VOA标准英语2012--Are Violent Games Linked to Violent Crimes?

Are Violent Games Linked to Violent Crimes? As video game images become increasingly more realistic and graphic, policy makers are debating if there is a link between the violence depicted in those games and violence in real life. A 20-year-old gunma

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BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. The stock market crash of nineteen twenty-nine marked the beginning of the worst economic crisis in Americ

VOA慢速英语2012 As Annan Resigns, UN Condemns Violence in Syria

As Annan Resigns, UN Condemns Violence in Syria This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution on Syria. But it does not require any actions a

VOA慢速英语2012--Kids, Before the Age of TV There Was a Funny Thing Called Radio

THIS IS AMERICA - Kids, Before the Age of TV There Was a Funny Thing Called Radio STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we bring you some

2006年VOA标准英语-As Violence Flares, Afghan National Army S

By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan 22 May 2006 As violence flares across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials say the new Afghan National Army will have to shoulder greater responsibility for defea

2006年VOA标准英语-Drought Rages in Ethiopia's Somali Region

By Cathy Majtenyi Gode 20 March 2006 The Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia is being hit by a drought that is also affecting parts of Kenya and Somalia. Residents and aid workers fear that widespr

VOA标准英语2008年-Political Violence, Intimidation Continue in Zi

Although Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has agreed to talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change on a possible power sharing arrangement, the country's political violence and intimidation continue. Peta Thornycroft re

VOA标准英语 Ethiopia May Prosecute Coffee Exporters

Ethiopia is considering legal action against coffee exporters who withheld beans from the market in response to unfavorable market conditions, causing a drop in the country's revenue. Officials are hoping prosecution of a few big exporters will send

VOA标准英语2012--US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon

US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon The fighting in Tripoli broke a fragile cease-fire between Sunni Muslim and Alawite neighborhoods. The violence mirrors battles across the border in Syria where mainly-Sunni militia are fighting forces

VOA标准英语2013--Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad

Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad Of course, the worst case in Syria is more than imaginable: It's possible, said. Middle East expert Alia Brahimi of the London School of Economics. What is looking more likely is that if the regime were to collaps

VOA标准英语2011--Strikes Paralyze Athens Amid Violent Clashes

Strikes Paralyze Athens Amid Violent Clashes Protesters and police have clashed outside the Greek parliament as a massive protest and general strike shut down Athens. Both public and private sector unions are backing the industrial action against the

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger

Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger A new study in the journal Nature finds that war is associated with global climate. Researchers from Princeton University and the Earth Institute at Columbia University focused on the natural climate cycle kno

VOA标准英语2013--Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq

Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq With sectarian bombings and shootings escalating, April was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly five years. The United Nations says more than 700 people were killed. Abdullah Hassan witnessed one blast in Baghd

2007年VOA标准英语-Analyst Says Marred Congo Election to Solidify

By Phuong Tran Dakar 06 August 2007 A man shows a student card (L) and a newly-printed election voting card specially introduced for the Congolese second round of legislative elections in Brazzaville, 05 Aug 2007 In the Republic of Congo, results fro

VOA常速英语2008年-Wait for Zimbabwe Election Results Continues

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 04 April 2008 The politburo of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF party has endorsed President Robert Mugabe as its candidate for president if a run-off election is necessary. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Harare that the endorseme

2006年VOA标准英语-Fears Rise Over Chad Violence

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 07 November 2006 Chad's government is reporting new clashes between non-Arab and Arab communities, amid fears such violence is spreading in the region. Chadian President Idriss Deby pays his respects in Ndjamena to the late de

2006年VOA标准英语-Castro Said to Be In Stable Condition

By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 02 August 2006 The Cuban government has released a statement from President Fidel Castro saying his heath is stable and he is in good spirits after intestinal surgery. News of the president's ill health has sparked big celeb

2007年VOA标准英语-Christian Art From Ethiopia on Display in New Y

By Carolyn Weaver New York 02 May 2007 Some of the oldest and most striking Christian art in existence is now on view in New York at the Museum of Biblical Art. Visitors to Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum said they were fas

VOA常速英语2007-Togolese Vote in Landmark Election

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 October 2007 Voters in Togo started lining up at dawn Sunday to participate in a landmark election that presents the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say this year's vote promises to be the country's first

VOA标准英语2010年-AU Mission Arrives in Togo for Electio

With Togo elections set for March 4, the former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo recently landed in the West African country as head of the African Union's mission to monitor the vote. The most recent presidential election in Togo resulted in vio