VOA双语新闻：17、美联储1月起减购政府债券

美联储1月起减购政府债券 The U.S. Federal Reserve will start scaling back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next month. But the reduction will be gradual. The Federal Reserve has been buying $85 billion a month in government bonds

VOA双语新闻：22、埃及年轻人参与极限运动-跑酷

埃及年轻人参与极限运动-跑酷 A law recently passed in Egypt makes it illegal for groups of more than 10 people to gather. However, every Friday a group of young men meets on the outskirts of Cairo, not to protest, but to practice a sport

VOA双语新闻：18、泰国——“东方底特律”

泰国东方底特律 Thailand is gaining a reputation as the Detroit of the East for its booming automobile industry. It is now the world's third largest maker of commercial vehicles, behind only the United States and China and ranked ninth in total

VOA双语新闻：1、肯尼亚清真寺阿訇否认催生激进主义

肯尼亚清真寺阿訇否认催生激进主义 The Riyadh Majengo Mosque on the outskirts of Nairobi has been accused of being a hub of radicalization, for youth turning to the Somali militant group al-Shabab. But the imam of the mosque said he and

VOA双语新闻：5、跟踪流感的新手段

跟踪流感的新手段 As influenza season peaks in the United States, one researcher is working to bring the public into tracking the epidemic. Using new technology, he may be able to provide public health officials with useful information more qu

VOA双语新闻：5、墨西哥仍存在奴役现象

高等教育昂贵 美国经济受伤 Washington's Republicans and Democrats are haggling over how to finance higher education, including details like the interest rates that students pay for loans. Recent graduates, who are burdened with an average

VOA双语新闻：4、伊拉克教派暴力激增

伊拉克教派暴力激增 Skyrocketing sectarian violence and escalating political conflict in Iraq have some Middle East analysts concerned that Iraq may be on the brink of civil war. The latest upsurge in violence is the worst since the withdrawa

VOA双语新闻：2、本拉登被击毙2年

本拉登被击毙2年 Two years ago, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden by a U.S. special forces team in Abbottabad, Pakistan. While some Pakistanis still view him as a hero, many hope his legacy fades with time. 2年前，奥

VOA双语新闻：22、新增艾滋病毒感染率大幅下降

新增艾滋病毒感染率大幅下降 The latest report from the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS provides a vision of hope. It shows that we are closer to the goal of an AIDS-free generation. The number of people around the world who are newly i

VOA双语新闻：16、日本考虑军事安全改革

日本考虑军事安全改革 Japans government says it plans to allow its self-defense forces to play a greater role in global security. Currently Japan's pacifist constitution, written under American supervision after World War II, allows the coun

VOA双语新闻：7、国际货币基金组织将人民币纳入主要货币

The International Monetary Fund added China's yuan to its basket of key global currencies on Monday, a move that gives new status to the world's second leading economy. 国际货币基金组织星期一将人民币纳入其关键国际货币篮子。这

VOA双语新闻：11、美联储继续缩减购债规模

美联储继续缩减购债规模 The U.S. central bank is on pace to reduce its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion - and interest rates will remain near record lows until the job market approaches something closer to normal. So says Janet

VOA双语新闻：16、吸烟有害报告50周年

吸烟有害报告50周年 If there is one person whose work created a ripple effect that is changing the world, it was the ninth surgeon general of the United States. Fifty years ago this month, he issued a report that linked cigarette smoking to lu

VOA双语新闻：29、大量美国球迷赴巴西助阵加油

来自俄罗斯的爱：莫斯科人喜欢007 During the Soviet era, watching a James Bond film could lead to a jail sentence. Despite the ban, many were able to catch bootleg copies during the thawing of the Cold War in the 1980s. This developed int

VOA双语新闻 Tight Security for World Leaders in Russia

More than 50 world leaders, including President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, are preparing to gather in Russia for events marking the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. 布什总统和联合国秘书长安南等

VOA双语新闻 Potential Female Bombers

As predicted, violence ahead of Iraq's October 15 national referendum on the draft constitution is rising, with more than 110 people killed and as many wounded in car bombings since late Thursday. Wednesday's attack in Tal Afar, carried out by the fi

VOA双语新闻 World AIDS Day

December 1st marks the 18th annual World AIDS Day. AIDS affects every continent, every country. More than 40 million people live with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, or with AIDS itself. There were five million new cases this year - more than half w

VOA双语新闻 --- Malaysian Prime Minister

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is facing calls for his resignation, after his ruling coalition lost critical ground to opposition parties in general elections. The coalition, in power for five decades, suffered the biggest election setback

VOA双语新闻 --- Iraq War Enters Sixth Year

Five years ago, on March 20, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow a dictatorship that President Bush accused of developing weapons of mass destruction. No WMD were ever found. In this first in a series of reports on the Iraq war, the fight

VOA双语新闻：世界航空业今年将出现巨额亏损

The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the amount of loss predicted by IATA in December. 国际航空运输协会(IATA)表示，由于全球经济衰