VOA标准英语2011--Chernobyl Evacuees Re-Visit Former Home

Chernobyl Evacuees Re-Visit Former Home In Ukraine they call them Chernobylites'. People affected by the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in then-Soviet Ukraine. Residents evacuated after the April 26, 1986 disaster lost their homes as w

VOA标准英语2011--In Kenya, a Community Fights Against Mal

In Kenya, a Community Fights Against Malaria As World Malaria Day is observed worldwide April 25, VOA takes a look at Malindi, a city on Kenya's coast that is fighting malaria through community action. As the world works to eliminate malaria deaths b

VOA标准英语2011--Obama's Mother Inspires Magical Journey

Obama's Mother Inspires Magical Journey During his run for the presidency, Barack Obama often talked about his mother, Ann Dunham, and the lessons she taught him through her work with poor rural communities around the world. Dunham died of cancer in

VOA标准英语2011--Hidden Charges Inflate Price Tag

Hidden Charges Inflate Price Tag A while back, a friend of ours took his son to a professional basketball game. He walked up to an arena window and purchased two tickets for $40 apiece. But his credit card was NOT charged $80. The clerk assessed an a

VOA标准英语2011--Key Vote Looms in US Amid Polarized Poli

Key Vote Looms in US Amid Polarized Political Atmosphere Sometings during the next several weeks, the U.S. Congress will take up the issue of raising the nation's debt ceiling so that the United States can continue to borrow money to cover a national

VOA标准英语2011--Remembering Hazel Dickens

Remembering Hazel Dickens Trailblazing bluegrass and folk singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens recently died at the age of 76. Dickens was a performer whose childhood in a West Virginia coal mining town led her to become a labor activist and inspired a li

VOA标准英语2011--'Facebook' for Scientists Could Speed Ad

'Facebook' for Scientists Could Speed Advances Social networks like Facebook allow users to keep in up with their friends. Now, a social network for scientists hopes to use the technology to speed up scientific progress. As he worked on a medical ima

VOA标准英语2011--Weight Loss Surgery Can Reverse Diabetes

Weight Loss Surgery Can Reverse Diabetes Doctors often counsel patients with type 2 diabetes to lose weight. It's a proven way to manage the disease and reduce the risk of serious complications. But how you lose weight can make a difference. Most peo

VOA标准英语2011--US Criticizes Sudan’s Bashir Over Abye

US Criticizes Sudans Bashir Over Abyei Comments The United States on Thursday criticized an assertion by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir that Khartoum will not recognize South Sudan as independent, if it claims the disputed Abyei region. South Suda

VOA标准英语2011--Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due

Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due to be Finished Next Year An agreement between Cameroon and its western neighbor, Nigeria, is serving as a model for the peaceful resolution of border disputes. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission was created

Microcredit Pioneer Yunus Loses Appeal in Bangladesh Supreme

In Bangladesh, the Supreme Court has upheld an order dismissing microcredit pioneer Mohammad Yunus from Grameen Bank, which he founded. Following international pressure, however, the government has been in talks with the Nobel laureate to reach a com

VOA标准英语2011--Experts Urge Global Action Against Chron

Experts Urge Global Action Against Chronic Diseases Infectious diseases like AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis get a lot of attention worldwide. But another group of illnesses is even more deadly. Now, an international group of health experts says the

VOA标准英语2011--Automakers Turn Agro-Waste into Car Part

Scientists in Brazil are turning fruit fibers into car parts. At a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society, the researchers described their work in making the next generation of automotive parts made from natural fibers from bananas, pineappl

VOA标准英语2011--Supersized America Losing War on Fat

Supersized America Losing War on Fat First Lady Michelle Obama has been making the talk-show rounds, plugging an exercise program called Let's Move. Designed to get America's young people in motion, it is one of a number of efforts to attack the nati

Author Investigates Real-Life Inspiration for Fictional Char

Author Investigates Real-Life Inspiration for Fictional Charlie Chan The fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan was the subject of popular books and movies for many decades. In recent years, however, the character has been criticized as a

VOA标准英语2011--Libyan Conflict Brings Out Mixed Emotion

Libyan Conflict Brings Out Mixed Emotions in Rebel Hub Rebels in Libya continue to battle forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi for control of the country. Many in the rebel hub of Benghazi have mixed emotions about the conflict. Scott Bobb reports

VOA标准英语2011--Does a Fortune Await You?

Each year in the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of unclaimed property - especially stock certificates, jewelry left in safe-deposit boxes, and seemingly forgotten money in checking accounts - are turned over to state government

VOA标准英语2011--Community Gardens Thrive in Urban Jungle

Community Gardens Thrive in Urban Jungle Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, a time set aside to appreciate nature and to dedicate ourselves to protecting and sustaining it. New York City, a place many think of as an urban jungle, is home to more than 50

Fighting Poverty with Better Nutrition for Women

Hunger and poverty continue to be major obstacles to the well-being of millions of women and children around the world. The Bread for the World Institute says those problems can be reversed by improving the social, economic and political status of ru

VOA标准英语2011--Americans Avoid Being the 'Middle' Man

Americans Avoid Being the 'Middle' Man You probably missed The New York Times photograph that showed a revealing picture of New Yorkers' rides into work on commuter trains. The photographer stood behind a long series of rows, three seats to a row. In