EXPLORATIONS - America's Interstate Highway System Has Almos

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2006年VOA标准英语-Chechnya's Pro-Moscow Prime Minister Quits

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 28 February 2006 The Kremlin's hand-picked prime minister of Chechnya has submitted his resignation, clearing the way for a possible replacement by acting prime minister, and lo

France Prepares to Host Celebrations for D-Day's 60th Annive

Lisa Bryant In just over a week, more than a dozen world leaders and thousands of World War II veterans will pack the beaches and villages of northwestern France to commemorate the 60th anniversary of

2006年VOA标准英语-Moscow One of the World's Most Expensive Cities

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 06 November 2006 watch Building Boom Moscow is seeing an unprecedented growth in construction. Residential property prices have almost doubled in the past year and office space in the center of the city is now more expensive

2006年VOA标准英语-Fans Await Madonna's Moscow Debut

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 12 September 2006 U.S. pop music star Madonna is scheduled to entertain tens of thousands of fans in Moscow, Tuesday night, in her first concert in Russia. The show had been scheduled for September 11 - the fifth anniversary o

Russia's Yukos Oil Arrest

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 8, 2003 This is Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS, from VOA Special English. Many investors are 1)concerned about the possible effects on the Russian economy from the ar

2007年VOA标准英语-Joshua Redman's 'Back East' Returns to Acoustic

By Doug Levine Washington 27 June 2007 It's been more than 15 years since saxophonist Joshua Redman won first prize at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. That honor proved to be a worthwhile stepping stone, as he went on to record mo

VOA标准英语2008年-Kenya's President, Opposition Leader Hold Close

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 24 January 2008 The two rivals in Kenya's political crisis met on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election and pledged to seek an end to weeks of unrest that have killed nearly700 people. President Mwai Kibaki and o

2006年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe's Divided Opposition Holds Congre

By Tendai Maphosa Harare 17 March 2006 Morgan Tsvangirai In Zimbabwe, thousands of delegates loyal to Morgan Tsvangirai, the president of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, are gathering i

VOA标准英语2012--Angola's Economic Boom Has Winners and Losers

Angola's Economic Boom Has Winners and Losers The city has become a big construction site. Everywhere in Luanda, new buildings are rising from the ground, as a ballet of cranes is shaping the new skyline of the capital. Luanda is busy leaving the pas

VOA标准英语2012--Libya's Former Rebels Pose Challenge

Libya's Former Rebels Pose Challenge A year and a half ago, electrical engineer Omran Al-Awayeb took up arms to defend his neighborhood against Gadhafi forces. Now he commands a part-time band of rebels who are still worried about their country's fut

Japan's Nuclear Crisis Stokes Fears of Radiation Exposure

Japan raised the severity of the Fukushima nuclear crisis from four to five on a seven-point scale of international nuclear events. Fears of radiation exposure has caused a run on salt products all across the region, including in China, where shopper

VOA标准英语2011--Moscow Airport Bomber from Russia's Musl

Russian news agencies report that the suicide bomber at Moscow's airport was from Ingushetia, one of Russia's three so-called Green Republics, where Islamic extremists seek to impose Sharia law. Citing security officials, Russian news agencies report

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Michelle McNamara was a writer engrossed with true crime. She worked on Hollywood pilots and screenplays and created the website truecrimediary.com. She connected the dots of blood and evidence of a series of as many as 50 sexual a

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Anne Tyler's latest novel is about a woman in her 60s who married young, had two children and then is widowed young. She remarries and finds her life truly changed by a phone call that was probably made in error. But, of cours

VOA常速英语2007-Lebanon's Saad Hariri Says Syrian Official Plann

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 October 2007 The leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling coalition says he has information about a plot to kill him. He and other anti-Syrian politicians have been living under tight security for several years amid a str

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran's Ties to Terrorist Groups Pose Threa

By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 17 May 2006 watch Terrorism report European countries are preparing a package of incentives to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program. As tension rise

2007年VOA标准英语-US National Parks Get Boost in Bush's Budget

By Paula Wolfson White House 07 February 2007 President Bush is asking the U.S. Congress for a big increase in funding for America's national parks. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports at a time when the president is proposing cuts i

2007年VOA标准英语-Jailing of Ghana's Opposition MP Raises Politic

By Efam Dovi Accra 07 February 2007 In Ghana, Monday's sentencing of an opposition member of parliament to 10 years in prison for fraud has raised political tension between the government and the biggest opposition party. The National Democratic Con