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THE PRESIDENT: I've just assembled my -- many people on my domestic policy team to discuss the current flooding in the Midwest. Of course, our hearts and thoughts go to those who lost life. And of course, we're concerned about those whose -- who los
Broadcast: Feb 04, 2003 In the wake of the Columbia shuttle disaster, the U.S. space agency, NASA, must continue to operate, even as its employees struggle to deal with overwhelming emotions surroundi
By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says America's government and its people will continue to help victims of last month's devastating earthquake in China. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Wi
It's the endorsement Japan's government has been waiting for. The United Nations' nuclear experts backing for stress tests designed to show the country's nuclear plants could withstand another disaster like last year's quake and tsunami. The head of
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. BP is one of the world's largest energy companies. It reported a profit of about six billion dollars in the first three months of this year. That was more than double compared to a year ago. Now, BP f
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻节目。 A huge earthquake and tsunami destroyed a large part of northeastern Japan last week. Survivors and rescue workers stopped for one minute on Friday to
An elderly victim holds a poster and waits for the verdict in the premises of Bhopal court in Bhopal, India, 07 Jun 2010 The Indian government is looking at the need for tougher laws to deal with industrial disasters, amid outrage in India about puni
For the first time, all of the underwater video taken during the Gulf oil spill will be available, online, to the public. Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana is hoping those videos will help experts be better prepared for future disasters. O
The tide may have turned against nuclear power elsewhere, following the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan, but Turkey is moving forward with its plans to build its first nuclear power plant. On Istanbul's main high street, thousands of people prote
Bangladesh Disaster Calls Attention to Worldwide Garment Industry The building collapse comes just five months after a massive fire killed more than 100 people at another clothing factory in Bangladesh. John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director for Human R
Look at these pictures of our city. 看看这些关于我们城市的图片。 Is our city clean? 它干净吗? No, it isn't. 不,不干净。 What makes our city dirty? 什么导致了我们的城市这么脏? Smoke from cars makes the air dir
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Eight years ago today, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 people and led to a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident prompted big changes in how the country regulates offshore drilling. No
Leading of news this morning. Australia special forces have begun moving into Iraq. Prime minister Tony Abbott made that announcement after talks to US president Barrack Obama at the APEC summit in Beijing.200 soldiers have been in Middle East since
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel says EU foreign ministers will meet soon to consider further sanctions against Russia. Three explosions struck a campaign rally for a m
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 May 2008 The U.N. Children's Fund estimates one-third of all those killed by Cyclone Nargis in Burma are children. Burmese authorities report more than 22,000 people lost their lives and more than 40,000 are still missing. L
This is what hundreds of farmers across Australia are waiting up to, and it's going to get a lot of worse. A locust invasion which could be the most devastating in decades. A locust has been around, forever around, you know the biblical play thing in
今天我们要学的词是 reserve。Reserve 做为形容词,是后备的意思。Israel is preparing to mobilize 30,000 reserve troops. 以色列正准备动员三万预备役。The British defense secretary proposed to allow reserve soldiers to
今天我们要学的词是spring break。 Spring break, 春假。虽然经济不景气,但是春假旅游的学生并不见少。 It is estimated that the number of students visiting Cancun this spring break will remain the same as it was last yea
今天我们要学的词是, withstand。 Withstand, 是经受、承受的意思。Withstand the test of time, 是指经受得住时间的考验。美国加州南部野火肆虐,但是很多经济学家认为,当地的多元经济能够承受这场
Medical dictionary springs from largely forgotten English/Creole database Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 08 February 2010 A largely forgotten translator is getting new life in the aftermath of the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti which le