African-American Voters Express Opinions About US Presidential Election A solid turnout among African-American voters could lift Barack Obama to a second presidential-election victory, says political-science professor Lorenzo Morris. They will have a

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)

African Penguins Pulled into an Ecological Trap生态陷阱迷惑了可爱的企鹅 Over millions of years, penguins have evolved a keen sense of where to find food. Once theyre old enough, they set off from the shores on which they hatched for the f

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 20 March 2007 The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe has criticized the South African government for failing to use its economic clout to pressure the Zimbabwean government for change. The announcement comes amid renewed protest

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By Kane Farabaugh New York City 26 June 2006 watch AIDS Exhibit report Twenty-five years ago, the United States released its first report on what is now known as HIV AIDS. While people in the developed world are living longer with the disease thanks

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 14 November 2007 The World Bank says economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have turned a corner and after decades of stagnation are catching up with the rest of the world. The organization made the statement in its an

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Most histories of African Americans at sea focus on slave ships, which transported their human cargo from Africa to the United States or other parts of the world. But a new exhibit in the port city of Philadelphia expands that story to reveal the su

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By David McAlary Washington 01 November 2006 A panel of scientists says African hunger, malnutrition, and rural poverty could be lessened if researchers could improve native vegetables well suited to difficult growing conditions. Africa is home to h

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African Women Farmers Working for Better Lives 非洲女性农民为更好的生活工作 From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember. Farming in Africa is our subject today, as we explore issues faced by women farmers in Cameroon.

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 24 October 2006 South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has told organizers of the 2010 Soccer World Cup that his country will spare no effort to ensure a successful soccer World Cup championship in four years. Mr. Mbeki wa

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 19 July 2007 A flood of illegal immigrants from Northern Africa is overwhelming Italian officials on the southern island of Lampedusa, off the coast of Sicily. A boatload of more than 200 migrants arrived early Thursday an

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 April 2006 Officials from several eastern African countries met in Kenya's capital to continue work on putting together a regional peacekeeping force. Defense ministers an

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 29 January 2007 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is projected onto a screen as he addresses dignitaries, in Addis Ababa, 29 Jan 2007 Sudan suffered two major blows Monday when it was overlooked for the chairmanship of the Af

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African Music, Interactive Media At Texas Festival At this booth sponsored by the independent music exporters of South Africa, or IMEXSA, South by Southwest participants were able to learn about what that country has to offer. Organizer Renneth Tschi

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By Deborah Block Washington, DC 05 May 2006 watch Civil Rights Crime report Members of the U.S. Congress are pushing for legislation that would call on the federal government to investigate the unsolv

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 June 2006 West African leaders are meeting in Nigeria to ratify a draft convention to control the proliferation of small arms in the region. The agreement is being hailed as a breakthrough for a turbulent region. -------

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 11 October 2007 Fifteen years of conflict on the African continent have cost Africa an estimated $300 billion, which is the amount of foreign aid received during the same period. This is the assessment of a new report calli

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 April 2006 Trade experts from all over Africa met Wednesday in the Kenyan capital as part of the African Union's Ministers of Trade conference. The conference's aim is to

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By Scott Bobb Lisbon 09 December 2007 Leaders of Africa and the European Union have ended their summit in Portugal by declaring a new era in relations aimed at confronting new global challenges. But they could not avoid sparring over some older issue

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 18 December 2007 West African and European governments have been trying for the past year to stem the flow of illegal immigrants embarking on dangerous trips across land and water looking for work and a better life in richer co

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 November 2007 Nearly 50 migrants from West Africa died off the coast of Mauritania this week, when their boat became stranded as they tried to make the dangerous and illegal crossing to Europe. The incident is one of the wo

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