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By David McAlary Washington 30 November 2006 An ancient piece of Greek technology recovered from a shipwreck more than 100 years ago is amazing scientists who have analyzed it in detail. Fragments of bronze gearwheels, now green and crumbling from m
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 April 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Several Nigerian parliamentarians are pressing for a full investigation into an attempt to introduce changes to a draft bill before the assemb
Rice Payment Scheme Threatens Thailand's Status as World's Top Exporter Thailand's rice stocks are full but the rice keeps coming. The government's rice-buying policy guarantees farmers better than market prices for all the rice they can sell, but it
Health Report - Gene Mapping Identifies Four Different Types of Breast Cancer 健康报道 - 基因定位识别出四种不同类型的乳腺癌 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 A new gen
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 31 May 2006 Afghanistan's parliament has passed a resolution demanding the arrest of U.S. soldiers involved in a deadly car crash. Afghan protesters throw stones at an US military vehicle after a traffic accident in Kabul,
经典语境背诵 May:My friend, Gucci, loves horror movies the most. But I like almost all the movies except the horror movies. So sometimes it seems that we dont speak the same languages as far as movies are concerned. But Gucci also likes roman
U.S. officials said Monday they expect North Korea to make its long-awaited declaration of its nuclear program this week, probably Thursday. The action would open the way to the next phase of the six-party deal under which Pyongyang is to scrap its
By Greg Flakus Houston 02 July 2007 Flooded streets in Gainesville, Texas, 18 Jun 2007 More than two weeks of heavy rains have produced floods in a large area of the central United States. From central Texas to Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, rivers h
The Indian parliament is debating a crucial confidence vote that will decide whether the Congress-led coalition government will survive. The government sought the vote after communist parties withdrew support over a civilian nuclear agreement with t
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 09 May 2006 watch Apple Ruling report A judge in London has ruled that U.S.-based Apple Computer was within its rights to use its familiar apple logo on its iTunes on-li
By Tendai Maphosa London 21 June 2007 The perception that young black Britons are more likely to get involved in crime is being countered by a recently released report that details racial profiling and discrimination in the British legal system. Tend
By Valer Gergely Kazakhstan 22 June 2007 Kazakhstan is a modern, secular state promoting ethnic and religious diversity and tolerance. VOA's Valer Gergely reports from Kazakhstan that Islam, Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Jewish and
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 22 April 2006 Secret Service agents are the heroes and the suspects in a fanciful new political thriller set within the agency responsible for protecting the President and
Nigeria's House of Representatives is beginning an investigation into the country's oil industry. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA that top industry officials are scheduled to testify before a special parliamentary panel at a public hearing
Britain's Intelligence and Security Committee has released its findings into what the country's domestic intelligence service knew about the suicide bombers before they struck in London on the 7th of July 2005, killing 52 people. Many families of wh
Facing record auto industry losses and with thousands of jobs on the line, Britain has launched a new car incentive program aimed at spurring sales. Under the deal, qualified motorists will get a $3,000 discount on the purchase of a new vehicle. Toy
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 09 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the U.N. Security Council to act quickly to stop the genocide and humanitarian crisis in Dar
U.S. officials say the United States and Poland have reached a tentative agreement under which part of a U.S. missile defense system will be based on Polish soil. The deal to station interceptor missiles in Poland still requires top-level Polish gov
By Steve Herman Tokyo 05 September 2006 US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Narita international airport, near Tokyo, Monday, September 4, 2006 Envoy Christopher Hill is on a mission to confer
By Phuong Tran Praia, Cape Verde 09 March 2007 Located far off the western coast of Africa, the tiny islands that make up Cape Verde are mostly barren volcanic rock. But the lack of natural resources has actually benefited the country in one way: it