VOA标准英语2013--Russia Promises a Snowy Sochi 2014

Russia Promises a Snowy Sochi 2014 Russia chose one of its southernmost cities subtropical Sochi as its nominee for next year's Winter Olympics. Wowed by images of deep snow in the Caucasus Mountains, the International Olympic Committee voted yes ahe

VOA标准英语2013--Violence on Rise in Iraq's Oil-Rich Kirkuk Area

Violence on Rise in Iraq's Oil-Rich Kirkuk Area Four months ago, Tuz Khormatu, a sleepy town 80 kilometers southeast of Kirkuk, became the new frontline between Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and the central government. Political tensions over

VOA标准英语2013--Washington DC Facing Family Homelessness Crisis

Washington DC Facing Family Homelessness Crisis With access to affordable housing severely restricted by budget cuts and a rising cost of living, local shelters have been crammed full throughout the winter. Disabled single father Marcaus Scales has b

VOA标准英语2013--South China Sea Nations Vary in Approaches to Press Claims

South China Sea Nations Vary in Approaches to Press Claims Beijing says its live-fire exercises in the South China Sea are meant to defend against naval and air attacks in the contested waters. But Vietnam says those Chinese patrols endanger navigati

VOA标准英语2013--World Health Day Raises Awareness of Deadliest Condition

World Health Day Raises Awareness of Deadliest Condition On an evening at Dakar beach in Senegal, the sands are packed with people exercising. A recent World Health Organization report indicated that one out of eight Senegalese women aged over 20 are

VOA标准英语2013--Despite Slow Start, Starbucks Expands in India

Despite Slow Start, Starbucks Expands in India The Starbucks outlet in New Delhis Connaught Place has been open for more than a month and still draws long lines and interest from young people like Vikram Maour, who until now had only seen the coffee

VOA标准英语2013--Fracking Could Lead to Big Profits for Some Companies

Fracking Could Lead to Big Profits for Some Companies A machine, developed by a company called OriginOil, removes sludge from water that came from an oil drilling site - with a process originally developed for extracting algae. Petroleum is nothing b

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry Trip Focuses on Israel-Turkey Relations

Kerry Trip Focuses on Israel-Turkey Relations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently apologized to Turkey for a deadly 2010 maritime commando raid in a gesture brokered by President Obama designed to restore diplomatic relations between t

VOA标准英语2013--US Presidential Libraries Contribute to Research, Education

US Presidential Libraries Contribute to Research, Education President Lyndon Baines Johnson, or LBJ, died in 1973. But a life-like animatronic representation of him greets visitors to his library in Austin, Texas. Visitors find it entertaining. Prett

VOA标准英语2013--President Obama Look-Alike Performs at Washington Events

President Obama Look-Alike Performs at Washington Events When Graves spoke at an environmental conference at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia, some people werent sure at first if he was President Obama. The audience smiled and laughed once they realize

VOA标准英语2013--Remembering Richie Havens

Remembering Richie Havens Richie Havens performance at Woodstock in 1969 catapulted him into music history, but the lanky, soulful folk singer wasnt supposed to open the festival - he was scheduled to play fifth that day. Plans changed when the openi

VOA标准英语2013--Tourism, Development Threaten Burmese Lake

Tourism, Development Threaten Burmese Lake Inle Lake is considered a jewel of Burma, where migrating birds, rare animal species and a handful of Burmese tribes share space around the 110 square kilometer freshwater reservoir. Now, a steady stream of

VOA标准英语2013--Pakistani Voters Focus on Struggling Economy

Pakistani Voters Focus on Struggling Economy Zafar Saeed runs a vocational training center in a low-income neighborhood of the Pakistani capital. For more than a decade, his institution has trained thousands for work in an increasingly difficult econ

VOA标准英语2013--Boston Bombing Suspect Exhibited Extremism at Local Mosque

Boston Bombing Suspect Exhibited Extremism at Local Mosque The two bombing suspects are seen in the background of many pictures taken by spectators. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, who wore a white baseball cap on the day of the bombing, is recovering at a Bo

VOA标准英语2013--US Looks to Ease Japan-S Korea Tensions

US Looks to Ease Japan-S Korea Tensions U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said Japan and South Korea are central to containing North Korean aggression. So Washington is working to reduce tensions between Tokyo and Seoul. We believe that strong a

VOA标准英语2013--Study: Immune System Weakens in Space

Study: Immune System Weakens in Space During the final flight of the US space shuttle Atlantis in the summer of 2011, one of the most important pieces of scientific cargo on board was a medical experiment designed to test how the human immune system

VOA标准英语2013--Washington State Gears Up for Marijuana Industry

Washington State Gears Up for Marijuana Industry Medical marijuana already was legal in Washington and 17 other states. At a Seattle dispensary called The Joint, a steady stream of patients comes and buys marijuana in its many forms, including mariju

VOA标准英语2013--More Resources Are Needed for Pediatric AIDS

More Resources Are Needed for Pediatric AIDS In recent years, in developing countries, adults infected with HIV have had greater access to treatment. But UNAIDS says children still lag behind in accessing antiretroviral drugs, especially those formul

VOA标准英语2013--Anti-Immigrant Attacks Spur Florence Artists to Action

Anti-Immigrant Attacks Spur Florence Artists to Action With its stunning architecture and countless galleries, Florence has long been at the heart of Western art. It is the birthplace of the Renaissance, the flowering of Western artistic endeavor tha

VOA标准英语2013--New Procedures Improve Chances for Trauma Victims

New Procedures Improve Chances for Trauma Victims At one of the largest trauma centers in the United States, a multi-disciplinary team of doctors and nurses works quickly to save the life of a 60-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. Dr.