创新英语-British Car Insurance Gender Inequality Ends

Britains system of car insurance has been turned on its head by the European Court of Justice. For decades, British motorists have paid insurance premiums based on their sex. The rationale for this was that men were far more likely to have accidents

VOA慢速英语 Iran Seeking Foreign Visitors and Their Money

AS IT IS 2015-09-02 Iran Seeking Foreign Visitors and Their Money The United States and other countries plan to begin easing economic restrictions against Iran next year. The easing of sanctions is part of the deal between six world powers and Iran t

2007年VOA标准英语-Private Medical Group Brings Health Care to Poo

By Ivana Kuhar Washington 29 May 2007 A Congressional hearing on Russia last Thursday reverberated with concerns over the deteriorating state of democracy in the world's largest country. Meanwhile, the U.S. government says it will continue cooperati

VOA标准英语2009年-Two British Hostages Held in Iraq Likely D

Families of two of the three remaining British hostages held in Iraq for two years are deeply troubled to hear the men are likely dead. The news was broken to them last week by British officials. The loved ones of the British hostages are going thro

NPR 2010-03-23

President Obama is expected to sign the healthcare overhaul legislation into law tomorrow. The president says the House action approving the bill last night proves Americans are still capable of doing big things and tackling big challenges. We proved

Aid Group Answers Questions About Sexual Wrongdoing

The head of Oxfam says the British aid group is investigating 26 new reports of sexual wrongdoing by its workers. Mark Goldring spoke before Britains parliament Tuesday. He answered questions about the behavior of Oxfam workers on the Caribbean islan

VOA标准英语2012--American Pediatrics Group Cites Benefits Of Male Circumcision

American Pediatrics Group Cites Benefits Of Male Circumcision In many African countries, adult men are getting circumcised to stop the spread of HIV. That's because research shows that male circumcision can protect both men and their female partners

VOA标准英语2010年-British Charities Launch Campaign Advo

A group of British charities has teamed up with British film actor Bill Nighy and producer Richard Curtis to campaign for what they call a new deal between banks and society. They want to put a .05 percent tax on financial transactions between banks

VOA标准英语2009年-Group Seeks British Records Involving Alle

A British human rights organization has begun legal action aimed at gaining the release of British government records regarding a rendition flight involving an individual who allegedly was flown via the British territory of Diego Garcia. The man who

VOA标准英语2014--British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War

British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War LONDON Security services are racing to identify the Islamic State militant who beheaded U.S. journalist James Foley in Syria. The murderer spoke on camera in English with a British accent. Its est

60th Years of Sino-British Trade Links Celebrated

The 48 Group Club, an independent UK-based business network is celebrating its 60th anniversary in Beijing in the promotion of trade links between the UK and China. CRI's Wei Tong has more. A delegation of 16-British companies visited China in 1953 t

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Guardedly Welcomes Iraq Study Group Rec

By Tom Rivers London 06 December 2006 Initial reaction from London has been positive to the 79 recommendations outlined by the bipartisan U.S. Iraq Study Group, which presented its report to U.S. President George Bush. For VOA News, Tom Rivers repor

阿里腾讯入股平安保险

New reports are suggesting the heads of Alibaba and Tencent are once-again investing in the insurance sector. Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Tencent Chair Pony Ma have reportedly become the new backers of Ping'An Insurance Group's latest share offering

CCTV9英语新闻：潘基文对云南强烈地震表示慰问

Full coverage: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwest China's Yunnan UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has offered his condolences to the Chinese government and family members of those who killed in the Yunnan earthquake. In a statement, Ban said that he is saddened

Cypriot parliament rejects levy on bank deposits

NICOSIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' parliament rejected a Eurogroup imposed haircut on bank deposits on Tuesday, plunging the eastern Mediterranean island into economic uncertainty verging on uncontrolled default. The 56 member-chamber threw out th

中国安邦保险掌门人备受关注

Anbang Insurance Group, which this week bought New Yorks Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.9bn, has a big thing going for it in its home market: its founder and chairman is the grandson-in-law of Deng Xiaoping, architect of modern China. 本周以19.5亿美

印度起诉英女王 要求英国归还光之山钻石

It was once the world's largest-known diamond, is worth a reported ?100m and is currently part of Britain's crown jewels. 它曾是世界上已知的最大钻石，现在是英国镶嵌在王冠上的御宝之一，据称价值1亿英镑。 But India

英国不派地面部队到伊拉克

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said here on Friday Britain would not send ground troops to Iraq, adding that the Iraqi leadership had made clear to him that Western boots on the ground were not wanted in Iraq

VOA标准英语2010年-Radical Islamic Group Banned in Britai

The British government has banned an Islamic group under the country's counter-terrorism laws. Islam4UK had planned to stage a march through the British town Wootton Bassett to honor Muslims killed in Afghanistan. Britain's home secretary has announc

CCTV9英语新闻：The birth of medical groups in China

The practice of medical groups in China only emerged in recent years. It's when a number of doctors come together, they can carry out medical treatments independently, without being employed by any public or private hospital. Such a move is unconvent