NPR 2011-06-26

At New York's legislature, a victory for gay marriage supporters. The bill has been signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and its due to take effect in 30 days. Correspondent Kemmie Getts reports not everyone is pleased. The Senate approved the bill 33-29

NPR 2011-07-24

Police are releasing some details about the man accused of perpetrating both a bomb attack and a shooting rampage in Norway that killed at least 92 people. Terri Schultz reports Norwegian police say the suspect is cooperating with the investigation,

CNN 2010-02-23

Remember being a senior in high school? It was a big deal, right? Homecoming, the prom, graduation, the excitement of taking that next step. You know, the stuff that memories are made of. Well, can you imagine high school ending in 11th grade? Junior

Can Computer Programs Help Students, Teachers?

Junior Alvarado was worried when he began his first year at a public charter high school in Washington, DC. He often struggled in his math classes and earned poor grades in middle school. But the teachers at the Washington Leadership Academy used com

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-05

An Australian academic who has been expelled from Fiji will leave the country this morning. Fiji-born Professor Brij Lal was briefly detained yesterday before being told he had 24 hours to leave. Hed given several interviews to Australian and New Zea

AP 2010-02-23

[1] Eight American missionaries charged in Haiti with child-kidnapping are now back in the US. The group arrived in Miami early this morning. They left Haiti just hours after a judge decided to set them free. A Haitian judge kept two missionaries in

VOA常速英语2007-UNHCR Says More People On the Move

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 October 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is calling for new strategies and greater international commitment to deal with increasing numbers of people fleeing their homes. At the start of the UN

新西兰英语 774 A List MP resigns

Aaron Gilmore has been a list MP in the National Party. Today he resigned. A list MP comes from a list of people chosen by the party. He was not elected. He was number 59 out of 59 National Party MPs in Parliament. National won 42 electoral seats in

Italy elects parliament speakers, but alliances for gov't still unclear

ROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body. At the fourth round of voting for

CNN 2010-05-06

How much more can Tennessee take? Parts of the state completely under water this morning after getting pounded with up to 20 inches of water over the weekend. At least 11 people have lost their lives. Others still missing. Hospitals evacuated. At Opr

VOA标准英语2009年-UN: Refugees Increasingly Being Refused As

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 September 2009 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is appealing to countries to open their borders to asylum seekers. He says the number of places where people fleeing conflict and persecution can fin

VOA标准英语2011--How Much Did Pakistanis Know About bin L

How Much Did Pakistanis Know About bin Laden? The mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was found and killed is at least six times the size of the typical house near it. Abbottabad is a military town, where many from the Pakistani mil

VOA双语新闻 London Police on High Alert

About 6,000 London police officers are guarding the city's mass transit network Thursday, precisely four weeks after a four-man team of British Muslim suicide bombers killed themselves and 52 passengers on subway trains and a bus. 英国星期四出动

NPR边听边练85:美国立法禁止攻击性武器及高容量弹夹

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2007年VOA标准英语-UN High Commissioner Sees Slight Hope For Darfu

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 September 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says she sees little cause for optimism in the unfolding tragedy in Darfur. But she says recent, more vigorous efforts to find a political solution t

欧盟的伊拉斯谟计划让3万学生受益

BRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's Erasmus mobility program has benefited 3 million students since its launch in 1987, the Commission said here Monday in a press release. Amid high youth unemployment rates in many EU member states, Era

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Rights Official Calls for Investigation

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 September 2009 The U.N.'s Human Rights Chief is calling for an investigation into Yemeni air strikes that killed dozens of civilians. U.N. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation of the civilian population caught in the

China, EU launch high-level people-to-people dialogue

BRUSSELS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union (EU) launched the first-ever high-level people-to-people dialogue here on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in fields of education, youth, research and multilingualism amid increasingly cl

新西兰英语 88 Problems in Fiji

Relations between Fiji and New Zealand are very tense at the moment. Two years ago, Commodore Bainimarama got rid of the Prime Minister and took over the government of Fiji himself in a coup. He established martial law, which is rule by the army. New

欧盟委员强调对教育的投入

BRUSSELS, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's education commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Tuesday stressed that investment in education pay off in the long run and that member states must bear it in mind when allocating public budgets. Cutting