Russia's currency and stock market have suffered substantial losses since the outbreak of hostilities in Georgia three weeks ago. VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports investors are nervous going into the weekend over the possibility that

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

Strikes taking place across France and London have closed down major transport routes and turned transport links into chaos. London's Tube workers went on a 24-hour strike starting Monday evening that left commuters struggling to make it to work Tues

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Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, known as Carla Bruni, was born in December 1967. She is the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Frances First Lady. Bruni became famous in the 1980s as a top model and also has a career as a singer and songwrit

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 23 November 2007 World marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie is hosting Ethiopia's biggest road race this Sunday. The 7th annual Great Ethiopian Run is expected to draw 35,000 entrants. VOA's correspondent in Addis A

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 18 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the price of rice and other staple

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By Ade Astuti and Nia Sutadi New York City 10 August 2007 watch Bamn! report American cities are filled with fast food restaurants like McDonalds and Subway. As a result, modern restaurant entrepreneurs have to think creatively to separate themselves

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 June 2007 The United Nations is inaugurating the first ever summer games in the Gaza Strip for tens of thousands of children under age 18. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) says the program, which begins Sat

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By Kate Pound Dawson /Michael Coren Hong Kong / Pangandaran, Indonesia 18 July 2006 Destroyed fishing boats are seen after a tsunami swept past the beach in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 18, 2006 A major earthquake off the Indonesi

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General Motors will close four truck factories and move to make more cars. Also, airlines are retiring older planes and cutting flights and jobs. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. There was

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By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 18 July 2007 Kenya and Tanzania have experienced seven earthquakes in the past five days. Arjun Kohli reports for VOA from Nairobi that the Kenyan government asks people remain calm and go about their daily business as usual. T

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 May 2007 A daylong general strike called by Sikh religious leaders has shut down activity in India's northern state of Punjab, a Sikh majority region. Anjana Pasricha reports that the strike was ordered after tensions

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A Jamaican sprinter has taken a very short time to rewrite two cherished world records on the track. From the Olympics in Beijing, VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the man with a name that fits his accomplishments. Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates win

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Mauritania's military ruler has stepped down to stand as a candidate for president in June elections. The civilian president who was toppled in last August's coup wants Mauritanians to boycott that vote. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould

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Activist Trains to Run Mile on Moon Athlete and activist Jonathon Prince is used to setting high goals for himself, however, his resolution for 2012 is perhaps his most ambitious. Prince dreams of not just walking, but running, a mile on the moon. Pr

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As some large U.S. and European companies teeter on the verge of bankruptcy because they could not find the cash to finance their businesses, some Southeast Asian companies seem to be defying the global credit crunch. Corporate bond issuances surged

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Guinea's military ruler may run for president in elections that he has postponed until next year. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (File Photo) When Army Captain Moussa Camara took power in a coup last December, he told Guineans that no one in his ruling

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By Alisha Ryu Kajiado, Kenya 19 January 2006 The Kenyan government says 3.5 million of the country's 32 million people are in need of immediate food aid as a result of a severe drought ravaging many p

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 21 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the prices of rice and other stapl

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We begin with an update of the death toll of a strong earthquake thats rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. So far 381 people have been confirmed dead. The quake struck Zhaotong city at 4:30 pm Sunday, Beijing Time. The epicenter is in Longtousha

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By Suzanne Chislett London 16 August 2007 Ten thousand people have already come to see an exhibition featuring Islamic masterpieces at the Ismaili Centre in London. And the exhibition just opened in the middle of July. The collection is a unique prev

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