VOA常速英语2017--北非大批移民难民惨遭贩卖

For the flood of migrants and refugees escaping the violence and poverty of several African countries and heading toward Europe for the opportunity of a better life, the most common route out of North Africa is through Libya. They present targets for

美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-09-17

There are about 2 refugees who attempted to swim to Europe.They are among the hundreds of thousands seeking in XX , a safe play to stay there after leaving stable and war-torn countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Yesterday, European Union o

美国有线新闻 CNN 报告称全球有4000多万现代奴隶制受害者

报告称全球有4000多万现代奴隶制受害者 Slavery is officially illegal in every nation on earth. But that hasn't stopped it from happening. We've reported that there have been more slavers worldwide in recent years than there have been at

VOA常速英语2016--意大利总理伦齐辞职或因难民危机

More than 176,000 migrants are being housed in reception centers spread across Italy, and prior to his loss in a referendum Sunday, outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi threatened to veto the EU budget in a bid to force Europe to share Italy's burden

VOA标准英语2014--Lives At Risk' As Europe Cuts Back Mediterranean Rescue Mission

Lives At Risk' As Europe Cuts Back Mediterranean Rescue Mission LONDON Refugee groups say thousands of lives will be at risk after Italy ended its migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean Saturday. Codenamed Mare Nostrum, the mission re

VOA标准英语2015--受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定叙利亚

Overwhelmed by Migrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya 受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定叙利亚 LONDON Thousands more migrants have arrived on the southern shores of Italy from North Africa in the past two days. Authori

美联社新闻一分钟 AP "洞察号"登陆火星

This is AP News Minute. A NASA unmanned spacecraft is set to land on Mars on Monday after a 6-month voyage. The robotic craft must slow from more than 12,000 miles an hour to 0 in just 6 minutes as it reaches the red planet surface. US border agents

2007年VOA标准英语-West Africans Back in Africa after Failing to R

By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 April 2007 Several groups of West Africans, attempting to cross by boat from Senegal to Spain, were caught this week. Some of them are now back in Senegal after their boat began to sink and they were rescued at sea. More th

VOA标准英语2011-South Africa Delays Deportation of Zimbab

The South African government says it is extending its deadline for deporting irregular Zimbabwean migrants until July 31. The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration says it welcomes this extension and is ready to assist Zimbabweans who

VOA常速英语2016--深陷移民危机欧洲促生餐馆新生意

深陷移民危机欧洲促生餐馆新生意 In Mytilini, Greece, near the port where migrants depart for their next stop on their way to countries like Germany,there are new businesses serving the needs of the thousands of new customers arriving an

VOA常速英语2105--移民危机为欧洲带来前所未有挑战

Migrant Crisis Poses Unprecedented Challenge for Europe 移民危机为欧洲带来前所未有挑战 As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach a safe haven in Europe. Th

VOA常速英语2015--国内乱局迫使移民渡过地中海

Amnesty: 'Horrific Abuse' Driving Migrants Across Mediterranean 国内乱局迫使移民渡过地中海 LONDON This week, Europe will debate setting up a quota system for allocating among EU member states the hundreds of thousands of refugees arrivin

VOA常速英语2007-Australia Defends Controversial Citizenship Test

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 October 2007 Australian refugee groups have criticized tests that require people to answer questions about the nation's history and culture to qualify to become a citizen. Critics believe the new measures will discriminate ag

VOA双语新闻：全球经济危机危及外国移民

A new study finds the economic crisis is hitting a key engine of growth - foreign migrants. The report by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns this trend could hurt richer and poorer nations. 一项新的研究发

2006年VOA标准英语-Spain Seeks Immigration Solution with Moro

By Sabina Castelfranco Pozzallo, Sicily 15 March 2006 Six months have passed since incidents in which African immigrants died at two Spanish enclaves on North Africa's Mediterranean coast, and Spanish

2007年VOA标准英语-As Europe Unites, Migrant Workers Spread

By Sonja Pace London 15 August 2007 A British parliamentary committee has said that tightening restrictions for highly skilled immigrant workers is illegal and unfair and could mean thousands might be deported. Some 50,000 immigrants could be affecte

VOA标准英语2008年-Britain Tightens Entry Rules for Foreign Worker

By Tendai Maphosa London 07 May 2008 The British government has announced new immigration rules that will require non-European Union skilled workers to earn a certain number of points to enter and work in the country. The points-based system will als

VOA常速英语2008年-Blasts in Somalia's Puntland Region Kill 20

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

VOA常速英语2007年-IOM Launches New Campaign to Deter Dangerous Mi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 December 2007 The International Organization for Migration says it is starting a new outreach and information campaign to try to deter Somali and Ethiopian migrants from making the dangerous journey to Yemen across the Gulf

VOA常速英语2008年-Egyptian Authorities Kill Sudanese Man at Israe

By Aya Batrawy Cairo 10 March 2008 Egyptian authorities have shot a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel, one of several Africans killed this year by Egyptian border patrolmen for trying to enter Israel illegally. Reporter Aya Batrawy has more fr