By Dan Robinson Two U.S. lawmakers just returned from Sudan say the situation in the western Darfur region remains intolerable, and are urging the government in Khartoum to take further actions to all

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

By Scott Stearns White House 31 August 2007 President Bush is moving to help keep thousands of American homeowners from defaulting on their home loans in a growing crisis that has affected worldwide financial markets. VOA White House Correspondent Sc

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This is AP News Minute. President Donald Trump says his critics are only complaining about his tough rhetoric on North Korea because it's him. He says days of grave threats to the communist country's leader Kim Jon-un would be welcomed as a great sta

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Carmakers Count on Customers Desire to Stay Connected 汽车制造商依靠客户所需与其保持联系 The annual Washington Auto Show opened its doors to the general public Tuesday, after a three-day delay caused by a snowstorm that hit the U.S.

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(一月)

Sometimes after a long hard day, all you want is a bacon cheeseburger, a pile fries and may be a dessert donut. After all, the stress that seems to be eating you up can be eased by what you eat up, right? Sadly, it is time to burst the bubble in your

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By Kari Barber Dakar 28 November 2006 Top officials from one of the world's poorest nations, Guinea Bissau, met in Senegal recently to form a strategy to alleviate persistent poverty. In the informal meeting, representatives from donor nations and a

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By Brian Padden Washington, DC 20 October 2006 The issue of philanthropy in America received much media attention recently when Warren Buffet, the world's second richest man donated more then $1.5 billion to the charitable foundation run by Bill Gat

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India's prime minister on Thursday declared the flooded state of Bihar a national calamity and ordered emergency relief. The official death toll is 55 but it is believed hundreds more have drowned. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Del

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Animal-to-Human Disease Cycle Widening Nearly two-and-a-half billion people become ill every year from diseases transmitted from animals. Most are in low- and middle-income countries. A new study lists the top geographical hotspots for these diseases

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An estimated 20 percent of the population has trouble working with numbers. That's as many as one person in five with some sort of numerical disability. The British researchers are exploring ways to stimulate the brain to improve the ability to under

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, is launching a Gaza Ramadan Appeal for $181 million to provide food, jobs and other assistance for one million Palestinian refugees. Seven months after the Israeli Operation in Gaza, UNRWA says very

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Study: Electric Brain Stimulation Alleviates Some Disorders HOUSTON Modern medicine relies mainly on drugs to cure or alleviate disorders, but for some conditions doctors apply electrical stimulation. The pacemaker, for example, helps weak hearts mai

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Annual Haze Affects Health, Economy in Chiang Mai 严重雾霾影响清迈经济及居民健康 CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In northern Thailand, the annual haze has come early, affecting both citizens' health and the local economy -- including traffic in a

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 October 2007 The United Nations is launching an emergency appeal for $5.4 million to help more than 90,000 flood victims in Burkina Faso. The United Nations says these floods, the worst in decades, have caused widespread dev

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By Daniel Schearf Beijing 14 December 2006 Former President George H.W. Bush has praised the development of U.S.-China relations, calling them the most important this century for world peace and prosperity. While on a visit to Beijing, Mr. Bush comm

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 August 2007 Ties between Iraq and Syria appear to be warming, as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pursues a second day of high level meetings with top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al Assad. For VOA, Ed

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By Noel King Khartoum 06 December 2006 The United Nations and African Union are on high alert in El Fasher, the capital city of northern Darfur. Attacks by militias, known as Janjaweed, have jeopardized the Darfur Peace Agreement. From Khartoum, Noe

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 September 2007 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir says his government wants the upcoming United Nations-backed peace talks on Darfur to be definitive. He says pressure must be applied by the international community so all

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: About three-quarters of private sector workers get paid sick leave, but there is no federal law requiring employers to pay for sick time. In recent years, dozens of states and local governments have passed their own laws, bills tha

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Chen Fengying is the director of World Economy Center with China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. She says cooperation related to water resources is one of the priorities of the meeting, and locals will enjoy benefits from such coo

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