VOA标准英语2010年-Luge World Champion Erin Hamlin Seeks

Two-time U.S. Olympian Erin Hamlin is the first American woman to win a luge world championship Two-time U.S. Olympian Erin Hamlin is the first American woman to win a luge world championship. In Vancouver, she is attempting to become the first U.S.

VOA标准英语2010-Jon Secada Reveals A Different Side on 'E

Doug Levine | Washington 02 April 2010 Cuban-born singer and composer Jon Secada is known for his rhythmic fusion of pop, soul, ballads and Latin music. But, he reveals another side to his ever-growing repertoire with his latest release, Expressions.

VOA标准英语2010年-Dual Infections Of TB And AIDS Make Ea

Tuberculosis infects nearly ten million people each year and kills nearly two million. It is primarily a lung disease that spreads easily among people with weakened immune systems. Sub-Saharan Africa is still the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS disaster, b

VOA标准英语2010年-Study: Acupuncture Helps Fight Depress

Researchers at Stanford University in California say acupuncture can be an effective weapon against depression in pregnant women. Depression can pose serious health risks to mother and baby, according to Rachel Manber, a Stanford University psychiatr

VOA标准英语2010年-Lawmakers, Protesters, Media Converge

The 2010 North American International Auto Show does not officially open until January 16, but the media got a sneak peek at the latest offerings from U.S. and international automakers this week. Members of the U.S. Congress, led by House of Represen

VOA标准英语2010-Nazi Germany's Last Surviving Rabbi Marks

Leo Trepp sees modern message of freedom in ritual Lonny Shavelson | San Rafael, California 02 April 2010 This is the 74th year Trepp is conducting a Passover seder. Watch This week, Jews began the holiday of Passover with seders, ritual dinners with

VOA标准英语2010年-Early Voting in Iraq Marred by Suicide

Suicide bombers have attacked two polling stations in Baghdad, killing at least seven soldiers, while an explosion near another voting place not yet in use took the lives of seven civilians. The blasts occurred as early voting got under way for Sunda

VOA标准英语2010年-Northwestern University Hosts Sudanese

Brian Hanson hosts Sudanese leaders from the state of South Kordofan at Northwestern University in suburban Chicago Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Both parties curren

VOA标准英语2010-Economic Downturn Impacts Mark Twain's Bo

Author Mark Twain's boyhood home is now preserved as a museum in Hannibal, Missouri. Related Links Mark Twain Museum The American writer Ernest Hemingway once said, All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called, Huckleberry

VOA标准英语2010年-America's Early History Lives Again in

The city of Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of the most popular historical attractions in the United States. Established in the 17th century, it was for a while the capital of the colony of Virginia and the site of several historical events during Ame

VOA标准英语2010年-India Halts Growth of Genetically-Modi

Protesters surround Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh (C) as he arrives at a public hearing on the genetically modified (GM) eggplant crop in Hyderabad, India on Jan. 31, 2010. Indian officials have announced they will ban commercial planting

VOA标准英语2010年-Bobsledder Holcomb Gains New View on L

Steve Holcomb almost lost his chance at Olympic success to congenital eye disease, but thanks to revolutionary operation he will compete in Vancouver. David Byrd | Washington 06 January 2010 Photo: Amanda Bird Steve Holcomb, bottom center, with bobsl

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Unravel Soybean's Genetic

The soybean has fed generations of Asians, fattened countless head of livestock and is now poised to take off as the next generation of jet fuel. Scientists have decoded the legume's genetic sequence. First domesticated by the Chinese more than 3000

VOA标准英语2010年-British Fairtrade Foundation Works to

The British-based Fairtrade Foundation works to improve the lives of farmers in developing countries, by guaranteeing fair prices for their products and investing in social infrastructure. The organization also tries to convince British shoppers to s

VOA标准英语2010年-Americans Find Unique Ways to Help Hai

It's late at night at Mehanata, a small Bohemian music and dance club on New York's Lower East Side, where many of the city's ethnic and alternative musicians are gathered to raise money for Haitian relief. It's one of many grassroots events communit

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian City of Gonaives Struggles to

Haitian Americans Unhappy With Haitian Government's Response To Earthquake Hundreds of thousands of people fled the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince after the city was devastated by an earthquake nearly one month ago. At least 35,000 headed north to

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Company Struggles to Rebuild i

Businesses in Haiti are struggling to recover from the devastating earthquake January 12. Many workers have lost their jobs, and employers are trying to get their businesses up and running. Mike O'Sullivan visited one large Haitian company, Acra Indu

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Protesters Galvanized by Ousted E

Many of the protesters who occupied parts of Bangkok for two months came from Thailand's rural northeast. They want new elections because their benefactor, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawtra, and politicians loyal to him, were removed by the mil

VOA标准英语2010年-'Simples Gestures' Can Lead to Mideast

American anthropologist explores diverse cultural landscape of Middle East Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 09 June 2010 Enjoying a Yemeni meal with villagers in 1986 Despite decades of close U.S. involvement in Middle East affairs, most Americans

VOA标准英语2010年-Jonathan Sworn in as New Nigerian Pres

Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan (R) takes the oath of office to become the nation's next leader, at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria, 06 May 2010 Goodluck Jonathan is Nigeria's new president. He was sworn in Thursday, hours after