美整修政府医保网站 本周再成焦点 This week will bring a renewed focus on the flawed U.S. government website where Americans are supposed to sign up for private health care insurance. The so-called Obamacare website is apparently functio...
巴基斯坦动作大片触动印度神经 Pakistans moribund film industry has been brought back to life with the action thriller Waar, which translates roughly as The Attack. The film, shot in Pakistan, tells the story of a retired military hero wh...
美国依靠私营监狱降低费用 The southern U.S. state of Louisiana has the world's highest incarceration rate. With about one in 90 adults in the prison system, the state is looking for ways to keep the facilities from overcrowding and incarce...
医保顾问协助平价医保投保人 The debate over the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, continues. But the White House says improvements to the website have dramatically boosted enrollment. In some places, trained counselors are hel...
联合国纪念国际人权日 On this years International Human Rights Day, on December 10, the United Nations will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vienna Declaration, committing states to the promotion and protection of human rights...
肯尼亚纪念独立50周年 Thursday will mark 50 years since Kenya gained independence from Britain. As the nation celebrates half a century of self-rule, Kenyans are reflecting on how their country has changed. 星期四是肯尼亚脱离英国、取...
德克萨斯圣诞节：玉米肉卷和牛仔 In Texas, Christmas and New Year's celebrations are similar to those in the rest of the United States, but Mexican culture and the state's cowboy heritage both contribute a special flavor. 德克萨斯的圣...
美国准备销毁叙利亚化学武器 The U.S. Defense Department is preparing to test a system it plans to use to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles at sea. Officials are offering reassurances that the process will be safe. 美国国防部正...
新计划帮助发展中国家病患得到更好医疗 Major donors are changing the way they fund health programs in low-income countries. The results in maternal and child health have been so successful that the World Bank and the Global Fund are w...
美国中西部农民担忧EPA乙醇标准变化 In November, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed lowering the mandated amount of ethanol mixture in the nations gasoline supply. Current law requires refiners to use 68 billion liters of ethan...
TPP贸易协议未能达成 Top trade officials reported progress, but no final deal, after negotiations this week in Singapore on the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP. Advocates say the TPP would streamline commerce, boost the economy, and...
数字货币引发兴趣和争议 People who want to buy goods, pay for services, or transfer money anywhere in the world bypassing all the banks, credit cards and other financial services, even the governments, increasingly use virtual money called...
不加入奥巴马医保的州内，医院将面临风险 Nearly half of all U.S. states are rejecting a key component of the new U.S. health care reform law popularly known as Obamacare. These states - almost all with strong Republican majorities -...
2014美国中期选举对奥巴马举足轻重 U.S. voters head to the polls next November for congressional midterm elections with enormous political stakes for President Barack Obama. All 435 seats in the Republican-controlled House of Representati...
欧洲经济仍在危机中徘徊 It was a better year for the economy in Europe, an important buyer of exports from around the world. But, the crisis that has gripped the continent since 2008 is not over yet. 2013年欧洲经济有所改善， 欧洲是...
