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California's Silicon Beach Is Growing Hub for Tech Start-Ups On the west side of Los Angeles, people from around the world come for the beach, year-round sunshine and warm weather. This also is where Gregg Spiridellis and his brother operate the onli
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 January 2007 The Nigerian government says laboratory tests for the deadly bird flu virus on samples taken from human victims are positive. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that the authorities have moved quickly to assu
Foreign representatives in CIFTIS hail China's opening up policy Foreign representatives taking part in the ongoing China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) have hailed China's decision to further open up its service industry,
By David McAlary Washington 21 April 2006 New research adds more evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a real disease, with a biological basis. U.S. health officials have released several studies
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 February 2006 French officials have confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in their country. The virus was found in a wild duck in southeaster
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: India, the back office for so much information technology, is changing. India's IT talent has maintained computer systems and databases for decades, but new technologies are overtaking the old business model. Here's NPR's Julie M
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Top executives from Facebook and Twitter are here in town today with some important meetings. They're going before House and Senate committees on Capitol Hill, and they will be grilled again about what social media companies coul
A law that forces white-owned companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to black Zimbabweans has come into force. Most of the foreign companies affected are South African owned, which are supposed to be protected by a recently signed trade ag
It may proved to be a moment of revelation. These Big Six power companies have been called before Parliament to shed some light on rising customer bills. The regulator Offgem says gas may not be rising as fast as they claim. -They do have to pay thes
Amid continued upheaval among America's biggest financial firms, a former head of the U.S. Federal Reserve says even more institutions could face insolvency, and that the United States appears unlikely to avoid an economic recession. From Washington
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 08 February 2007 The U.S. Senate has confirmed General George Casey, who had been the top American general in Iraq, as Army chief of staff. But the vote was far from unanimous, reflecting congressional concern about how
China's Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that since Chinese firms have not been permitted to export rice to Indonesia since 2008, they have nothing to do with the plastic rice scare in Indonesia. The ministry said that in accordance with WTO ru
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Gates by a 92-2 vote to be the next secretary of defense, with opposition Democrats expressing hope he will steer a new course in the war in Iraq. When he takes the o
今天我们要学的词是edge down。Edge down, 意思是慢慢下滑。经济学家对2012年的就业市场表示谨慎乐观。 The unemployment rate is forecast to edge down to 8.4% by the end of 2012, 预计到2012年底,失业率将逐渐下滑
A human rights group has accused Western oil firms of whitewashing abuses connected with a gas pipeline in Burma. The group also says Burma's military government has siphoned billions of dollars from the project, helping to keep them in power. Worke
Amid a continuing housing crisis in the United States, the Bush administration is taking over two failing mortgage firms in an effort to limit further turmoil in the sector. 就在美国房地产市场继续在危机中挣扎时,布什政府将接管
Amid continued upheaval among America's biggest financial firms, a former head of the U.S. Federal Reserve says even more institutions could face insolvency, and that the United States appears unlikely to avoid an economic recession. 前美联储主席
As everything from tooth brushes to tractors grows more connected, the phenomenon is spreading to other industries. 现在,从牙刷到拖拉机都充满了连接,这个现象已经扩展到了其他领域。 The latest iterations gather mounds o
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a two-day visit to Moscow. He has met with his Russian counterpart for discussions to find more common ground on easing tensions on the Korean Peninusla. China and Russia both firmly champion the denuclearizatio