Thailand Celebrates King's Birthday by Releasing 1,066 Turtles Hundreds of people gathered at a beach in Thailand on Wednesday to release 1,066 turtles into the sea. The event was one of many around the country celebrating the birthday of Thailand's

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(七)月

This is Morning Edition from NPR news.I am Steven Skip and I am Renee Montagne .Time now for our consumer health segment. Lots of people turn to physical exercise to get their bodies in shape. The concept of reshaping the mind is more elusive. Some

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 March 2008 The body of mystic monk Padre Pio, one of the world's most popular saints, has been exhumed in preparation for public veneration. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome the body of the Capuchin friar will go o

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 September 2007 Thousands of Buddhist monks have been joined by an equal number of civilians, marching in Burma's commercial capital, Rangoon, for a sixth consecutive day. Ron Corben reports from VOA's Southeast Asia bureau in

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By Matt Steinglass Ho Chi Minh City 23 March 2007 Zen Buddhist leader Thich Nhat Hanh sits at the opening of a three-day requiem for those killed on both sides of the Vietnam War, 16 Mar 2007 Eighty-year-old monk Thich Nhat Hanh has been back in his

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 March 2008 Belarus is drawing strong international condemnation, following this week's crackdown against independent media and peaceful demonstrators in the former Soviet republic. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky is follo

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A year after Burma's military crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, human rights groups accuse the government of continuing to harass of the clergy. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts on Burma see little sign of change in the country, des

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By Doug Levine Washington 27 June 2007 It's been more than 15 years since saxophonist Joshua Redman won first prize at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. That honor proved to be a worthwhile stepping stone, as he went on to record mo

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Since 2004 Thailand has seen an upswing in violence in its troubled south, where an insurgency has resulted in close to 4,000 deaths. The attacks seemed to be slowing down until June when a massacre at a m

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 26 September 2009 Protesters have demonstrated in front of the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of the military crackdown on Buddhist monk-led calls for democracy. About 30 protesters, including Bud

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By Than Lwin Htun Washington 25 September 2009 At the end of September two years ago, Burma's military government ordered troops to crush pro-democracy demonstrations led by Buddhist monks. As the second anniversary of the demonstrations approaches,

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William Alexander details his year-long quest to bake the perfect loaf of bread in his book, '52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning and a Perfect Crust.' Few things in life are as simple or complex as bread. The same four essentia

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's a moment to dance in New York. The New York City Council has voted to repeal a ban on dancing in bars and restaurants that's been on the books for 91 years. The so-called Cabaret Law was passed during Prohibition - a way to cr

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Europe had one of its hottest summers on record this year and many crops were destroyed. But the summer of 2018 was good for champagne. Here's Eleanor Beardsley. (SOUNDBITE OF BELLS RINGING) ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Bells toll

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In 795, monks on an island near Dublin saw a fleet of ships approaching. The long ships with a dragons head carved on the bow carried a force of warriors who would plunder the treasures accumulated by the monastery over 2 centuries. A monk wrote late

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By Doug Levine Washington 16 April 2006 Jazz Appreciation Month got underway with the unveiling of donated items from the families of two jazz legends and a famous jazz photographer to the Smithsonian

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 June 2007 In Thailand's Muslim-dominated south, an increasingly violent insurgency is breeding fear and mistrust among neighbors, and government efforts to bring peace have made little progress. VOA's Nancy-Amelia C

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 06 September 2007 Buddhist monks have clashed with government forces in the central Burmese town of Pakokku, and witnesses have been quoted as saying the monks have been holding government officials captive. The incident is th

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By Scott Stearns White House 15 June 2006 President Bush has created the world's largest marine reserve. Mr. Bush acted to protect an area of the Pacific Ocean that is roughly the size of California. More than 7,000 species of marine life live in a

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Centuries ago in the Middle Ages, religious scribes labored over lavishly illustrated books. Most of these illuminated manuscripts were made by anonymous artists. Now scientists say they have a new kind of evidence that could revea

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