Study Shows How Poverty Could Limit Learning 研究表明,贫困可能会限制学习 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Studies have shown that children from poor families have more difficulty in school than other boys and girl...
Dinosaur Death Leads to Rise of Fish 恐龙死亡导致鱼类增多 Tens of millions of years ago, an asteroid hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The event led to a global mass extinction that has been linked to the end of the dinosaurs...
Afghan Government: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died in 2013 塔利班领导人奥马尔在2013年去世 Afghan government officials said Wednesday that Taliban chief Mullah Omar is dead. They say he died more than two years ago in Pakistan. A governme...
AS IT IS 2015-07-30 North Korea: 'No Interest at All' in Nuclear Deal A North Korean official says his country will not negotiate with other countries about its nuclear weapons program. The (North) Korean ambassador to China said Tuesday that his cou...
AS IT IS 2015-07-30 Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebel Targets in Iraq 土耳其武装部队空袭在伊拉克的库尔德叛军 Until about 10 days ago, the talk around Turkey was whether a coalition government should be formed before early August. Then, a...
AS IT IS 2015-07-30 In Myanmar, Replacing Poppy Plants with Coffee 缅甸农户种植咖啡代替罂粟 Large numbers of opium poppy plants grow in the mountains of Myanmars Shan State. In fact, Shan State is the second-largest opium-producing area i...
Study: Smoking May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia 研究发现吸烟会增加患精神分裂症的风险 Studies have linked cigarette smoking to a number of health problems, including lung cancer and heart disease. Now, a new study shows a possible...
Obama Speaks to African Union on Last Day of Africa Trip 奥巴马非洲之行最后一天向非盟发表演讲 U.S. President Barack Obama ended his East Africa trip Tuesday with a speech to the African Union. He spoke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mr....
AS IT IS 2015-07-29 Louisiana Using BP Settlement Money to Restore Coast 路易斯安那州利用BP结算资金来恢复海岸 Five years ago, work crews successfully stopped a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The workers blocked the release of...
AS IT IS 2015-07-29 Western Values Inspire Gay Rights Debate in S. Korea 在韩国西方价值观鼓励同性恋权利的辩论 The struggle for gay rights in South Korea is not one that can be seen as a conflict between Eastern and Western cultural...
AS IT IS 2015-07-29 Trans Pacific Partnership Talks May End This Week 跨太平洋伙伴关系谈判可能在本周结束 Negotiators are meeting this week in Hawaii to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Trade ministers from around the worl...
Folk to Rock: When Dylan Went Electric 民间摇滚:鲍勃迪伦引领电吉他风潮 Fifty years ago, the well-loved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed. The audience may have been unhappy but Dylans performan...
Another Sharp Drop on Chinas Stock Exchanges Stock price indexes in China had their sharpest one-day drop in eight years on Monday. Stock indexes also decreased around the world but to a lesser extent. The Shanghai Composite index lost 8.5 percent. A...
President Obama Urges More Open Ethiopia 奥巴马总统敦促埃塞俄比亚更加开放 In the news today President Barack Obama has urged the government in Ethiopia to give more freedom to reporters and opposition political parties. The ruling par...
AS IT IS 2015-07-28 Cubans Look Forward to Using Internet 古巴人期待使用互联网 Cuba is one of a few countries whose people still have very limited use of the Internet. But some Internet users there have developed their own computer networks...
