VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-01-27 Nigeria’s Ruling Party Faces Challenges in 2014 2014年尼日利亚执政党面临着挑战

AS IT IS 2014-01-27 Nigerias Ruling Party Faces Challenges in 2014 2014年尼日利亚执政党面临着挑战 Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on a new ope

VOA常速英语2014--NENA Region Faces Fresh Water Scarcity NENA地区面临饮用水短缺

NENA Region Faces Fresh Water Scarcity NENA地区面临饮用水短缺 Water scarcity will be at the top of the agenda next week when officials from the Near East and North Africa meet in Rome. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warns the ava

VOA标准英语2012--Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity发电面临用水危机

Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity发电面临用水危机 Nearly all forms of energy production use large amounts of water. Coal, which generates nearly 50 percent of the electricity in the U.S., needs water for mining and transport,

VOA标准英语2014--Congress Faces Scramble to Raise Debt Ceiling 国会面临提高债务上限的争夺V

Congress Faces Scramble to Raise Debt Ceiling 国会面临提高债务上限的争夺 WASHINGTON The coming week will see a return to fiscal drama in the U.S. Capitol with lawmakers scrambling to raise the federal borrowing limit before they adjourn

VOA常速英语2014--184 Million Africans at Risk for Malaria 1.84亿非洲人面临疟疾风险

184 Million Africans at Risk for Malaria 1.84亿非洲人面临疟疾风险 New research shows that after 10 years of intensified campaigns against malaria 184-million people in Africa still live in moderate to high-risk areas. While the number is hi

VOA标准英语2014--Kerry Faces More Hurdles in Pursuit of Mideast Peace 克里追求的中东和平仍面临许多障碍

Kerry Faces More Hurdles in Pursuit of Mideast Peace 克里追求的中东和平仍面临许多障碍 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the latest efforts to secure a comprehensive peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians are slowly

VOA常速英语2014--Violence Escalates as Libya Faces Oil Standoff 利比亚面临石油僵局和暴力升级

Violence Escalates as Libya Faces Oil Standoff 利比亚面临石油僵局和暴力升级 A standoff between Libyas central government and militias who control oil fields threatens to escalate into conflict, after the rebels said they would sell oil

VOA常速英语2014--Thailand Braces for Protests Ahead of February Election 泰国2月大选之前面临许多抗议

Thailand Braces for Protests Ahead of February Election 泰国2月大选之前面临许多抗议 The Thai government led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is pressing ahead with nationwide elections on February 2, despite a boycott by the main op

VOA标准英语2014--Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges 美国议员面临债务限额和移民挑战

Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges美国议员面临债务限额和移民挑战 WASHINGTON, DC Statistics show that last years session of Congress was the least productive in history, with the Democratic-led Senate and t

VOA常速英语2014--Four Million Sudanese Face Food Insecurity 四百万苏丹人面临粮食是不足问题

Four Million Sudanese Face Food Insecurity 四百万苏丹人面临粮食是不足问题 Food insecurity in Sudan could affect as many as four million people in the coming months. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization blames conflict, displaceme

VOA常速英语2014--Burma's Rohingya Face Census Dilemma 缅甸罗兴亚族人面临人口普查困境

Burma's Rohingya Face Census Dilemma 缅甸罗兴亚族人面临人口普查困境 Burma, also known as Myanmar, is conducting its first census in more than three decades, at a time when ethnic and religious tensions are high. Census workers are expe

VOA双语新闻：美军警告新总统交接面临更大威胁

America's top military officer, Admiral Michael Mullen, says the transition to a new U.S. administration could be a time of heightened threat for the United States. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who spoke in Los Angeles Monday, said the

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Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson already, of course, face charges over phone hacking, but now they have been charged under a paralleling investigation, which was into corrupt payments by journalists to public officials for information that led to stor