Battered Gadhafi Hometown Faces Long Recovery In former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, the process of cleaning up from weeks of fierce fighting has begun. Sirte was the last battleground in the uprising that led to Gadhafi's ouster and dea...
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iceland appreciates（感谢） IMF's approval of the 4th review of Iceland's economic recovery program, said Arni Pall Arnason, Icelandic minister of economic affairs on Tuesday. The approval（批准） of the review...
England manager Fabio Capello has praised 称赞 Jermain Defoe, after the striker scored a hat-trick 帽子戏法 in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifying match against Bulgaria. In England's first competitive 有竞争性的 match since their disappointing...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Since January, lenders have seized or begun the process to seize about two million American homes. In September alone, banks and other financial companies reclaimed over one hundred thousand propertie...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. central bank saw the country's economic activity continued to rise, but at a modest pace, according to the latest Federal Reserve（联邦储备系统） survey released on Wednesday. The survey（调查）, k...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thanks to a massive（巨大的） and sustained（持久的） policy response, the U.S. economy has continued to recover from the worst recession（衰退,不景气） since the Great Depression, but the recovery rem...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States central bank is prepared to take further actions to support the economy if conditions get a lot worse. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave that message in a speech Friday in which h...
Fred: So, Shibika, we've been talking about your accident and how this has changed your life and how you spent almost a month in bed, so how did that month in bed change your daily routine, like, did you experience any trouble brushing your teeth at...
The immediate outlook for Asia's tourism industry remains bleak as most major markets report sharp falls in visitor arrivals. There are hopes a recovery will come in 2010. Fishermen sit on boats at lake near Mount Kinabalu, the tallest peak in South...
Full recovery for two hearts girl Hannah's story: I was the first one, I didn't know what was going to happen A 16-year-old girl from Wales who made history when, as a baby, she had a donor heart grafted （接枝） onto her own has made a full recover...
