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Referee cries foul THU 6 AUG 2015 Cypriot referee Marios Panayi explains how he was approached to fix matches.

Jacko's Millions

Jacko's Millions So how did 1) Jacko 2) hit the jackpot? Well, it was as easy as this: Whether you actually like the shape of his ever changing nose or not, there is no doubt that Michael Jackson can

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Broadcast: Feb 14, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk and Nancy Steinbach Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC -- VOA's radio magazine in Special English. This is Doug Johnson. On our program today, We play some music for Va

Koln and the Rhine River 科隆古城

Goods flowed down this riverway from France and Switzerland on their way to the sea for transshipment all over Europe. Nobles along the way collected tolls, but big profits could still be made by whol

EXPLORATIONS - Keiko the Whale

EXPLORATIONS - November 27, 2002: Keiko the Whale By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we te

EXPLORATIONS - Koshland Science Museum

EXPLORATIONS - Koshland Science Museum By Broadcast: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. T

2007年VOA标准英语-Indian Companies Become Major Players in Overse

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 February 2007 Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, right, reacts as Managing Director of Hindalco Industries Ltd. Debu Bhattacharya replies to a question at a press conference in Mumbai, India, 11 F

VOA标准英语2012--Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished

Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished The houses of Ulpana overlook Beit El, an Israeli settlement of 7,000 people not far from the major Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Israeli High Court has ruled that five of Ulpana's 14 bu

VOA标准英语2013--Rising Food Prices Harm India’s Poor, Middle Class

Rising Food Prices Harm Indias Poor, Middle Class Its 5 p.m. and customers are crowding this vegetable market in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. Annamma Rajput listens closely to the vendors and then haggles to bring prices down. She focuses on

美国国家公共电台 NPR 100 Years Ago, A U.S. Pilot Saw An 'End To The Sorrow' On Armistice Day

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: On this day 100 years ago, Allies of World War I and Germany laid down their arms. In this audio recording from 1975 of Army Air Corps pilot Fenton Caldwell, he remembers the exact moment. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

VOA双语新闻 UN Reports on World's 'Invisible' Children

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英语博客:An escaped Gecko in the house!

Beginners. A couple of years ago, we bought a Leopard Gecko for our oldest son, Hudson. He didn't want any toys, just an animal. He is fascinated with reptiles and has read many books about them. So, we went to the pet shop and immediately found what

Federer beats Davydenko to set up Tomic meeting

MELBOURNE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Wimbledon champion Rofer Federer advanced to the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Nikolay Davydenko here on Thursday. The two 31-year-olds know each other well, on court at le

VOA标准英语10月-UN General Assembly to Ask ICJ for Ruling on Koso

The U.N. General Assembly has voted to ask the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on whether Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia earlier this year conforms to international law. From United Nation's headquarters

Kogo misses Olympic team for Kenya

NAIROBI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Olympic bronze medallist Micah Kogo will not be part of the Kenya team to the London Games in July. This follows failure by the 10,000m bronze medallist to secure A Standard qualifying mark of 27:45.00 which ultimately l

Natalie Jeremijenko:转换生态思想的艺术

Natalie Jeremijenko的不寻常的研究室将艺术用于实践，处理环境问题，通过将工程知识同社会大众艺术以及一些志愿者们相连接。这些现实生活中的艺术实践包括：遛蝌蚪，给鱼发短信，建立消防

2007年VOA标准英语-George Soros Pledges $3 Million to Fight Lethal

By David McAlary Washington 14 March 2007 International financier George Soros is giving $3 million to help public health experts fight a lethal, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa. VOA's David McAlary in Washington reports tha

Iranian Family Drama Wins at Berlin Film Festival

The Iranian drama Nader and Simin: A Separation（分开） won the Golden Bear award for the best picture and also picked up the best actor and actress prizes at the Berlin film festival Saturday. The movie directed by Ashghar Farhadi portrays a mar

新西兰英语 464 Maori Moko used by French man

The photo of a French rugby player with a moko design on his face and back, upset many Maori. The moko is a tattoo on the face and other parts of the body. Originally, it was done with a chisel, not a needle, to make grooves in the skin. Soot from bu

Cannes to Screen Films by Convicted Iranians

New films by two convicted Iranian directors, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, will be shown at this month's Cannes film festival in France. Festival organizers said Saturday that Panahi's In Film Nist (This is Not a Film) will be screened on May