2011-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As voting in southern Sudan’s independence referendum enters its final days, relief officials say at least 1 million people will continue to need food assistance despite an improvement in food securi

2011-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, talks expected to focus on the Pakistani government's efforts against extremist forces. The

2011-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In an emotional visit to Tucson, Arizona late Wednesday, President Barack Obama has visited the wounded from last Saturday's mass shooting and with families of the six people killed. The president an

2011-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The South African government says it is extending its deadline for deporting irregular Zimbabwean migrants until July 31. The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration says it welcomes thi

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Food shortages are looming in Kenya as last season's lighter-than-normal rains begin to affect harvests in the arid north.As Kenya begins its annual dry season, there are mounting fears of crop failu

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The National Retail Federation wrapped up its 100th annual convention Wednesday in New York City. The association is the world’s largest retail trade group with members in 45 countries, including 1.

2011-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

After one of the most productive post-election legislative sessions in U.S. history, Americans are waiting to see whether the new Congress finds bipartisan common ground or reverts to the bickering an

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January 12 is the first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, one of the worst catastrophes ever in the Western hemisphere. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed, one million were left home

2011-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When Iranian basketball national team star, Arsalan Kazemi, enrolled at Rice University in the fall of 2009, he became the first Iranian to play major college basketball in the United States. Now, the

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday said the effort by Hezbollah to undermine the U.N.-backed tribunal in Lebanon is a transparent effort to subvert justice that is destined to fail. Cli

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

New clashes between police and demonstrators erupted Wednesday in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, after sporadic disturbances overnight.The new wave of unrest took place just hours after Prime Minister

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The War on Graft has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan Parliament in recent months, with several ministers being targeted in high-profile investigations. But Kenya’s anti-corruption body says more

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The global financial crisis has "drained the world's capacity" to deal with further shocks, according to the World Economic Forum's new Global Risks Report. The Forum says 20th century systems are f

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When violent incidents such as the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others occur, many people wonder what caused the violence. Some leading researchers say mental illness is n

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Over the last few decades, the Catholic Church in America has struggled to fill the ranks of its clergy. The average age of the church’s serving priests and nuns is 70 and still rising. But some Cath

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Delegates from Nigeria's ruling party are gathering in the capital for a convention to choose their presidential nominee. Politicians will decide the fate of regional power-sharing in Nigeria.Nigeri

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Autism is a complex disability that affects a person’s ability to communicate with others. Researchers don’t know what causes it, but they suspect both genetic and environmental factors are involved

2011-01-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As 2011 gets underway, experts are looking at the growing influence of environmental events on both economics and politics. Policies on food safety, energy and transportation, among other issues, are

2011-01-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama will go to Tucson, Arizona, Wednesday to speak at a memorial service for those killed in Saturday’s shootings. The president will try to help the nation deal with the rampage,

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The International Organization for Migration reports a significant drop in the number of Haitians living in displacement camps. IOM reports for the first time since the catastrophic earthquake struck

2011-01-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Despite the often raw intensity of his poetry, Robert Pinsky, a lanky, handsome man in his seventies, has the relaxed air of a jazz musician as he prepares to read an excerpt from his long poem “Hist

2011-01-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hilleary: What was your motive?Gov: The long-range motive that we have is to try to shorten as much as possible the duration of the occupation, to hasten as much as possible the ending of the occupati

2011-01-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The economic recession has been causing many Americans to cut back on their spending in recent years. But one thing Americans have NOT been spending less on is their wine. While the figures are not in

2011-01-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Belarus Free Theater is performing a version of its play Being Harold Pinter at an international festival in New York called "Under the Radar". The troupe's 11 actors, directors and stage manager

2011-01-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is still reccovering from a gunshot wound to her head which she suffered January 8th while campainging in her home district in the western state of Arizona. At news co