Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Iran's Nuclear Program Could Produce Di

By Meredith Buel Washington 30 May 2008 U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and

词汇大师-- 'It's This or It's This'

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more of our conversation with Kelly Maxwell, co-director of the Program on Intergroup Relations at the University of Michigan. The program centers on a class called Intergroup Dia

After-School Program May Hold Secret to Success

After-School Program May Hold Secret to Success In Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the stud

VOA慢速英语--Program Offers Job Experience, Pay for High Schoolers

Program Offers Job Experience, Pay for High Schoolers At the start of the school year, Aelina Pogosian could not wait to tell her friends about the most interesting thing she had done over the summer. The 16-year-old did not want to talk about a trip

Italian Program Prepares Immigrants for Jobs as Beekeepers

A group in Italy is preparing immigrants, mostly from Africa, for jobs as beekeepers. The group then helps to set-up meetings between these migrants and honey producers who need employees. International aid groups say European Union (EU) efforts to r

VOA标准英语2008年-Fellowship Program Aims to Open Doors for Afric

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 January 2008 An international agricultural research group recently announced a fellowship program to help African women who work in agricultural sciences to advance their careers. The program is based on two earlier pilo

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For Young Offenders

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the American state of Massachusetts, some teenagers who break the law are sentenced -- to Shakespeare. ACTOR: A kingdom for a stage ... Twelve young actors rehearse the opening of Henry the Fifth.

美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普称美朝对话地点有5处备选

Never before has a sitting U.S. president met with the sitting leader of North Korea. But with plans for a meeting in the works, CNN 10 starts today by explaining how it could come together and whats changed between the two rival countries to make it

英语单词大师：Moving Beyond 'It's This or It's

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more of our conversation with Kelly Maxwell, co-director of the Program on Intergroup Relations at the University of Michigan. The program centers on a class called Intergroup Dia

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - DOTS Program Helps Reduce Tuberculosis

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EDUCATION REPORT - International Education Program Aims for

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新技术:机场安检不看指纹竟扫描耳朵

You've heard of finger printing, passport photos and eye recognition - but the latest airport security measures could see your EARS being scanned to prove your identity. Researchers have discovered that every person has uniquely-shaped ears and have

VOA常速英语2007-New Program Aims to Support Youth in African Coc

By Phillip Wellman Dakar 14 October 2007 The United States Agency for International Development and the U.S.-based World Cocoa Foundation have agreed to launch a multi-year partnership aimed at improving education and providing greater opportunities

VOA常速英语2008年-Voucher Program to Encourage New Drugs for Trop

By Jessica Berman Washington 01 April 2008 For the past 50 years, the development of new drugs to treat tropical diseases that affect nearly one billion people has languished because it has not been profitable for drug manufacturers in the West. But

北京西站开通刷脸通道 可快速进站

Face recognition technology is being rolled out at Beijing West Railway Station, offering a quicker option for passengers to get their tickets checked. 近日，北京西站启用了人脸识别技术，为旅客验票提供了一种更为快捷的选择

EU and Japan Urge N Korea to Abandon Nuke Program

Japan and the EU have urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile program, despite its willingness to return to the six-party talks. Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera says his country would never tolerate North Korea's nuclear progr

2018年CRI Supermarkets trial facial recognition at checkouts

Shoppers at a supermarket in Beijing can now pay for their food using nothing but their face. 7FRESH, a supermarket in Beijing operated by Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, is testing automated checkouts which use facial recognition. CRI's Yu Yang has

Starbucks Collects for Job Growth Program

The weak economy in the United States has made it tough for many people to find work. The Starbucks coffee company, based in Seattle, Washington, is trying to promote job growth through its new Create Jobs for USA program. This month, the company beg

Drop-In Program Gives Drop-Outs a Second Chance

Every school day, about 7,000 students drop out of school(退学) in the United Stars. That's a total of 1.2 million students each year and only about 70 percent of entering high school freshman graduate each year. The problem is especially serious i