VOA标准英语2008年-Italy Addresses Garbage Crisis, Tightens Immigr

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 21 May 2008 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet took steps to deal with the growing garbage crisis in Naples and approved a package of measures to combat illegal immigration and crime. Sabina Castelfranco re

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Says Conflicts, Hardships Create New Refugee

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2008 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, warns extreme poverty, climate change and civil strife are generating more refugees around the world. He says the growing number of refugees and migrants is

VOA标准英语2008年-Australian, US Scientists Bring Extinct Gene Ba

By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 May 2008 Australian and U.S. scientists have successfully inserted a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger into a mouse embryo. They say the result has been bone and cartilage from the extinct marsupial developing inside the

VOA标准英语2008年-Economy, Iraq, Health Care Still Prominent Issu

By Carol Pearson Washington 21 May 2008 The United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not provide universal health care for its citizens. And now, rising costs for both health care and for insurance premiums put health care o

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Begins Mideast Trip

By Michael Bowman White House 13 May 2008 President Bush has departed on a five-day trip to the Middle East, his second visit to the region this year, with stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. VOA's Michael Bowman reports form the White House, w

VOA标准英语2008年-Gas Prices Soar, Americans Buy Smaller Cars

By Deborah Block Washington 13 May 2008 As the price of gasoline continues to rise in the U.S., more Americans are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Others are holding on to their big cars, in hopes that gas prices will eventually go down

VOA标准英语2008年-Report Says Significant Climate Change Ahead fo

By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 A U.S. government scientific report concludes that future decades will see significant climate change in the United States, caused primarily by human activity. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington. The

VOA标准英语2008年-Study Finds Mars Water Too Salty to Sustain Lif

By Jessica Berman Washington 29 May 2008 As the newly deployed Phoenix spacecraft begins its mission in search of life near Mars' northern pole, scientists say an analysis of Martian deposits suggest there was once water on the planet, but it was too

VOA标准英语2008年-Eva Lee has Rare Triple Opportunity for US in O

By David Byrd Washington 29 May 2008 For most Americans, badminton is a backyard game played at parties and barbecues. But for Eva Lee, it is very serious - she is one of five members of the U.S. Badminton team that will be competing for gold at the

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Raising Money for Presidential Candidate M

By Scott Stearns White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush wraps up three days of fundraising for his Republican Party and its presumptive presidential candidate, Arizona Senator John McCain. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns repor

VOA标准英语2008年-Violence in India's Bengal Claims Lives, Forces

By Nilanjana Bhowmick Nandigram, India 29 May 2008 India's rapid economic development is taking a toll on some segments of the population, and a recent village council election in a district of west Bengal, where the ruling party was ousted after 30

VOA标准英语2008年-Young Russian Designer Kira Plastinina Takes Ma

By Elena Mikhailova New York City 29 May 2008 One of Russia's most popular fashion designers has opened her first clothing store in the U.S. Teenager Kira Plastinina's designs are already a hit in her homeland and now she is hoping to find success in

VOA标准英语2008年-Burma Grants Visas to Relief Workers, But Littl

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 29 May 2008 International relief agencies say Burma's military government has been granting visas to a larger number of foreign relief workers this week. But the agencies complain that once in Burma, the authorities are preven

VOA标准英语2008年-Olmert Vows Not to Resign Over Corruption Scand

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 May 2008 The noose may be tightening around Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption scandal, but he is pressing on. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is brushing

VOA标准英语2008年-Political Tensions Flare in Thailand, Military

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 29 May 2008 Thailand's top military commander says he cannot guarantee there will not be another coup after political tensions flared up in the country again this week. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok. Elections last D

VOA标准英语2008年-Former White House Press Secretary Defends Tell

By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is defending his controversial new book that accuses the Bush administration of deceiving the American people in the lead up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Urges US Commit to Iraq Reconstruction

By Paula Wolfson White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush is urging America to commit itself to the restoration of Iraq, drawing parallels to the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. At the same time, a former top Bush aide is makin

VOA标准英语2008年-Researchers Link Shingles to Family History

By Carol Pearson Washington 29 May 2008 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommends that adults ages 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles. The painful blisters of the disease, caused by the same virus as chickenpox,can

VOA标准英语2008年-Former President Jimmy Carter Concerned About R

By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, IL 29 May 2008 In the 1976 U.S. Presidential election, African-American voters played a key role in electing former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. He was raised in that southern state in a predominately African-American com

VOA标准英语2008年-Violence Against Women Widespread in Northern I

By Suzanne Presto Irbil, Iraq 28 May 2008 An Amnesty International report on worldwide human rights says violence against women is widespread in northern Iraq. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from the northern city of Irbil. In its report, Amnesty Inter