2011-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists have developed a vaccine which reduces breast cancer tumors in mice. The researchers say it may work against a number of other cancers, too, if it works in humans.Vaccines boost the body's

2011-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

December is traditionally a season of giving but the current economic downturn has some U.S. nonprofits getting creative to inspire contributions from donors - and that means everything from banding t

2011-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As India struggles with an economic slowdown, the central bank has decided to hold interest rates steady. A series of aggressive rate hikes in the last 18 months have been partly blamed for dampening

2011-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Children with cancer in Rwanda are getting specialized care thanks to a partnership with doctors in the United States, helping to save lives in an area with limited resources.In advanced Western medic

2011-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pakistan is playing down the significance of a proposed suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance, saying bilateral ties are already "on hold" following last month's N

2011-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A British Medical Journal editorial calls for a moral and political movement to end violence and oppression against women and girls. It says about one billion women worldwide have been beaten, coerced

2011-12-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A lot of trees are dying in Africa’s Sahel region and new study says climate change caused by humans is to blame. What’s more, many tree species are also disappearing.The study appears in the Journa

2011-12-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

All U.S. combat troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the month. The road south to Kuwait has been a hotbed of anti-American violence, roadside bombs and assaults by insurgents. Teams like Minnes

2011-12-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It's the holiday season in the United States and choirs across the country are staging special Christmas concerts. Typically, the singers are accompanied by pianos, organs and, sometimes, even a full

2011-12-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he would continue to push for full United Nations membership after savoring one symbolic victory for his statehood bid, watching his flag fly over the Paris-ba

2011-12-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There’s a better-than-random chance that babies born in the United States last year, 2010, were named “Bella” or “Edward.”Those were among the 10 most popular girls’ and boys’ names, respective

2011-12-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A humanitarian agency warns that millions of people in West Africa are facing a food crisis. Oxfam is calling on donors to take immediate action. Oxfam’s regional humanitarian coordinator, Nahuel Are

2011-12-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In 30 years of making films, British-born Gary Oldman has won acclaim from critics and audiences, but he has never been nominated for Hollywood's top awards. That could change with his latest role.In

2011-12-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Two women from Liberia and one from Yemen were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Saturday for their efforts to peacefully bring change to their countries. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia

2011-12-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Trumpeter Miles Davis led some of the greatest bands in jazz history, including the so-called "Second Great Quintet." The group soars on a newly-released collection of live concerts from 1967. The Mi

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa has gone into overtime, as delegates met Saturday to try to reach agreement on several deals to fight climate change. Observers still que

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Iranian government has complained to the United Nations about a U.S. spy drone it says was brought down over eastern Iran this week. Iran accuses the U.S. of violating Iranian airspace and has re

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Most members of the European Union agreed to a new deal Friday that is intended to address debt problems that have threatened the common euro currency and driven Europe into an economic crisis. The ag

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Four years ago, American Bob Levinson disappeared mysteriously in Iran. Now, the family of the retired FBI agent has released a video it received in late 2010, showing him to be alive. The video was n

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For American troops leaving Iraq this month, there is a sense of relief but also worry about returning to civilian life and searching for jobs in a weak U.S. economy. U.S. troops along the Iraq-Kuwait

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. military has almost completed the huge job of packing up all of its bases and equipment and moving out of Iraq.After almost nine years in Iraq, thousands of U.S. troops have already left the

2011-12-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

American movie star Angelina Jolie is making her directorial debut with a film set during Bosnia's civil war in the 1990s. In an exclusive interview with VOA's Bosnian service, Jolie says the messag

2011-12-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The situation in The Democratic Republic of Congo remains unsettled following a refusal by the opposition to accept the re-election of the country's president. Competing opposition parties in the re

2011-12-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. researchers have identified a new way to treat people infected with tuberculosis before they get sick. The combination drug regimen, endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio

2011-12-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Big cities are vibrant hubs for culture and industry, or dirty, congested, impersonal crime-ridden warrens. As the world population surpasses seven billion, economists, environmentalists and social sc