Training to Prevent Campus Sexual Assault 培训如何防止校园性侵犯 The first year of college is usually a time to learn and have fun. Many young people enjoy the freedom of living away from home for the first time. For young women in the Uni...
WHO Warns Against Unnecessary Caesarean Sections 世卫组织警告称不到万不得已不要做剖腹产 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. The World Health Organization says the use of surgical childbirth is growin...
Obama Announces Changes to Hostage Policy 奥巴马宣布改变人质政策 President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a reform of U.S. policies for dealing with kidnappers. Mr. Obama said the U.S. will use all instruments of national power to rec...
AS IT IS 2015-06-25 North Korea Could Face Food Shortage 朝鲜可能面临食物短缺 North Korea could face more food shortages later this year if a drought continues. That is what the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said last week. A drou...
AS IT IS 2015-06-25 Philanthropist Provides Homes for the Homeless 慈善家给无家可归者提供住处 Each day, thousands of people with mental illness are living on the streets of cities and towns across America. The U.S Department of Housing a...
Swift Change to Apple Streaming Policy 苹果改变流媒体政策 将在试用期付费 Pop music queen Taylor Swift took a bite out of Apple this week and the company responded with Love. The technology company had announced plans to make its new m...
International Lender Urges Gains for Poor, Middle Class IMF敦促帮助穷人和中产阶级 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 A new report says income inequality is hurting the...
More Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag The governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, has called on state lawmakers to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol. She says the flag is an important part of the states history, b...
AS IT IS 2015-06-24 Indian, Pakistani Immigrants Learn About One Another 印度和巴基斯坦移民互相学习 Violence has damaged relations between India and Pakistan ever since the two countries gained their independence from Britain almost 70 y...
Mosquito-Borne Viruses Spread Across the World 蚊子把病毒传向全世界 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. A virus with a strange-sounding name has been around for a long time but only in parts of the world. Now...
Taliban Gunmen Attack Afghan Parliament 塔利班武装分子袭击阿富汗议会 Heavily armed Taliban militants attacked Afghanistans parliament building Monday as lawmakers met inside. The attack began with a powerful explosion at the main entran...
AS IT IS 2015-06-23 India Using Yoga, Films to Win Support Overseas 瑜伽和电影为印度赢得海外支持 The world held its first International Day of Yoga on Sunday. Yoga events took place in almost 200 countries. The Indian government organiz...
AS IT IS 2015-06-23 Once Again, Americans Debate Gun Violence 美国枪支暴力再次引起争论 After a deadly shooting at a church in South Carolina last week, U.S. politicians are again debating how to deal with gun laws and gun violence. The Ce...
Musician Helped Define Rock n Roll in 1950s and 60s 音乐家帮助诠释了五六十年代摇滚乐含义 The music we call Rock n Roll became popular in the United States about 60 years ago. Rock n roll developed from two other musical traditions:...
Should We Be Able to Choose Our Sex, Racial Identity? 我们能否选择自己的性别和种族身份? Do we have a right to choose our racial identity or sex? For example, if a persons biological parents are white, can that person say he or she is...
