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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Famous New York Train Station Turns 100 Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. Today, we play new music from the twin sister band, Tegan and Sara. We also get to know a teenager from Maryland who was a gue
Technology Report - Can Social Media Improve Voter Turnout? 科技报道 - 社交网络提升选举投票率 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 We have all witnessed the power of social
By Stephanie Ho Washington 31 May 2007 As long as there are people on the planet, there will be garbage. The rubbish often piles up in landfills that produce a harmful greenhouse gas called methane. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports solid waste managers hav
By Steve Herman New Delhi 29 May 2007 Refugees in Nepal trying to make their way back home to Bhutan via India have clashed with Indian border troops. Casualties are reported on both sides after Indian forces opened fire. VOA's Steve Herman reports f
A South Korean court has overturned the conviction of an American investment firm executive for financial crimes related to the purchase of a South Korean bank. It is the latest twist in a case that has come to symbolize South Korea's occasionally c
Syrian Forces Turn to Air Power as Insurgency Gains Nearly a quarter of a million Syrians have fled their homes in recent weeks, as government bombs and mortar shells have begun targeting heavily-populated areas. Last week, amateur video on a social
Writing in Britain's Observer newspaper, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for a return to old-fashioned, conservative banking practices. It is a change for Mr. Brown who as Treasury Secretary for a decade was a proponent of the light regulator
Thai Flood Victims Face Challenges Returning Home Thailands historic floods are now slowly receding. But in Bangkok, scores of evacuees are reluctant to go home. As the government discusses how to compensate flood victims for their losses, residents
America's Drive-In Movie Theater Turns 78 This coming Monday marks a nostalgic anniversary in American culture. On June 6, 1933, the world's first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. By 1950, there were 4,000 of these movies under th
Nixon's China Visit Marked Turning Point in Sino-American Relations Nixon's trip to China was such a grand drama on the world stage that years later, it, indeed, became an opera. The historical record is much simpler: He arrived on February 21, 1972
FlipFlop Recycling Company Turns Kenya's Trash to Treasure Unique business The Nairobi-based FlipFlop Recycling Company is thought to be the only business of its kind and scale in the world. The company makes about 100 different products from recycle
Pope's Resignation Could be Turning Point for Church Hundreds of the faithful stood reverently in front of large television screens on St. Peter's Square on a chilly evening, to be close by as Pope Benedict led his final scheduled mass on Ash Wednesd
Washington Week: Focus Turns to US-Pacific Ties North Koreas latest nuclear test will be a prime topic of discussion between President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The actions taken by North Korea cannot be permitted or condon
On Sunday, the Republic of Congo held its second presidential election since the civil war that erupted in 1997, but voter turnout appeared low after an opposition boycott. Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso (file photo) Incumbent pres
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Banda Aceh 11 December 2006 Polls have closed in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged province of Aceh after a Acehnese woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Banda Aceh, 11 Dec 2006 landmark vote for a provincial government.
Israelis, Palestinians Return to Talks After Long Hiatus以色列、巴勒斯坦在经过长时间的分歧后重返对话 美国国务院宣称随着首轮关系促进对话在华盛顿的进行,以色列与巴勒斯坦在经过三年的隔阂后重
By Cindy Saine Washington 04 March 2008 Record turnouts are expected in the U.S. presidential race as primary voters go to the polls in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. The latest public opinion polls show Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton an
US Troops Return from Iraq to Reflect on Their Future Thousands of troops have been returning to bases in the United States as Washington completes its drawdown of forces in Iraq. At Fort Hood in the U.S. State of Texas, where planeloads of soldiers
By Nico Colombant Tatiana Mossot Conakry, Guinea 05 February 2007 watch Guinea Strike Aftermath Lansana Conte (file) Last month's general strike in the mineral-rich West African nation of Guinea became a popular movement demanding the resignation of
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 June 2007 Voter turnout appeared to be low in Sunday's legislative election in Senegal, considered one of the most stable democracies in West Africa. Many potential voters are staying away from the polls in response to a boyco