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European markets are reacting nervously again as the banking crisis continues to worry many. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. While financial jitters were felt right across Europe Tuesday, European stocks generally posted moderate gains on h

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President Obama is seeking to build public pressure on lawmakers in advance of a vote on healthcare overhaul legislation by putting a personal face on the issue. The president speaking at a senior center near the Ohio hometown of Natoma Canfield toda

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - Pressure in Europe Builds for Banking Reform

Economics Report - Pressure in Europe Builds for Banking Reform This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Pressure for financial reform is building in Europe. This week the financial services company Moodys Investors Service reduced Spains cr

AS IT IS 2015-12-23 FIFA Bans Blatter, European Soccer Chief

AS IT IS 2015-12-23 FIFA Bans Blatter, European Soccer Chief The International Football Associations ethics committee banned its president, Sepp Blatter, from the organization for eight years on Monday. The association is known as FIFA. Also getting

voa标准英语2008-European Markets End Week on Sour Note

Persistent fears of a deep economic downturn and deteriorating corporate performance are keeping the markets in Europe in a gloomy mode. A broker is seen under the curve of the German stock index DAX at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany

VOA标准英语10月-European Markets Fluctuate as Traders Search for

European markets again fluctuated Friday closing out a highly volatile week of trading. Most of the markets were making gains by midday. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports. Stock traders talk at the stock exchange in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 16 O

VOA标准英语10月-Major European Markets Follow Asian Lead, Move Hi

Major European markets opened moderately higher, following the lead of Asian markets that posted solid gains. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has details. German stock trader makes phone call in Frankfurt European markets posted modest increases as in

VOA标准英语2012--European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization

European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization European leaders gathered in Brussels from all parts of the region and nearly as many points of view. In the end, they agreed to move toward tighter control of banks in countries that use the eu

英闻天下——414 European Ministers Working on Cyprus Bailout

European finance ministers are trying to finalize a long-delayed bailout deal for Cyprus in a bid to keep the nation from a bankruptcy. An agreement on rescue loan package is expected to be reached at a regular meeting in Brussels with tough measures

VOA标准英语2009年-European Leaders Home in on Global War

The European Commission has called on the bloc to collectively earmark about $3 billion yearly in assistance for developing countries to cope with climate change. Lisa Bryant | Paris 10 December 2009 A creation by French artist Francois Barge 'Messag

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EU agrees on growth compact, eurozone heads for banking union

BRUSSELS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's (EU) top leaders have agreed on a growth compact for long-term economic revival, while the crisis-hit eurozone has been one step closer to the banking union as a two-day summit ended here on Friday.

VOA标准英语2010年-Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Strugglin

In The Hague, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has resumed his own defense in his war crimes trial for what he called Serbias just and holy cause against Muslim aggression during the war in Bosnia in the 1990s. But nearly 20 years after it

VOA标准英语10月-Nervous European Markets Follow US Congressional

European shares extended gains by midday on Tuesday with banks rebounding from lows ahead of U.S. President George Bush's speech on the financial sector rescue package. Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, fell by as much as 3 percent in e

Banking sector causes collapse of Spanish stocks

MADRID, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish stock market suffered this year's third major downfall on Tuesday (-5.45 percent) as a result of the banking sector's liquidity problems. Fears of a double dip world recession grew sharply ahead of U.S. jobs re

Year of Youth for China and EU launched in Beijing

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the opening ceremony of the China-EU Year of Youth in Beijing on Wednesday, encouraging young people from China and the EU to build a brighter future for bilateral strategic(战略) par

European Economic Slump Leads to Suicide Spike

Countries across Europe are coping with an economic slump and researchers have found that its having an effect on suicide rates, especially in some of the worst hit countries. Research published this week shows that suicide rates are on the rise acro

Three new European financial watchdogs start work

BRUSSELS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- As the three new pan-European financial（金融的） watchdogs began to operate at the start of 2011, the European financial sector will usher in a new era of tough supervision. The date of Jan. 1, 2011 marks a turning

Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts

LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system. The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 econ

Turkish champions withdraw from UEFA Champions League

ISTANBUL, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish football champions Fenerbache have withdrawn from the UEFA Champions League for the 2011-12 season, the Turkish football federation announced Wednesday. Turkish football has been mired in a match-fixing scandal s