NPR 2009-04-19

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says the US will vigorously raise to the Iranian government, the administration's concerns about the eight-year-prison sentence given to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi. She was convicted this week by a co

奥巴马每日发言Weekly Address: Credit Card Reform(2009-5-9)

Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address Washington, D.C. Good morning. I want to briefly share some news about our economy, and talk about the work that were doing both to protect American consumers, and to put our economy back on a path to

Further US Credit Downgrade Possible

The U.S. governments credit rating could be downgraded even further, according to the rating agency that removed the United States from a list of top-tier creditworthy nations. Standard and Poors judgement Days after Standard and Poors made headlines

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西班牙公共行政改革节省了10亿美元

西班牙公共行政改革节省了10亿美元 MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday that so far the reform in public administration sector has saved the country 7.384 billion euros (10.072 billion U.S. doll

VOA标准英语 IMF Steering Committee Boosts Lending Agency's Resou

The 24 nations that comprise the International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee agreed Saturday to an immediate $250 billion increase in the lending agency's resources. The decision is in line with the recommendation made by world leaders at

VOA标准英语2010年-Greek Police, Protesters Clash in Athe

A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata, 11 Mar 2010 Greek riot police clashed with demonstrators again on Thursday, as tens of thousands of striking workers marched to protest government

VOA英语2010年-European Austerity Measures Draw Protests

A new wave of strikes in Greece disrupted transportation and closed schools, banks and courts Wednesday, while similar protests took place in other European Union countries against government austerity measures. Greeks took to the streets for the sec

2015年CRI China to Accelerate Developing Nuclear Power: Official

China has set a target of increasing its proportion of non-fossil energy to 20 percent of total energy consumption by 2030. China's Special Representative on Climate Change at the Paris conference Xie Zhenghua says, to achieve that goal, China is see

波多黎各要建州或独立?新总督寻求解决危机

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Greek Political Turmoil Raises Concerns of Eurozone Exit

The political turmoil in Greece over the creation of a coalition government is raising concerns anew that the country could become the first to exit the 17-nation euro currency bloc. The Athens government avoided a eurozone exit twice in the last two

Greek leaders agree on fresh austerity measures

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Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive. In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has undertaken several important reform initiat

Rating Agency Downgrades US Credit Outlook

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services announced Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA [Triple-A] credit rating, but the rating agency lowered its long-term credit outlook for the U.S. government. SP cited U.S. budget deficits and gover

VOA双语新闻：国际货币基金组织将增加借贷规模

The 24 nations that comprise the International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee agreed Saturday to an immediate $250 billion increase in the lending agency's resources. The decision is in line with the recommendation made by world leaders at t

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush, Democrats Trade Accusations Over Prioriti

By Dan Robinson Washington 01 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush continue to trade accusations over national spending priorities. The president again threatened to veto key appropriations measures, while the Democratic House speaker accused t

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

英闻天下——290 New Measures on Credit Card Service

The revised measures for China's bank card industry requires banks to keep cardholders informed about their credit card service details such as various fee rates and possible risks. And banks are required to remind cardholders at least three days bef

2016年CRI Economic Issues Top Political Advisors' Concerns

Chinese government's growth target, as well as details of plans to shore up the economy, is being closely watched for at this year's CPPCC sessions. CPPCC National Committee member Liu Shijin says economic growth is a leading concern among the public

2016年CRI China to Adopt Measures if Economy Runs out of ＂Reasonable Range＂: Premier

Premier Li Keqiang says China will endeavor to maintain medium-high growth over the long run, and pay attention to the quality and benefits of development. We will follow the vision of innovative coordinated green open and shared development. Develop