VOA标准英语2010年-New Film Opens Window to Daily Lives o

Mark Hopkins's award winning documentary Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, was recently released in movie theaters. The film offers an intimate look into the daunting missions of doctors who volunteer for the international huma

VOA标准英语2010年-Cameroon’s Albinos Fight Prejudice

The town of Buea lies at the foot of Mt Cameroon, the highest volcano in West and Central Africa. In the streets, a number of albinos go about their daily activities. But when the volcano threatens to erupt, they all go underground to avoid being sac

VOA标准英语2010年-Displaced Haitians Strain Resources

Plans for Haiti's recovery from the devastating earthquake are on the agenda at the United Nations donors' conference, March 31 in New York. Among the country's top priorities are the estimated 600,000 people who fled the capital, Port-au-Prince, for

VOA标准英语2010年-A 'Novel' Way to Listen to Music

Romantic thriller 'Nocturne' comes with a CD of Chopin favorites Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 30 March 2010 Do you think a little music would enhance your reading experience? Musicologist, pianist and novelist Harrison Gradwell Slater thinks so. In

VOA标准英语2010年-The Past Comes Alive in Historic US Ci

More than 1,500 costumed interpreters and re-enactors roam the streets of colonial Williamsburg every day. Colonial Williamsburg, in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia, is an open-air living museum, populated by historical re-enactors, also called in

VOA标准英语2010年-US Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks during a news conference, in Chicago. Daley said he's disappointed by Monday's widely expected Supreme Court decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere but promised to soon push f

VOA标准英语2010年-Palestinians in Beirut Hope for More R

A Palestinian man shouts slogans during a protest to demand civil rights for Palestinians refugees, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Like the tangled electricity wires at Bourj al Barajne camp outside Beirut, the situation of Palestinians i

VOA标准英语2010年-Know Where the 'Swamp Thing' Monster C

The state of Florida is best known for its beaches and swaying palm trees. But a good chunk of it is swampland. The famous Everglades, a slow-moving sheet of water full of plants and alligators, cover much of the southern part of the state. To the no

VOA标准英语2010年-Nigerian Legislators Pondering Vote De

A joint committee from Nigeria's Senate and House of Representatives said it accepts the need to delay the vote after the electoral commission asked for more time. Commission chairman Attahiru Jega told lawmakers that Nigerians aspire not to go throu

VOA标准英语2010年-Archeologists May Be Closing in on Cle

They are among history's most famous lovers - Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman warrior and the Egyptian queen. From Shakespeare to Hollywood, their story has been told many times. Now, Egypt's top archeologist, with his own touch of Hollywood style, s

VOA标准英语2010年-Farming has Superstars, Too

You can learn about them at agriculture's very own hall of fame Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 20 May 2010 You name it. If it's a piece of farm machinery, it's probably in the Ag Hall of Fame's museum, or outside. Just about every sport has a hall of

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week — Psychology Hel

Information to help you cope with stress, depression, and other mental health issues Art Chimes | Washington, DC 12 March 2010 The APA's Help Center offers a collection of tools and articles to help you learn about and, perhaps, cope with mental heal

VOA标准英语2010年-Recent Russian Spy Case Good Fit for S

The International Spy Museum in Washington is hoping to add to its collection of espionage materials following the recent spy swap between the United States and Russia. The exchange was the largest between the two nations since the end of the Cold Wa

VOA标准英语2010年-Olympic History in the Making: Ghana's

Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong skis around a gate during a photo opportunity at the Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead, England, 28 Jan 2010 Africans have long played a dominant role in the Summer Olympic Games. But the Winter Olympics are something else. Yet a

VOA标准英语2010年-Helping Refugees Ease into US Way of L

Phyu Phyu Aye teaches sewing and helps her students adapt to a new culture at the Refugee Resource Center. Fort Wayne, Indiana, deals with cultural obstacles every day. The Midwestern city of 250,000 is not only home to the largest Burmese community

VOA标准英语2010年-Indian Currency to Have New Symbol

A handout picture released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows the new symbol for the Indian rupee, 15 July 2010 As India's economy grows and its ambition to make a mark on the global scene rises, the country has decided that its curre

VOA标准英语2010年-Healthcare Workers Call For More Money

The AIDS epidemic is still an emergency. It hasn't gone away and it will not go away International organizations that work with HIV/AIDS issues say unless more money is provided for programs in developing countries, the campaign to eradicate the dise

VOA标准英语2010年-New Life for Vanishing Species

New technologies aid in conservation efforts at the National Zoo Susan Logue Koster | Front Royal, Virginia 19 July 2010 The National Zoo opened a cheetah science facility in 2007 at its conservation center in Front Royal, VA. Cheetahs are considered

VOA标准英语2010年-Cherokee Art Flourishes in Hard Times

In hard economic times, like the Great Depression of the 1930s, cash-poor Americans did what they could to make a living. Craftspeople found that durable, practical and beautiful handmade items were always in demand. Something similar appears to be h

VOA标准英语2010年-McDonald's Faces Possible Lawsuit Over

A nutrition watchdog group is threatening to sue McDonald's, the giant U.S. restaurant chain, for using toys to sell its fast-food meals to children. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says the popular toys illegally lure children into eat