VOA标准英语2011--Study: Neglected Tropical Diseases Surfa

Study: Neglected Tropical Diseases Surfacing in Central Asia Many of the bacterial and parasitic worm infections commonly associated with the tropics are becoming rampant in some Central Asian countries in the former Soviet Union. That's the finding

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1. Where are the magazines? They're in the living room, on the coffee table. 2. Where is the remote control? It's probably on the sofa, between the pillows. 3. Where did you put the keys? I think they're in the bedroom, in the top drawer. 4. Where's

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Russia says strategic stability, international security, non-proliferation, and cooperation against emerging threats are among the interests Moscow shares with the United States. The Kremlin is also offering a positive assessment of Wednesday's meet

VOA标准英语2009年-Massive Obama Federal Budget Spurs Debate

A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled

VOA慢速英语 IN THE NEWS - Obama Returns From First Official Trip

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama returned to the United States this week after his first visit to Europe since taking office in January. President Obama meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Tuesday On his way

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By Noel King El Fasher,Sudan 27 February 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno Ocampo, on Tuesday revealed the names of two people suspected of war crimes in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, where fo

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia and Iran Hold Talks on Russian Nucl

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 20 February 2006 Russian and Iranian negotiators are holding talks in Moscow on a Russian compromise that is seen as a last chance to spare Iran from being called before the U.N

VOA标准英语2008年-China, Russia Sign Border Agreement

China and Russia have signed a border agreement that settles the demarcation of their 4,300-kilometer border. Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hand with China's President Hu Jintao in Beijing, 2

voa标准英语2008-Russia Expects Early Meeting with Obama in 2009

The United States and Russia have a testy relationship over a number of issues, including NATO expansion, the U.S. proposal to deploy a missile-defense system in central Europe, and the Russian attack on Georgia earlier this year. Russia eager for e

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Faces High Stakes in Supreme Court Arguments on Health Care

Obama Faces High Stakes in Supreme Court Arguments on Health Care President Obama signed health care reform into law in 2010 after prevailing in a year-long political struggle on an issue that defied bipartisan solutions for decades. Thirty million u

VOA标准英语2009年-Dealing with Russia a Key Challenge for Obama

According to three former senior U.S. government officials, one of the central foreign policy questions facing the incoming Obama administration will be how to deal with a resurgent Russia. Most experts agree that relations between Washington and Mo

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia, Ukraine Open Gas Valves

Russia and Ukraine have resumed the flow of natural gas to Europe, ending a mid-winter standoff that left millions of consumers on the continent without heat or power during 13 days of bitter cold. An official at a metering station owned by Russia's

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Calls for Financial Sector Reform in Wake

U.S. President Barack Obama is in the midst of his first trip in office to California - one of the states hardest hit by the economic recession. Mr. Obama planned the visit to highlight his strategy to rebuild the economy, but the trip is being over

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Hails Democracy, Social Progress i

Nearing the end of his two day stay in Brazil, President Barack Obama has spoken about values he says connect the people of the hemisphere's two largest democracies, and people striving for change around the world. After spending the first day of his

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By Doug Levine Washington 09 April 2006 Jazz has always embraced youth. Vocalists Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan were in their teens when they were first discovered. So were Nat

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: There is No Offer to Russia on Missile D

U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow

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Senegalese musician Baaba Maal is using an annual music festival to focus on education in the country's remote northern regions. At Baaba Maal's fourth annual Festival les Blues du Fleuve, musicians from around West Africa gathered along the Senegal

Shooting at US Holocaust museum

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Obama Appeals to Youth Voters on College Costs

U.S. President Barack Obama visited American college campuses on Tuesday, looking for support for his plan to hold down federal student loan rates. The president is appealing to young voters, who overwhelmingly supported him in the 2008 election. Pre