VOA标准英语2010-Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaran

This 02 Oct 2009 file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, the former IOC president, speaking during the Madrid 2016 bid presentation during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen Former International Olymp

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When it comes to North Korea, the world has come up with a lot of labels, including the last bastion of Stalinist Communism. But the author of a new book says North Korea can best be understood through the lens of its racial views. VOA Seoul correspo

VOA标准英语2010年-Poland Celebrates 200th Birthday of a

This spring marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin, who was born and raised in a village just outside Warsaw. His musical legacy forms an integral part of modern Poland's cultural identity. For any visitor to Warsaw, it does not

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Sam Sedaei says that identity is like an invisible man, and for him as an Iranian American, a coherent identity can be even more difficult to see. A blogger for the Huffington Post, Sedaei claims that writing served as a sort of white powder for him,

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivorian Presidential Candidates Hit Ca

Official campaigning has begun in Ivory Coast's long-delayed presidential race, as election officials continue preparations for the vote on October 31st. This weekend, Ivory Coast's 14 presidential candidates officially hit the campaign trail, raisin

VOA标准英语2010年-Challenges Lie Ahead for new Somalilan

Somaliland's incoming President Ahmed Mohamed 'Silyano' Mohamoud, center, and Vice President Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismai, right, after President Mohamoud was sworn in as Somaliland's fourth president, 27 Jul 2010 Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo was sworn in Mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Beating Children Remains Common Worldw

Research reveals cultural differences about what seems to be acceptable when it comes to physically disciplining children. But three decades on, how are children doing? Pediatricians from the University of North Carolina have taken a look at one meas

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenyan 'National Dress' a Work in Prog

Is there a distinctive Kenyan look? Perhaps not yet. A country-wide competition held six years ago to come up with a Kenyan national dress failed to take off. But in Kenya's burgeoning fashion industry, designers are increasingly drawing upon their h

VOA标准英语2010年-Former Detainees Return to World War I

The buildings used to house internees are still standing today, and serve as classrooms and dorms for United Tribes Technical College. North Dakota is a land of broad, open prairie known for its Native American heritage, the travels of explorers Lewi

VOA标准英语2010-International Fellowships Program Helps D

Unlike others, this program deliberately chooses among qualified applicants who are members of marginalized or disenfranchised groups in their societies. Emily Lause | Washington, DC 13 April 2010 Related Links: International Fellowships Program The

VOA标准英语2010年-Classical Musician Spearheads Mexican

Related Links Los Cenzontles It provides a way for children to learn about their strength and the beauty that's inside of them. Leading a Mexican folk music revival was the furthest thing from Eugene Rodriguez's mind while growing up in a white middl

VOA标准英语2010年-Minority Doctors Needed to Help Bridge

While the health care reform debate in the United States has been dominated on lowering the cost of health insurance, other health care activists and experts are working behind the scenes to lower barriers to quality health care for African-Americans

VOA标准英语2010年-Out of the Dusty West Rides a Financia

Stagecoaches carried what is now America's fourth-largest bank to success Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 11 March 2010 You probably didn't believe it when we said Wells Fargo's stagecoaches could hold up to 18 people, plus baggage. Here's proof! One

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Seeks to Limit Risk-Taking by Ba

Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail -- President Obama U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for tighter regulation of America's largest banks and lending institutions. The president's plan would

VOA标准英语2010年-Volcanic Ash Could Threaten Europe's P

Scientists in Iceland say the volcano that has been spewing out massive plumes of ash over much of Europe appears to be calming down. Last month, the volcanic ash cloud forced the closure of much of Europe's air space and the cancellation of thousand

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel's Oscar-Nominated Film Looks at

This year, the films nominated for a foreign language Oscar include Ajami, an Israeli movie that features non-professional Israeli actors -- both Arab and Jewish. The film is set in Ajami, a neighborhood of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. The community is

VOA标准英语2010年-Yellow Shirts Carry On in Thailand's A

Noodle shop owner and Yellow Shirt supporter Prasert Tangrukmuang has cut-out cartoons covering his walls mocking former PM Thaksin Shinawatra in Udon Thani,Thailand Thailand's poor rural northeast is the heartland for the Red Shirt protesters who oc

VOA标准英语2010年-Cautious Optimism One Year after Obama

For sure his efforts are applauded but it is expected from him to work harder even though they know that the odds are against his efforts... Moataz Fattah, Cairo University Opinion polls have shown that President Barack Obama's widely-publicized spee

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts: Prospects For US Bipartisans

As he begins his second year in office, President Barack Obama is renewing his effort to reach out to opposition Republicans, despite the fact that 2010 is a congressional election year in the United States. After his election in 2008, Mr. Obama prom

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World — 20 March 2010

VOA's weekly science and technology radio magazine Art Chimes | Washington DC 19 March 2010 Related Links Origin of dogs (Nature) Origin of dogs (UCLA) Vitamin D study (abstract) Butterfly flight simulator (Reppert lab) Monarch Watch (U. of Kansas) D