VOA常速英语2008年-Many Stay Home on Day One of Burkina Faso Strik

By Nancy Palus Dakar 08 April 2008 Tuesday marked the first day of a two-day national strike in Burkina Faso, called by union leaders to protest the high cost of living. The government recently took measures to ease the impact of high food prices , b

2007年VOA标准英语-Guineans Suffer Under Military Rule While Strik

By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 February 2007 Union leaders in Guinea are pursuing a strike that began in early January, demanding that long-time President Lansane Conte name a consensus prime minister. Meanwhile, the government is maintaining a state of

Greek coalition gov't wins confidence vote

ATHENS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Greece's coalition government easily won a parliamentary confidence vote on early Monday, which clears the way for talks with international creditors for a review of bailout agreements to overcome the country's debt crisis.

Spanish gov't unveils new savings plan

MADRID, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government on Friday unveiled its new savings plan, expecting to cut a total of 102 billion euros (125 billion U.S. dollars) of spending by 2014, in an effort to balance the strained public finances. The biennia

VOA常速英语2007年-France Grinds to Halt Over Transportation Strik

By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 November 2007 Public transportation ground to a virtual halt across much of France as workers went on strike for the second time in a month to protest proposed government reforms. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has more in this report f

英语摇滚:给力吐槽-The Government Totally Sucks

给力吐槽：The Government Totally Sucks Artist：Tenacious D The government totally sucks You motherfucker The government totally sucks Ben franklyn was a rebel indeed He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed He was a genious but if he w

VOA标准英语10月-Suspected US Missile Strikes Pakistan's South Waz

Locals in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency say a suspected U.S. drone aircraft has fired a missile into a local home. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that intelligence officials say four people were killed in the latest apparent

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Unions Threaten Year-Long Strik

Labor leaders in Guinea are threatening to stage a year-long strike if the military government does not resolve the country's political crisis. There is still no official word on the health of Guinea's military leader, more than one month after he wa

Eriksen selected as Danish "Player of the Year"

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old Danish soccer talent Christian Eriksen was selected as national Player of the Year by an overwhelming majority here on Monday. The midfielder, one of the brilliant stars in Danish football, received 60.6

Chinese leaders, lawmakers discuss gov't work report

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders on Monday joined lawmakers in panel discussions on the government work report, which was delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session. Hu said eff

CCTV9英语新闻：Thai gov’t plays down talk of coup ahead of city "shutdown"

Thailands Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has played down talk of a military coup in the country, ahead of a planned shutdown of the capital next week by protesters. Yingluck said on Friday that military intervention would not help the country and

Mubarak says has ordered gov't to step down

CAIRO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- In his televised speech on early Saturday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak(穆巴拉克) said that he has asked his current government to resign, vowing that the new government will bring more democracy and reform, in resp

U.S. gov't disapproves marijuana's medical use

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. federal government officially announced that it denied the medical use of marijuana. Department of Health and Human Services concluded that marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in

Premier voices full support for HK, Macao gov'ts

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang on Monday met with CY Leung and Chui Sai On, chief executives of the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, praising the regions' roles in boosting the country's overall development. Li vo

Leaders, lawmakers, advisors discuss gov't work report

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Communist Party of China (CPC) chief Xi Jinping and other senior leaders on Wednesday joined lawmakers and political advisors in panel discussions on the government work report. The report was delivered by Premier Wen Jia

More gov't subsidies for rural medical insurance system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will raise its subsidies for rural residents' medical insurance in 2013, Minister of Health Chen Zhu announced on Monday. Under the new rural cooperative medical program, the annual government subsid

Pakistani gov't loses majority as coalition party

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani government has lost majority in the parliament as a powerful party in ruling coalition Sunday decided to sit on opposition benches. Leaders of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said that they will approach the Spea

VOA标准英语2008年-At Least 7 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Strik

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 January 2008 At least seven Palestinian militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem hundreds of Palestinians stranded in Egypt after their Haj pilgrimage be

New HK gov't to promote economy, democracy, livelihood

HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's new chief executive Leung Chun-ying Sunday said the new government will lead the city to develop the economy, improve people's livelihood, promote democracy and build a more prosperous, progressive and righte

China to boost local gov't debt clean-up

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China will boost the clean-up of thousands of millions of local government's debt in 2012, so to guard against possible defaults that would hurt its banks, the country's banking regulator said Thursday. The country will f