Thousands of soccer fans are pouring into the Italian capital for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona. Heavy security measures are in place and fans will have to show photo identification along with their

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(五月)

A new public-opinion survey by a Kenyan anti-corruption organization warnrd the country could face another round of violence at its next elections, if the government does not increase its efforts to fight graft. According to the survey by the Kenyan

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As some large U.S. and European companies teeter on the verge of bankruptcy because they could not find the cash to finance their businesses, some Southeast Asian companies seem to be defying the global credit crunch. Corporate bond issuances surged

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French Experts Question GMO Cancer Study French officials and experts have added their voices to the chorus of criticism over a recent study linking genetically modified corn to tumors in experimental rats. The French national food safety agency join

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Pope Benedict Places His Imprint on Catholic Church From the start, Pope Benedict faced a difficult road, following the popular Pope John Paul the Second. He was embraced by some, but shunned by others. The pope was born Joseph Ratzinger in a small t

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Pope's Resignation Could be Turning Point for Church Hundreds of the faithful stood reverently in front of large television screens on St. Peter's Square on a chilly evening, to be close by as Pope Benedict led his final scheduled mass on Ash Wednesd

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Scientists Search for Those Long Missing Researchers are developing new techniques to find hidden graves. They say it would help locate the remains of a lone murder victim or the mass graves of victims of war. The research has been presented at the M

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Ok, imagine you are at the beach, in order to figure out if there are fish in the ocean, you dip an empty glass into the water and look inside. No fish in the glass? Well, there must be no fish in the ocean. Not too logical, is it? But that's exactly

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And clearly, we are trying to find evidence of ET, and we are trying to do that by looking for a signal, in whats called the electromagnetic spectrum, which is a fancy way of saying the radio dial, at least for us. Let me turn on my radio here, okay,

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By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 15 January 2007 The Democratic Republic of Congo Monday buried Cardinal Frederic Etsou, Cardinal Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Archbishop of Kinshasa (File Photo) the head of the country's Catholic church and only its second

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 17 March 2008 The chairman of a key U.S. House subcommittee, along with health advocates,last weekurged that the United States spend more to address basic health needs of children and pregnant mothers in the developing wo

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 22 February 2008 President Robert Mugabe has spoken out for the first time on the new presidential challenger, former finance minister Simba Makoni. Peta Thornycroft reports that Mr. Mugabe has accused Mr. Makoni o

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By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 07 August 2006 Ethiopia and Eritrea Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors, after flash floods on Saturday in eastern Ethiopia killed at least 200 people and left some 300 others missing. Ethiopia's Disaster Preventi

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 12 May 2007 A massive search operation is under way south of Baghdad for three members of a U.S.-led patrol that came under attack Saturday morning. U.S. military spokesman Major General William Caldwell said of seven American

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 March 2007 An investigation into Israeli efforts to protect civilians during last year's war in Lebanon has erupted into an open conflict, pitting the prime minister against the top government watchdog. As Robert Berger

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By VOA News Havana, Cuba 13 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba part 1 Today, we begin a special series of reports: Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. As 80-year-old Cuban President Fidel Castro remains largely out of the public eye, recuperating from u

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On January 1, the Czech Republic takes over the rotating six-month European Union presidency from France at a time when the 27-nation bloc is facing a host of problems. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports for VOA. Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenb

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By Isabelle Boucq Paris 07 April 2006 Last November, as predominantly Muslim youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris, the media around the world struggled to find a way to tell the story. A Swiss magazi

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By Anita Elash Paris 18 May 2007 Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new government. It's a much smaller cabinet than before, and half the jobs went to women. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris. Ever since his election as

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James: Hello, are you Muriel Douglas? Muriel: Yes, and you must be James. It's nice to meet you at long last. James: Yes, you too. Thanks for agreeing to meet with us about the new account. My associate, Susan Kim, should be here any minute. Would yo

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