VOA标准英语2012--Young Entrepreneur Specializes in iPhones

Young Entrepreneur Specializes in iPhones A quiet Los Angeles neighborhood is home to TechWorld, a hospital for iPhones. And the brain behind TechWorld is Vincent Quigg. Im 18-years-old. Im a college student. And Im the CEO [chief executive officer]

VOA标准英语2012--Anti-LRA Campaign Lacks Resources

Anti-LRA Campaign Lacks Resources A six-month effort to eliminate LRA rebels in Central Africa is being criticized for failing to make meaningful progress. A coalition of humanitarian and rights groups says the joint United Nations / African Union ef

VOA标准英语2012--US Very Concerned About Syria’s Sarin Gas

US Very Concerned About Syrias Sarin Gas The conflict between rebels and the Syrian government is intensifying. Now U.S. officials say there is movement activity around Syrias chemical weapons sites. Experts say it is a dangerous sign that a war invo

VOA标准英语2012--Developing Countries Want Rich Nations to Pay for Climate Change

Developing Countries Want Rich Nations to Pay for Climate Change Delegates from nearly 200 countries - rich and poor - are in Doha to extend the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 global climate change agreement that expires at the end of this month, and to be

VOA标准英语2012--Using Technology to Improve Healthcare

Using Technology to Improve Healthcare This week (12/3-5), over four thousand people from 50 countries have gathered near Washington, D.C. to discuss how mobile technology is affecting healthcare. Organizers of the mHealth Summit say some of the bigg

VOA标准英语2012--Alleged Corruption in Washington is a Teaching Moment for Democracies

Alleged Corruption in Washington is a Teaching Moment for Democracies Last year, Washington D.C.'s mayor Vincent Gray made headlines, when he was arrested for protesting the city's federal district status that denies residents Congressional represent

VOA标准英语2012--Cocoa Foundation Selects Researchers for US Study

Cocoa Foundation Selects Researchers for US Study The scientists are from Costa Rica, Ghana, Vietnam, the Philippines and three from Cote dIvoire, the worlds largest producer of cocoa beans. While in the United States, theyll work with a mentor at re

VOA标准英语2012--Burger Makers Fight to Repeal Biofuel Law

Burger Makers Fight to Repeal Biofuel Law Corn competition When you drive up to Wendy's or other fast-food chains in the U.S., you are consuming corn in at least two ways. The chicken or hamburger in your meal comes from an animal raised on corn. Sin

VOA标准英语2012--Washington Insider Susan Rice Could Face Tough Nomination Battle

Washington Insider Susan Rice Could Face Tough Nomination Battle Ambassador Rice has been a Washington insider practically since birth. She grew up in affluent Washington circles, the daughter of a governor of the Federal Reserve System. She distingu

VOA标准英语2012--Saudi Arabia's Pre-Islamic History Revealed

Saudi Arabia's Pre-Islamic History Revealed Roads of Arabia opened at the Smithsonians Arthur Sackler Gallery. The exhibit, the first about Saudi culture in the U.S., showcases more than 300 objects ranging from ornate pottery and monumental statues,

VOA标准英语2012--Rivals Battle for Tunisia's Future as Anniversary Approaches

Rivals Battle for Tunisia's Future as Anniversary Approaches Nearly two years after the overthrow of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, opposing forces are still fighting over Tunisia's future path. Clashes erupted last month in the capital between p

VOA标准英语2012--Manning Testifies in Wikileaks Pre-Trial Hearing

Manning Testifies in Wikileaks Pre-Trial Hearing To Bradley Mannings supporters, gathered on a cold rainy day outside the base where the hearings were under way, he is a hero. To U.S. military prosecutors, Manning is a traitor who leaked hundreds of

VOA标准英语2012--Women Helping Women Deal with HIV

Women Helping Women Deal with HIV Young, pregnant and HIV positive. Its a situation many women in sub-Saharan Africa found themselves in during the course of the AIDS epidemic. But since 2001, a program called Mentor Mothers has helped about one mill

VOA标准英语2012--Gay Rights Groups Push for Anti-Discrimination Laws

Gay Rights Groups Push for Anti-Discrimination Laws George Ramirez and his partner German Roa have lived together for 16 years. Now, they are allowed to marry in Maryland, after voters there endorsed a law legalizing same-sex marriage. We want the op

VOA标准英语2012--Kaman Muslims Raise Concerns of Wider Conflict

Kaman Muslims Raise Concerns of Wider Conflict An earring is all that 74-year-old Muslim Ma Yay Phyu has left. She and her family fled communal fighting in Rakhine state by boat, but it sank and four family members died, including her husband. I dont

VOA标准英语2012--Residents of War-Battered Aleppo Struggle to Survive

Residents of War-Battered Aleppo Struggle to Survive Government snipers have been shooting people in the streets. Thousands have been killed in Aleppo in the past few months. Parts of the Old City, a UNESCO heritage site, have been heavily damaged as

VOA标准英语2012--Billions of Dollars Lost Each Year to Illegal Logging

Billions of Dollars Lost Each Year to Illegal Logging The joint report, called Green Carbon / Black Trade, says between 30 and 100 billion dollars are lost each year to the illegal timber trade. Much of the loss is centered in key logging countries i

VOA标准英语2012--Cheating Scandal Threatens Harvard's Image

Cheating Scandal Threatens Harvard's Image Americas first college, Harvard University, is almost universally regarded as our gold standard of higher learning. So much so that in jest, students in other parts of the country sometimes call their colleg

VOA标准英语2012--Young Voters Could Again Play Key Role in US Election

Young Voters Could Again Play Key Role in US Election At the University of Maryland near Washington D.C., young Democrats meet to phone voters in nearby battleground states - states that tend to swing between Democratic and Republican candidates. Mar

VOA标准英语2012--New York Roma Enrich City's Culture

New York Roma Enrich City's Culture Romany style music and celebration are going full force at the Drom nightclub, the epicenter of a three-week New York Gypsy Festival. It highlights the musical cultures of a people who migrated north from India abo