VOA标准英语2009-Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion to Fight A

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2009 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis has approved grants worth $2.4 billion to fight the diseases during the next two years. The amount represents a slight decrease in funding levels,

VOA标准英语2009-Dubai Air Show Opens With Emphasis on Milita

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 November 2009 The biennial Dubai Air Show is underway, with the global economy dampening expectations among those selling civilian planes. But regional tensions have led to some optimism among manufacturers of military a

VOA标准英语2009-Iran's Parliament Speaker Blasts US Actions

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 November 2009 Iran's parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, has criticized U.S. President Barack Obama, arguing that his promise to change U.S. policy toward Tehran amounts to nothing. Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani (

VOA标准英语2009-World Goes 'Gaga' For Pop Star's Debut Album

By Larry London Washington 14 November 2009 Few music stars have had the immediate impact of Lady Gaga. Over the past year, her debut CD, The Fame, has produced four Number One Billboard Pop Songs chart hits: Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Pa

VOA标准英语2009-Venice Losing Residents But Not Dead Yet

By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 14 November 2009 Native Venetians stage a mock funeral procession in Venice, Italy, 14 Nov 2009 The city of Venice, Italy, with its famous waterways and beautiful buildings is losing official residents at a rapid rate c

VOA标准英语2009-Iranian Police Set Up 'Internet Crime' Unit

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 14 November 2009 An Iranian youth browses a political blog at an internet cafe in the city of Hamadan (May 2009 file photo) A top Iranian police official says that a new police unit has been set up to combat what he calls In

VOA标准英语2009-Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Intel Sabbath Op

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 November 2009 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man is seen next to Intel's Jerusalem office building, 14 Nov 2009 Alleged violations of the Jewish Sabbath by a top international company prompted religious protests in Jerusalem

VOA标准英语2009-Niger Opposition Insists on Return to Consti

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 November 2009 Niger's opposition coalition has rejected direct talks with the government unless President Mamadou Tandja reverts to constitutional order. The group met in Abuja with former Nigerian military ruler Abdulsa

VOA标准英语2009-Retiring Sri Lankan Gen. Contends Gov. Polit

By Steve Herman New Delhi 13 November 2009 General Sarath Fonseka (file photo) Sri Lanka's president Friday gave the country's top military figure permission to leave his post immediately, a day after the army general submitted retirement papers to

VOA标准英语2009-North Korea, Free Trade Likely to Dominate O

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 November 2009 President Obama arrives in South Korea next week (November 18-19) as he wraps up his tour of Asia. Opening markets and dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapons are high on the agenda. President Barack Obama wav

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Calls for New Era in Trans-Pacific Rel

By Paula Wolfson Tokyo 14 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives at a hall to deliver a speech in Tokyo, Japan U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a new era in trans-Pacific relations. In a speech in Tokyo, the preside

VOA标准英语2009-Fat Producing Hormone May Lower Risk of Type

By Melinda Smith Washington 14 November 2009 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 180 million people have diabetes. Roughly 90 percent have what's called Type Two diabetes, caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin. Rese

VOA标准英语2009-Ghana Lawmakers Want Oil Profits Invested Re

By Scott Stearns Dakar 14 November 2009 Ghana is set to begin oil and gas production at a new off-shore field. Officials expect the increase in output to bring the country as much as $1 billion a year. Lawmakers want to ensure that those profits are

VOA标准英语2009-Thai-Cambodia Dispute Raises Nationalist Sen

By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 November 2009 Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, during meeting at Hun Sen's residence in Takhmua, Kandal province, 11 Nov 2009 The dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over a visit to Phnom Penh by Thaila

VOA标准英语2009-Egypt Begins Registration of 1st Arabic Lang

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 16 November 2009 Egypt says it has begun registration for the first Arabic language Internet domain. The move is part of efforts to let users of non-Latin script have better access to the Web. The new domain name will be do

VOA标准英语2009-Hula-Hooping Back as Exercise Fad

By Paige Kollock New York City 16 November 2009 Hula-hooping is making a come-back as one of the latest exercise trends It might have ended up as just another passing fitness fad from the 1950s, but hula-hooping appears to have caught on and stuck.

VOA标准英语2009-Native American Tribe Creates Prized Baskets

By Deborah Block The Tohono O'odham, Arizona 16 November 2009 Native Americans in the United States have been weaving baskets for centuries. Archeologists have discovered baskets that are thousands of years old. They were used to hold food and other

VOA标准英语2009-Pentagon Reviews Security After Ft. Hood Sho

By Al Pessin The Pentagon 16 November 2009 The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered top officials to review security measures following the shootings earlier this month at Ft. Hood in Texas, in which a U.S. Army officer killed 12

VOA标准英语2009-US Veterans Groups Speak Out On Afghanistan

By Jim Malone Washington 16 November 2009 As President Barack Obama considers sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, veterans' groups are speaking out, though not always with one voice. At Arlington National Cemetery near Washington DC, Afghan war

VOA标准英语2009-Russia Announces Delay of Controversial Iran

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 16 November 2009 Russia says the controversial Bushehr nuclear power plant it is helping build in Iran will not go into service by the end of the year as planned. The announcement comes a day after President Dmitri Medvedev