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China Slams Western Involvement in S. China Sea Issue Chinese patrols in waters also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines are deepening animosities in the South China Sea. What were most concerned about at the moment is that tensions are going up a

VOA标准英语2012--Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions

Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions Chinese patrols in waters that Vietnam and the Philippines also claim have heightened tensions in the mineral-rich South China Sea. Vietnamese protestors condemn what they call a Chinese invasion o

VOA标准英语2012--US: Meles' Death Loss for Sudan Peace Process

US: Meles' Death Loss for Sudan Peace Process Prime Minister Meles Zenawi played an active role in helping end the long-running civil war in Sudan. The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Princeton Lyman, says his passing is a great loss. H

VOA标准英语2012--Clinton Backs Vietnamese Efforts to Resolve S. China Sea Dispute

Clinton Backs Vietnamese Efforts to Resolve S. China Sea Dispute China Marine Surveillance vessels patrol the South China Sea as part of Beijing's bid to advance sovereignty and jurisdiction over the waters - parts of which are claimed by Vietnam, th

VOA标准英语2012--Tobacco-Caused Deaths Projected to Increase Further

Tobacco-Caused Deaths Projected to Increase Further Virtually all experts on tobacco use recognize it as the single most preventable cause of death worldwide. At the American Cancer Society, Nathan Grey focuses on global health issues. Each year, tob

VOA标准英语2011--Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US

Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US A new Gallup Poll shows that support for the death penalty in the United States remains high, but down to 61 percent from 80 percent in 1994. Part of the reason is the possibility of innocent inmat

VOA标准英语2011--Deaths Rise as Outlawed Kurdish Guerrillas Continue Fight

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VOA标准英语2011--Anti-Gadhafi Forces Say Ready to Take Pr

Anti-GadhafiForcesSayReadytoTakePro-GadhafiStrongholds The head of Libya's National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, says the deadline has passed for a negotiated surrender of three cities held by pro-Gadhafi forces - Bani Walid, Sirte and

VOA标准英语2011--Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle Ea

Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been

VOA标准英语2011--Gadhafi Death Marks End of NATO Mission

Gadhafi Death Marks End of NATO Mission NATO's operations against Moammar Gadhafi's forces began in March, with French and British airstrikes on Libyan army positions. And it was French warplanes that ultimately brought the mission to an end, bombing

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Prime Minister David Cameron says the former British government did not disclose the full facts surrounding the release of the only man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over Scotland. A report says the British government at the time of

VOA标准英语2013--Women Play Increasingly Vital Role in Peace Missions

Women Play Increasingly Vital Role in Peace Missions Captain Annie - French soldiers dont use their last names - is examining Gomo, a working security dog from France who lives at a base of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. The captain is

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Commander in Haiti Found Dead

By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 07 January 2006 The Brazilian military commander in charge of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead Saturday. The commander's death comes as the troubled country is s

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A florist in Delhi, India fell to his death after he was attacked by a gang of monkeys. He was on his balcony watering his plants. Three monkeys, which usually were friendly beggars, sat on his balcony railing and watched. They were hoping that he wo

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 27 November 2007 Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and rebel leader-turned-Prime Minister Guillaume Soro have met in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou as part of efforts to reunite their divided country. Earlier in the wee

VOA常速英语2008年-American Gymnast Shares Dream of Olympic Glory

By Liu Enming Washington 20 February 2008 American gymnast Shawn Johnson is expected to be one of the brightest stars at the Beijing Olympic Games later this year. For her coaches, a trip to the summer games would be a homecoming. Elaine Lu and prod

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 07 November 2006 The 40th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were presented November 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. Veterans and newcomers shared the spotlight on the stage of the Gaylord Entertainment Center. R

VOA标准英语2011--World Reacts to Announcement of Steve Jo

World Reacts to Announcement of Steve Jobs Death As news of Steve Jobs' death spreads, many are sharing their feelings about the life and innovations of the Apple Computer co-founder. From Washington, D.C., to Cupertino, and from Hong Kong to the Blo

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Peacekeeping Troops Depart for Leban

--By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 November 2006 125 Indonesian troops have left for Lebanon to join a United Nations peacekeeping force. About 800 more Indonesian troops are expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of the month. Indonesian peaceke