VOA标准英语2010-HIV/AIDS Study says Death of a Mother Mor

Joe DeCapua 22 April 2010 We could establish that children who lost their mother before the age of 15 had typically a year less schooling compared to children who didnt experience these kind of events... Its estimated that 15 million children have lo

VOA标准英语2010-American Colleges are Going Green

Almost 700 roof-mounted panels help to power the environmental-studies building at Oberlin College in Ohio, which is routinely included in top-20 lists of America's greenest colleges. The nickname of sports teams at Tulane University in New Orleans i

VOA标准英语2010-Obama to Wall Street: Do not Fight Financ

President Obama also directed attention to an ongoing and enormously sensitive issue for Americans - multi-million dollar salaries, bonuses and other compensation paid to industry executives. Dan Robinson | White House 22 April 2010 US President Bara

VOA标准英语2010-Nuremberg Prosecutor Dies at 97

There were 12 more trials of Nazis in Nuremberg after the first (and most famous) international criminal trial. Whitney Harris was the last living courtroom prosecutor from that initial proceeding. The last surviving courtroom prosecutor from the fir

VOA标准英语2010-Sudanese Government Blocks Independent El

A Sudanese woman casts her vote as representatives of candidates observe at a polling station during the second day of Sudan's first multiparty elections in decades, 12 April 2010 An online platform designed to facilitate independent monitoring of th

VOA标准英语2010-Turkish Foreign Minister Tries to Defuse

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, shake hands at the end of their press conference in Tehran, Iran, 20 Apr 2010 Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu underlined his country's oppositio

VOA标准英语2010-Farm Murder, Anti-Apartheid Song Stoke Ra

Funeral of murdered white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche in Ventersdorp, South Africa, 09 Apr 2010 In South Africa, racial tensions have been heightened in some sectors of society following the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanch

VOA标准英语2010-South Asians Face Higher Risk of Heart Di

New study looks at cardiovascular risk by ethnicity Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 28 April 2010 Researchers studied the prevalence of heart disease and stroke in four ethnic groups: whites, Chinese, South Asians and blacks all living in Ontario provinc

VOA标准英语2010-Swiss Foundation Offers Low Cost Insuranc

Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 28 April 2010 In Kenya, small-scale farmers are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of weather, often losing their entire investment when droughts or floods destroy their crops. Crop insurance is usually too costly for su

VOA标准英语2010-American Apparel Companies Interested in

John Park, manager of the Astro Embroidery company in Port au Prince, Haiti Prior to the January earthquake that devastated Haiti, textile manufacturing accounted for three-quarters of the country's export earnings. The sector employed more than 25,0

VOA标准英语2010-Alpacas Move From Andes to America

Farmers raising alpacas for their fleece are a growing segment of the U.S. agriculture industry Erika Celeste | Ft. Wayne, Indiana 27 April 2010 Unlike in South America, North American alpacas are not raised for meat, but for their valuable fleece. R

VOA标准英语2010-African Maternal and Child Mortality Rate

Joe DeCapua 27 April 2010 Sub-Saharan Africas maternal and child mortality rate remains high despite an overall worldwide reduction, according to The Lancet medical journal. About 350,000 women die annually from child-birth related accidents. As a re

VOA标准英语2010-South African Soccer Grannies Aim for Tou

Mariama Diallo 28 April 2010 As South Africa prepares to host the first World Cup ever on the African continent, a group of South African women over 50 are playing in a local tournament, hoping to raise funds for an upcoming tournament in America - t

VOA标准英语2010-A Visit to Flood City, USA

Despite Hurricane Katrina, it isn't New Orleans Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 26 April 2010 This Harper's Weekly illustration, published shortly after the flood, was no exaggeration of the churning, watery wall of death that befell Johnstown. One of

VOA标准英语2010-Obama Honors Victims of U.S. Coal Mine Di

President Barack Obama, walks with Linda Davis, the grandmother of deceased miner Cory Davis, during a memorial for the victims of the Upper Branch Mine explosion at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center in Beckley, W.Va., Sunday, April 25, 20

VOA标准英语2010-Large Amounts of Added Sugars Increase Ri

The highest consuming group consumed an average of 46 teaspoons of sugar of added sugars A new report by an industry analyst says global sugar consumption will reach 176 million tons by 2015. That's about 20 percent more than the estimated sugar cons

VOA标准英语2010-Week-long Earth Celebration Culminates wi

A week-long Earth Day celebration has ended in Washington, D.C. The Earth Day Network hosted performances and information sessions to show people how to conserve natural resources and keep their communities clean. For the past week people gathered on

VOA标准英语2010-Bashir Victory Expected; Rivals Weigh Imp

A Sudanese election official displays a ballot for observers to view, during the counting process at polling station in Khartoum, Sudan, 16 April 2010 As soon as the National Congress Party (NCP) is declared winner of this months Sudanese elections,

VOA标准英语2010-Indian, Afghan Leaders Discuss Security a

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shake hands after addressing the press in New Delhi, 26 April 2010 Anxious Himalayan Nation Prepares for Unprecedented Hosting of Dignitaries India has pledged to continue

VOA标准英语2010-South Africans Praise Latest HIV/AIDS Tes

South African President Zuma waves as he arrives to declare his HIV-negative status during launch of the HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign held at Natalspruit Hospital in Katlehong, 25 April 2010 Related Links Text of President Zuma's address on H