VOA双语新闻：17、美联储1月起减购政府债券

美联储1月起减购政府债券 The U.S. Federal Reserve will start scaling back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next month. But the reduction will be gradual. The Federal Reserve has been buying $85 billion a month in government bonds

VOA双语新闻：22、埃及年轻人参与极限运动-跑酷

埃及年轻人参与极限运动-跑酷 A law recently passed in Egypt makes it illegal for groups of more than 10 people to gather. However, every Friday a group of young men meets on the outskirts of Cairo, not to protest, but to practice a sport

VOA双语新闻：18、泰国——“东方底特律”

泰国东方底特律 Thailand is gaining a reputation as the Detroit of the East for its booming automobile industry. It is now the world's third largest maker of commercial vehicles, behind only the United States and China and ranked ninth in total

VOA双语新闻：5、跟踪流感的新手段

跟踪流感的新手段 As influenza season peaks in the United States, one researcher is working to bring the public into tracking the epidemic. Using new technology, he may be able to provide public health officials with useful information more qu

VOA双语新闻：5、墨西哥仍存在奴役现象

高等教育昂贵 美国经济受伤 Washington's Republicans and Democrats are haggling over how to finance higher education, including details like the interest rates that students pay for loans. Recent graduates, who are burdened with an average

VOA双语新闻：4、伊拉克教派暴力激增

伊拉克教派暴力激增 Skyrocketing sectarian violence and escalating political conflict in Iraq have some Middle East analysts concerned that Iraq may be on the brink of civil war. The latest upsurge in violence is the worst since the withdrawa

VOA双语新闻：2、本拉登被击毙2年

本拉登被击毙2年 Two years ago, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden by a U.S. special forces team in Abbottabad, Pakistan. While some Pakistanis still view him as a hero, many hope his legacy fades with time. 2年前，奥

VOA双语新闻：22、新增艾滋病毒感染率大幅下降

新增艾滋病毒感染率大幅下降 The latest report from the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS provides a vision of hope. It shows that we are closer to the goal of an AIDS-free generation. The number of people around the world who are newly i

VOA双语新闻：16、日本考虑军事安全改革

日本考虑军事安全改革 Japans government says it plans to allow its self-defense forces to play a greater role in global security. Currently Japan's pacifist constitution, written under American supervision after World War II, allows the coun

VOA双语新闻：11、美联储继续缩减购债规模

美联储继续缩减购债规模 The U.S. central bank is on pace to reduce its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion - and interest rates will remain near record lows until the job market approaches something closer to normal. So says Janet

VOA双语新闻：16、吸烟有害报告50周年

吸烟有害报告50周年 If there is one person whose work created a ripple effect that is changing the world, it was the ninth surgeon general of the United States. Fifty years ago this month, he issued a report that linked cigarette smoking to lu

VOA双语新闻：29、大量美国球迷赴巴西助阵加油

来自俄罗斯的爱：莫斯科人喜欢007 During the Soviet era, watching a James Bond film could lead to a jail sentence. Despite the ban, many were able to catch bootleg copies during the thawing of the Cold War in the 1980s. This developed int

VOA双语新闻：9、韩国努力回收电子垃圾

韩国努力回收电子垃圾 South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called e-waste. To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appliances from ending up in landfills, leaking toxic chemicals, s

VOA双语新闻：14、印度寡妇获得新生

印度寡妇获得新生 Nearly 2,000 widows who have been abandoned by society and their families live in government shelters lacking basic amenities in India's northern city Vrindavan. The Supreme Court last year said the women should be given the

VOA双语新闻：3、谁将是下任美联储主席？

谁将是下任美联储主席？ The economist who guided the world's largest economy through the worst financial crisis in decades is expected to step down early next year. The financial press is filled with speculation about who will take over fro

VOA双语新闻：2、伊朗核会谈再次开始

伊朗核会谈再次开始 International nuclear negotiators will meet with Iran's foreign minister again this week for talks on limiting the country's nuclear program. Some nations fear that Tehran may be trying to develop atomic weapons. Iran is h

VOA双语新闻：9、美债危机临头 全球市场忧心

美债危机临头 全球市场忧心 Less than a week before the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills, the world's financial markets are already showing concern. If officials cannot agree to let Washington borrow more money before

VOA双语新闻：3、伊朗要求缓减制裁

伊朗要求缓减制裁 World powers and Iran are gearing up for a new round of talks in Geneva later this month about Tehran's nuclear program. The United States and its allies want Iran to take concrete steps to show it is not and will not pursue

VOA双语新闻：9、美国天然气现在还不能帮助欧洲

美国天然气现在还不能帮助欧洲 As Russia continues to raise its natural gas prices to Ukraine, some people are looking to American gas as a way to ease Europe's energy dependence on Russia. But it's a solution that's still several years o

VOA双语新闻：7、两场选举之后 乌克兰未来阴云密布

两场选举之后 乌克兰未来阴云密布 After the recent completion of elections in Ukraine there was hope the conflict in the east would ease, but that has not happened. Military convoys from Russia are flowing into rebel-controlled areas aga