Arctic Warming Means Battles for Shipping and Riches

At the top of the world, under the ice, lies a large number of natural resources. Gas, coal, uranium and other minerals, even diamonds, sit under the ice inside the Arctic Circle. As climate change pushes the cold and ice farther north each year, dis

Sanctions Relief for N. Korea Dependent on Denuclearization

Following the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan, and later China to brief them on the way forward with North Korea

VOA标准英语2012--Oil Giants Eye Arctic Reserves

Oil Giants Eye Arctic Reserves Last winter in the Arctic, the Russian tanker Renda carved its way to the remote Alaskan port of Nome. Not long ago this voyage - made in December and January - would have been impossible. The warming climate means thin

VOA标准英语2013--London Terror Probe Traces Path to Radicalization, via Somalia

London Terror Probe Traces Path to Radicalization, via Somalia In the days since the killing, it's emerged that one of the suspects, Michael Adebolajo, was arrested in Kenya in 2010, accused of seeking training with terror group al-Shabab in neighbor

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kim, Moon Pledge Denuclearization Of Peninsula And End To Korean War

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The leaders of the rival Koreas have agreed to work towards formally ending the Korean War and to seek a nuclear-free peninsula. That agreement came out of a day-long and historic summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South

S. Korea Says Korean Leaders to Meet on Denuclearization

A South Korean official says North Koreas leader commented that he is committed to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. National security advisor Chung Eui-yong also said that the leaders of North and South Korea are to meet in the capital of No

VOA常速英语2007-Arctic Ice Survey Announced

By Paul Sisco Washington 31 October 2007 A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap's thickness. The expedition, a collaboration of Cambridge University in Britain and a U.S. Navy oceanography sc

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Seeks to Claim Arctic Mineral Wealth

By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 July 2007 South Korea says kidnappers who killed a South Korean hostage in Afghanistan will be held accountable for their actions. As family and friends of the victim mourn, South Korean negotiators are trying to save the lives

Earth’s Arctic Ice Disappears, Scientists Study Nearest Exoplanet

Earths Arctic Ice Disappears, Scientists Study Nearest Exoplanet Each year, more ice disappears from the Arctic Ocean. A new study blames human activity for the loss. The damage is caused, the study says, by greenhouse gases coming from vehicles, air

VOA标准英语2012--Dire Warnings Issued on Diminishing Arctic Ice

Dire Warnings Issued on Diminishing Arctic Ice Polar bears hunt seals from sea ice, but could drown if forced to swim long distances in open water. Satellite photos released by Americas space agency, NASA, illustrate the daunting threat to such bears

VOA标准英语2010年-Anti-Terrorism Summer Camp Held In Bri

I was very delighted to hear the topics and the briefing that Dr Muhammed ul-Qadri gave, especially on the aspect of de-radicalization of the youth What is being called the Western world's first anti-terror camp for young Muslims is being held in Bri

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Egypt's Jails Fill, Growing Fears Of A Rise In Radicalization

As Egypt's Jails Fill, Growing Fears Of A Rise In Radicalization DAVID GREENE, HOST: Egypt has a history of breeding militancy in its jails. Some of the figures who inspired the birth of al-Qaida became extremists during their abuse in prison there.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We now get a rare look inside a French prison. Officials in France say prisons have become incubators of extremism. Many of the homegrown terrorists who've launched attacks in places like Paris and Brussels recently were ra

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Arctic Refuge Drilling

By Cynthia Kirk ENVIRONMENT REPORT - April 26, 2002: Arctic Refuge Drilling This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. The Democratic-controlled United States Senate has voted to block explor

VOA常速英语2008年-Sea Unicorns Involved in Arctic Sea Study

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Scientists know that the waters north of Greenland, around the Arctic Circle, significantly influence global weather patterns. But until recently, they only have been able to measure the region's deep oce

Arctic Ice Melting Faster Than Predicted

As government officials from eight Arctic nations - the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland - prepare to meet in Greenland next week to discuss the challenges of climate change, a report released May 4, 2011 un

2016年CRI China Reiterates Denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

During his telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Wang Yi underscored China's firm stand on promoting the elimination of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, and the safeguarding of regional peace and stability. Both sides

China to open int'l institute for Arctic studies

REYKJAVIK, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will launch its first international Arctic cooperation and research institute in Shanghai, sources attending a Sino-Iceland workshop told reporters here. The workshop on Arctic studies was held Friday as part of t

US Calls Arctic Council Meeting 'Historic'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to join fellow foreign ministers from the eight-nation Arctic Council on Thursday in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, for a meeting on polar region issues, including the receding Arctic ice cap. The meeti

美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Shorter Sea Ice Season Is Changing Life In The Arctic

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: People who grew up in the Arctic have seen dramatic effects - the dramatic effects of climate change during their lifetimes. One example - the northernmost town in the United States used to have a coastline that was edged w