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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rice is an important part of many peoples diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts have released a report about rice. It shows that eating white rice increases the ris
THIS IS AMERICA - Watching a Film in Your Car, Before the Age of the Small Screen From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. Im June Simms. Drive-in movie theaters are considered an American invention. Drive-ins became
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, we listen to Wake Up, a new album from John Legend and the Roots. And we answer a question about a famous Tennessee Williams play. But first, we tell abo
By Dan Robinson Washington 03 November 2006 If Democratic Party candidates win a majority in the Senate or House of Representatives in the November 7 congressional election, the party would gain control of key committees overseeing government operat
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about pianist John Lewis. He created one of one of the most famous jazz groups in America, the Modern Jazz Quarte
By Kari Barber Dakar 27 January 2007 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is starting his first Africa tour since assuming his post, visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the U.N. has one of its largest peacekeeping missions. Mr. B
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that only a concerted international effort led by Zimbabwe's neighbors can end the political and humanitarian crisis in that country. On Monday, Rice reiterated her call for Zimbabwean President Robert M
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso meet Saturday with President Bush in a bid for a global overhaul of the world's financial structure. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports that Washington may be less enthu
A report by a number of leading conservation groups warns that unless prompt corrective measures are taken, the planet is heading toward an ecological credit crunch. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. Cover of the Living Planet Report The repo
今天我们要学的词是scrutiny。 Scrutiny是名词,意思是详细审查。美国百年老店通用汽车公司星期一申请破产,进入重组。General Motors' reorganization will come under intensive scrutiny from the U.S. Treasury, 通用
By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 June 2008 The 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is scheduled to be held in less than two months, in the Sri Lankan capital. The government there is reassuring member countries it
The other day I went for a walk in the park with a friend of mine. We don't see eachother very much because she is busy taking a nursing degree, so it was a treat to spend some time together. The day couldn't have been any nicer. It was a cool but ve
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 05 October 2007 Somalia's transitional government has launched a crackdown meant to counter insurgents whose frequent attacks against government troops and Ethiopian forces have exacted a deadly toll in recent weeks. Nick Wadh
By Margaret Besheer Washington 21 November 2007 The political crisis in Lebanon between pro- and anti-Syrian factions is about to come to a climax, with fears the outcome could split the country into two competing governments if a compromise cannot b
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
By Kari Barber Dakar 15 April 2008 Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say more than 70 people have been killed in the crash of a passenger plane in the eastern city of Goma. Theplane, whichwas carrying up to 100 people, crashed into a busy
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 05 May 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formed a high-level task force to deal with the global food crisis. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau has the story. Mr. Ban just returned from
LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) on Monday presented two top prizes of the Critics Choice Television Awards to ABC's hit Modern Family and AMC's Mad Men. Modern Family was named best comedy seri
By Jim Malone Washington 02 February 2007 Several Democratic presidential contenders auditioned before a crowd of party activists in Washington Friday. All six candidates who spoke focused largely on the war in Iraq, as we hear from VOA National cor
By Brian Wagner Miami 16 October 2009 More than three months into a political crisis in Honduras, business leaders are starting to feel the pain. Owners say the dispute between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government is scaring off