VOA英语2010年-Early HIV Treatment Saves Lives

A review of the guidelines for HIV treatment in poor countries finds priority should go to starting that treatment early. What we learned from a clinical standpoint, as well as a cost-effective standpoint, is that earlier anti-retroviral therapy impr

VOA英语2010年-High Hopes Abound for the East African Commu

The East African Community, a grouping of 5 countries in and around the Horn, is continuing to work towards its goal of regional economic integration. Members of the EAC are dropping barriers to trade, with the goal of eventually adopting a common cu

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World — 29 January 2010

MUSIC: Our World theme This week on Our World: ... A new role for a Mars rover ... how a genetic map of flesh-eating bacteria could help kids with heart-damaging rheumatic fever ... and green cars at the Washington Auto Show. COGAN: We're seeing elec

VOA英语2010年-Bringing Christmas Cheer to Homeless Childre

Christmas is a festive time, especially for children. Families gather to celebrate the holidays with delicious meals and wrapped gifts. But for children whose families have no home of their own, Christmas can be a sad time. To put a smile on homeless

VOA英语2010年-Santa Claus Helps Raise Money for Animal She

The Washington Humane Society got some help from a familiar figure this year, as the Christmas holidays approached. The Humane Society is the only open-access animal shelter in the Nation's Capital, and cares for nearly 30,000 animals a year. It rece

VOA英语2010年-Clinton Urges Enhanced OSCE Role on Human Ri

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Summit in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, has urged an enhanced OSCE role in settling regional conflicts and promoting human rights. Clinton also sealed

VOA英语2010年-ICC Official Arrives in Kenya for Reconcilia

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is in Kenya as the country anxiously awaits his warrants for the masterminds of the country's post-election chaos. As he winds down his investigation into the post-election chaos that rocked

VOA英语2010年-Electoral Commission Says Egypt's Ruling NDP

Egypt's electoral commission announced the preliminary results of Sunday's parliamentary election, declaring the ruling National Democratic Party won 95 percent of the seats contested in the first round of voting. Opposition parties complained of wid

VOA英语2010年-Tigers in Trouble Draw Global Attention

The first-ever summit dedicated to a single animal brought world leaders, officials and conservation groups to Russia last week. The International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg convened in the waning days of the Chinese Year of the Tiger

VOA英语2010年-Roving Music Studio Spreads Lennon Legacy

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a music studio on wheels. The non-profit project, partially supported by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, is a tribute to the former Beatle, who was murdered on December 8, 1980. The bus travels across the country, giv

VOA英语2010年-Saber Rattling Leaves Korean Peninsula on Ed

The scenes of homes ablaze on a South Korean island in late November - from a North Korean artillery attack - stunned and angered this country. South Korea later staged a live-fire artillery exercises, prompting a renewed warning from Pyongyang. The

VOA英语2010年-Artists are America's Newest Ambassadors

The U.S. government has been sending dancers and musicians on international goodwill missions for decades. Now, for the first time, it is sending artists abroad as cultural ambassadors. The Obama Administration's new cultural diplomacy program is cal

VOA英语2010年-Research Finds Possible New Way to Attack Sl

African sleeping sickness affects mostly rural people in 36 sub-Saharan countries. The World Health Organization says there are currently an estimated 30,000 cases. Left untreated, it is fatal. Sleeping sickness is caused by a parasite that is transm

VOA英语2010年-Mideast Scholar: Chances of Mideast Peace 'S

The failure of the latest round of Middle East talks has left politicians and analysts grappling over whether a peace agreement achievable in the near future. U.S. negotiator George Mitchell met separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders this pa

VOA英语2010年-Intensive Care for Newborns is Good Investme

Premature and low birth weight babies are surviving as never before, thanks to treatments available in neonatal intensive care units. That's mainly true in rich countries. But a new study suggests that these high-tech, high-intensity hospital service

VOA英语2010年-Home of First US President Hosts Historic Ch

The Mount Vernon Estate in the southern U.S. state of Virginia is one of the most beloved historical landmarks in the United States. Every year, about one million people visit the home of America's first president, George Washington, who led the coun

VOA英语2010年-A Century Later, Twain's Final Work Hits Bes

One of the most popular books in the United States right now is by an author who has been dead for a century. The Autobiography of Mark Twain is the first of three volumes which make up writer Samuel Clemens' final work. On hold for 100 years This is

VOA英语2010年-Malaria: New Partnership Aims to Stop Parasi

A new partnership is being launched to develop a malaria vaccine that would prevent parasites from entering the liver. Most of the symptoms of the disease develop after parasites have had time to replicate there. A new partnership is being launched t

VOA英语2010年-European Austerity Measures Draw Protests

A new wave of strikes in Greece disrupted transportation and closed schools, banks and courts Wednesday, while similar protests took place in other European Union countries against government austerity measures. Greeks took to the streets for the sec

VOA英语2010年-New York Burger Company Hopes to Succeed at

New York City has every kind of restaurant imaginable, from Albanian to Zambian. A French family of restaurateurs of Romanian and Vietnamese ancestry will soon enter this international mix. They will serve the American hamburger. But although the bur