AS IT IS 2015-12-20 Three Women Get US Human Rights Award Three women with Muslim backgrounds have won an important international human-rights prize. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Irshad Manji and Rebiya Kadeer have been targets of violence because of their suppo...
AS IT IS 2015-12-20 Mexican Immigration to US Lowest in 40 Years 墨西哥移民美国人数创40年来新低 More Mexicans are leaving the U.S. than entering, says a recent study. The report from the Pew Research Center was released as some presiden...
AS IT IS 2015-12-19 Take a Holiday Walk Through Washington Cant get to Washington, D.C. for the holidays? Luckily, we did the walking for you. Lets head out on this holiday tour. The National Botanic Garden is a living plant museum, designed to show...
AS IT IS 2015-12-19 Trending Today: Brazil Briefly Blocks WhatsApp 今日趋势-巴西暂时关闭WhatsApp This is What's Trending Today. A court in Brazil Thursday suspended the messaging service WhatsApp for 48 hours. WhatsApp reportedly failed to...
AS IT IS 2015-12-19 Islamic State Looks for Oil, Recruits in Africa 伊斯兰国组织欲在非洲寻找石油和兵源 The United States says it is concerned about the Islamic State group attracting recruits and acquiring resources in North Africa....
'A Piece of Red Calico,' by Frank Stockton 《一块红色的印花棉布》by弗兰克斯托克顿 Editor's note: If you are tired from doing year-end gift shopping, relax and think about the poor man in this story. Our story today is called A Piece...
Force Awakens at Star Wars Premiere in Hollywood The new force gathered with the old Monday when Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its world premiere in Hollywood. The Force Awakens is the seventh film in the Star Wars series. The original premiered...
AS IT IS 2015-12-18 South Sudan to Shoot Down Unknown Planes South Sudans military has given orders to shoot down any aircraft that is not known to the government. South Sudan voted for independence in 2011, but has been in civil war since 2013. Rebe...
AS IT IS 2015-12-18 US Central Bank Raises Its Interest Rates 美国央行提高利率四分之一厘 The United States central bank has raised an important interest rate by one-fourth of 1 percent. The move may have been small, but it marks the firs...
AS IT IS 2015-12-18 Obama Says He Is Eager to See Cuba Before U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office, he wants to visit Cuba. But only if he can meet with pro-democracy dissidents. Obama told Yahoo News on Monday that part of a deal to visit Cuba...
AS IT IS 2015-12-18 North Korea Sentences Canadian Pastor to Prison 朝鲜判处加拿大籍牧师无期劳教 North Koreas highest court has sentenced a Canadian clergyman to life in prison with hard labor. The court said the Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim...
AS IT IS 2015-12-18 Hated Drug Company Head Arrested by FBI 美国黑心药业大亨被捕 A U.S. businessman once described as the most hated man in America was arrested Thursday. 曾被人们称为恶棍的美国商人于周四被联邦调查局逮捕...
AS IT IS 2015-12-18 Only Half of Syrian Refugee Children Attend School 仅半数叙利亚难民儿童能够上学 There are about 650,000 school-aged Syrian refugee children in Turkey. 土耳其共有大约65万名学龄叙利亚难民儿童。 Gover...
Everyday Grammar: The 'Should' vs. 'Shall' Debate For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Last week in Paris, leaders from 195 countries reached a major global climate agreement. In the final hours of meetings, one little word made the di...
'High Tech' Devices to Enjoy Holiday Music 各大科技厂商的节日音乐 Technology makes listening to holiday music easier than ever. There are endless sources to help you find your favorite Christmas tunes and many other songs. 科技的发展使...
