新西兰英语 01 Commonwealth Heads of Government meet

The Prime Minister, Helen Clark is attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference in Uganda. The Queen is Head of the Commonwealth and opened the 3-day conference. She talked about the importance of democracy and education. Prince Charles

VOA标准英语2017--Britain Faces Migration Dilemma as it Looks to Commonwealth for Post-Brexit Trade

Britain Faces Migration Dilemma as it Looks to Commonwealth for Post-Brexit Trade LONDON Britain has indicated that is will seek a so-called hard exit from the European Union, likely to include leaving the Single Market, the worlds largest free trade

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-25

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there will be major changes to the health system this year. The announcement came as he revealed the government faces massive hikes in health costs over the coming decades. Mr. Rudd warned health costs will rise rap

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-27

European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to recapitalise European banks to try and withstand the ongoing debt crisis. British Prime Minister David Cameron says the deal is reliant on the eurozone adopting a full package to protect the euro itself

NPR 2010-09-20

A huge misunderstanding. That's how Sarah Shourd explains her experience being held on espionage charges in an Iranian prison. She was released last week after 13 months of detention and arrived back home in the US today. She's especially worried abo

Indian Government Calls for End to Deadlock Over Coal Scandal

India's government is hitting back at corruption allegations and urging opposition lawmakers to end protests that have shut down parliament for a fourth day. Opposition members have been calling for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - U.S. Health Spending: Looking for

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Health care costs are a major concern of Americans. The percentage of people covered by private health insurance dropped last year. Yet more people had insurance than the year before. A nurse helps a

AS IT IS 2016-01-07 Barbados Considers Queen Elizabeth's Part in Government

AS IT IS 2016-01-07 Barbados Considers Queen Elizabeth's Part in Government The prime minister of Barbados wants Britains Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the nations head of state. Freundel Stuart says he wants his country to become a parliamenta

VOA标准英语2010年-Organizers of India's Commonwealth Gam

Indian laborers work on one of the venues of the Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, 10 Aug 2010 India is preparing to host the Commonwealth Games in October a sporting event involving 71 nations. But the upcoming event is mired in allegations of corru

VOA标准英语2010年-Indian Committee Finds Games Construct

Workers labor to renovate Delhi's famous Connaught place for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, 04 Mar 2010 A committee appointed by the Delhi High Court has determined workers building facilities for this year's Commonwealth Games in Ind

津巴布韦土地改革问题写上联邦议程

418 Zimbabwe ' s Land Reform on Commonwealth ' s Agenda Ivan Watson Abuja 6 Sep 2001 01:57 UTC Foreign ministers from Britain, Zimbabwe and six other British Commonwealth countries arrived in the Nige

数千津巴布韦农场工人无家可归

Thousands of Zimbabwe Farm Workers Made Homeless Martin Rushmere Harare 5 Sep 2001 Zimbabwe commercial farmers say that more than 5,000 farm workers and their families have been made homeless in the p

VOA常速英语2007年-Commonwealth Suspends Pakistan for Imposing Eme

By Malcolm Webb Kampala 22 November 2007 The Commonwealth has suspended Pakistan, after President Pervez Musharraf failed to meet a deadline to lift emergency rule and resign as army chief. Malcolm Webb reports for VOA from Kampala, where the decisio

VOA常速英语2007年-Commonwealth Heads to Meet in Uganda

By Tendai Maphosa London 19 November 2007 Commonwealth heads of government meet this week in Uganda, for a gathering the 53 nation group holds once every two years. Tendai Maphosa in London looks at why an organization dismissed by some as an irrelev

新西兰英语 116 Government brings back Sir and Dame title

In 2000, the Labour government decided to stop using the titles Sir and Dame for the people who receive our top honours. Instead these people were called Principal Companion or Distinguished Companion, which does not sound nearly so good. Now the Nat

马尔代夫发表声明宣布脱离英联邦

The government of the Maldives has decided to leave the Commonwealth, the Maldives Foreign Ministry announced last Thursday. 马尔代夫外交部上周四对外声称，马尔代夫政府已经决定脱离英联邦。 The statement by the Foreign Mi

新西兰英语 340 Commonwealth Games in India

In October, the 14th Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi, India. This event is similar to the Olympic Games and the Asian Games but smaller, as it is only for teams from the Commonwealth of Nations countries (originally the British Empire). It i

Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/28

Chinese president to visit Austria, attend G20 summit Chinese President Hu Jintao will leave China on Sunday as he prepares to pay a state visit to Austria before attending the upcoming G20 summit in France. Earlier this week, President Hu spoke with

澳大利亚分配更多资金以改善土著人的健康

CANBERRA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian government has announced 777 million Australian dollars (805 million U.S. dollars) to extend the funding for improving the health of indigenous people for three years, the Prime Minister's office said on Thur

中英双语新闻 美国流行巨星Prince去世

The American singer Prince has died at his home in Minneapolis. He was 57. The flamboyant musician sprang to fame in early 80s with hits such as 'I wanna be your love' and 'Little Red Corvette'. He'd been suffering from poor health and recently cance