn't soun

VOA英语2010年-Researchers Develop More Effective Prostate

In many countries, prostate cancer is among the leading causes of cancer deaths in men. Doctors rely on a blood test called PSA (prostate-specific antigen) to screen for the disease. But there are big problems with the PSA test. Now, the researchers

VOA英语2010年-Indonesia Reverses Law Banning Books

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has reversed a law that gave the attorney general's Office the power to ban books. Rights activists and authors hail the verdict as a victory for free expression, but some officials say curbs on free speech are still

VOA英语2010年-Thinking About Eating Could Help You Lose We

New research finds that the act of imagining eating can actually make you feel less inclined to eat more. The finding may lead to more healthy diets and better treatment for addiction. What happens when you get used to something? Scientists say you b

VOA英语2010年-AIDS: The Lazarus Effect

Researchers call it the Lazarus effect the dramatic beneficial changes that antiretroviral drugs ARVs - can bring to HIV/AIDS patients and their families. The drugs are changing lives. In the biblical story, Jesus is said to have raised Lazarus from

VOA英语2010年-Trees are North Korea Latest Weapons Against

Deforestation has contributed to major floods while also worsening chronic hunger problems in North Korea but now the communist-led government is supporting a small but growing effort to recover the hillsides with fruit and nut trees. For more than f

VOA英语2010年-Sweden Appeals British Bail for 'WikiLeaks'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain in jail after Swedish prosecutors appealed a British judge's decision to grant bail. Assange is wanted for questioning in connection with allegations of sexual molestation and rape in Sweden. A British jud

VOA英语2010年-Finding Shelter from AIDS at Nkosi’s Haven

Some 30 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, stigma and discrimination continue to take a toll. For example, in South Africa, some young, HIV positive mothers can find themselves homeless and shunned by their families. But there is a place where they ca

VOA英语2010年-UN Urges 50% Increase in Somalia Peacekeeper

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged a 50 percent increase in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the African Union to maintain its peacekeeping force in

VOA英语2010年-US Passes Sweeping Food Safety Law

Congress has passed sweeping legislation aimed at making the U.S. food supply safer. The bill gives the government broad new powers to inspect processing plants, order recalls and impose stricter standards for imported foods. And, rather than having

VOA英语2010年-Stockholm Bomber ‘Radicalized in Britain’

Police in Sweden say they believe they have identified the man who blew himself up in the country's capital on Saturday. The man is Taimour Abdulwahab, a Swedish citizen who has been living in Britain for the past decade. Sweden's Chief Prosecutor To

VOA英语2010年-North Korean Defectors Ask to Help Fight The

Since the November 23 shelling of Yeonpyeong island, there has been rising anger in South Korea. Many South Koreans are angry at what they consider their government's mild response to the attack, which killed four people. Among those who want tougher

VOA英语2010年-India Parliament Deadlocked Over Corruption

India's parliament ended its winter session deadlocked over a massive corruption scandal. The government and the opposition disagree over how to investigate the allegations of graft that have erupted over the sale of telecommunication spectrum licens

VOA英语2010年-Experts: US Afghan Strategy OK, But It's Sti

President Barack Obama's review of his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, which he made public on Thursday, says the approach he announced a year ago is working. Still, the president acknowledged that progress is, in his words, fragile and revers

VOA英语2010年-Obama: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal 'A His

President Barack Obama is ending the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces. The president has signed legislation repealing the 17-year-old policy. President Obama fulfilled one of his 2008 cam

VOA英语2010年-Jim Brickman Goes Country on 'Home'

Has best-selling pop and New Age pianist Jim Brickman gone country? Jim's new album Home reveals his seldom heard country music skills. Jim Brickman has performed on concert stages the world over, but never on one of the most famous stages of them al

VOA英语2010年-Actor Ben Affleck Advocates More US Involvem

Hollywood Actor and Director Ben Affleck was in Washington this week, pushing for greater US engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has founded an organization called The Eastern Congo Initiative. Affleck says the DRC is at a critical jun

VOA英语2010年-Human Health Depends on Biodiversity

There's a good reason why people should be concerned about having a healthy environment containing lots of animal and plant species. A new study says the loss of biodiversity may make humans more vulnerable to infectious diseases. Biodiversity is one