Congressional Report on Sept. 11 Attacks Investigation

by Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: July 26, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. This week, a joint congressional committee released its final report about the terrorist

Shuttle1 Investigation

Broadcast: May 10, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English program, In the News. Investigators say they now believe they know what caused the American space shuttle Columbia to break apar

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Privacy Concerns Hi

People are supposed to be social on a social media site. But choosing to share information is not the same as having it shared for you. And that difference is at the center of debate over privacy on Facebook and other social networks. A free service

Designing a Quake-Resistant Building Starts at the Soil

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread. 发展中

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Housing Plan Thre

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Russia's Pavlovsk Experimental Station houses one of the oldest seed and plant collections in the world. But this month a court agreed to let the Russian Housing Development Foundation take control

VOA标准英语2010年-Officials Warn of Ecological Disaster

Italian environmental officials are warning of an ecological disaster in Italy caused by an oil spill flowing down the Po River. They say water and bird species are at risk, as well as a fertile agricultural area. The say the oill spill has already c

NPR 2010-05-22

Louisiana's starting to see more oil spill damage. People predict it would happen since last month's rig explosion. Authorities shut down public beaches on a resort island community south of New Orleans today as thick oil moves in. Governor Bobby Jin

蒋健棠英语实用句子(74):The police are making little headway in the investigation.

The police are making little headway in the investigation. 警方在调查方面没什么进展。 headway是个不可数名词，表示进展，和progress的意思差不多。 make headway是指取得进展,可在headway前加上不同的形容词来

ECONOMICS REPORT - Fannie Mae, Under Investigation, Plays a

ECONOMICS REPORT - Fannie Mae, Under Investigation, Plays a Huge Part in Home Loan Market By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, October 08, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics

CNN 2009-12-08

We certainly will go into the whole lot ,and then as I said will take a position on it, so we certainly dont want to brush anything under the carpet, we dont really sweep under the carpet, this is a serious issue and we certainly will look into it in

Columbia Investigation

By Paul Thompson Broadcast: September 10, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Seven astronauts and

VOA慢速英语2013 Boston Bombings Investigation Continues

Boston Bombings Investigation Continues From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. Americans continue to follow reports on people and events linked to a bomb attack more than a week ago during the Boston Marathon. Two young men are accused of ca

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Crime and Punishment

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. This list includ

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - What Happened to Life of

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Personal photos show Faisal Shahzad smiling. And why not? The young man built a promising life in a new land. He became an American citizen a year ago. He had an American-born wife from a family in his nati

Less than 50,000 Qualified TCM Doctors at Village Clinics: National Investigation

A recent national investigation has discovered that less than 50,000 professionals with qualifications in traditional Chinese medicine are working at village clinics in China's vast rural areas where TCM is more widely recognized than in big cities.

Investigation of Intelligence Leak

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 11, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, from VOA Special English. Officials are investigating who in the Bush administration identified an American intelligen

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

Philippine president orders investigation as typhoon death toll approaches 500

NEW BATAAN, Philippines, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Philippines President Benigno Aquino III on Friday ordered a probe into the high casualties of Typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) as the death toll rose to almost 500 in southern Philippines. The Philippine p

China bans forced confessions in investigations

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has reiterated its ban on corporal punishment and forced self-incrimination in police investigations in a revised regulation on the handling of criminal cases. The revised regulation, released on Wednesday by the Mi

Report: Standard & Poor's is Under Investigation

A major American newspaper says the U.S. is investigating the financial services company that downgraded the U.S. credit rating for its faulty rating of mortgage securities that played a major role in the country's 2008 recession. The New York Times