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VOA新闻100篇

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VOANewsItem1经济：

印度及东南亚国家签署了自由贸易协定IndianCommerceMinisterAnandSharmaandhiscounterpartsfromtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationssealedtheagreementinBangkokThursday.TheymetonthesidelinesoftheannualASEANEconomicMinistersMeeting.TheagreementcreatesoneofAsia’sbiggesttradingareasandintegratesIndia’sfastgrowingeconomywith10ofitsneighbors.TradebetweenIndiaandASEANamountsto$40billioneachyear.Underthepact,IndiaandASEANwilleliminatetariffsonvariousgoodsby2016.

VOANewsItem2政治：

英国政党领袖进行电视辩论第二轮角逐Britain’spoliticallifehasbeendominatedforthepastthreedecadesbytwoparties—theConservatives,nowledbyDavidCameron,andLaborheadedbycurrentPrimeMinisterGordonBrown.Butathirdparty,theLiberalDemocrats,areturningthiselectionintoathree-horserace.TheircampaignwasgivenamajorboostbyBritain’sfirsteverteleviseddebatelastweek;LiberalDemocratleaderNickCleggemergedastheclearwinner.Viewerpollstakenafterthisseconddebate,whichfocusedonforeignpolicy,showedtherewasnorunawayvictor.ThelasttimeBritainhadahungparliamentwasin1974.AfinalteleviseddebateistotakeplacenextThursday,followedbytheelectiononMay6.

VOANewsItem3政治：

参议院就索托马约尔就任最高法院大法官进行了讨论OntheseconddayofdebateallsignscontinuedtopointtowardaneasyconfirmationwinforSotomayor,the55-year-oldfederalcourtjudgenominatedbyPresidentBarackObamaearlierthisyear.Althoughmostofthe40SenateRepublicansarelikelytovoteagainsther,thedecisionWednesdayofMissouriSenatorKitBondaddedtothenumberofRepublicanswhohavecommittedtovotingforher.SenatorBond,whoisoneofseveralRepublicansretiringfromtheSenatenextyear,saidwhileherespectsandagreeswiththelegalreasoningothersinhispartyusedtoopposeSotomayor,lawmakershaveanobligationtoshowdeferencetoapresident’schoiceofanominee.

VOANewsItem4政治：

南部非洲的部长们准备报告区域危机ForeignministersoftheSouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunitymetinMaputotoprepareareportontheregion’spoliticalcrises.ItistobepresentedtoAfricanleadersattheirupcomingsummitinEthiopia.SADC’sPoliticalandDiplomaticCommitteehasbeenmediatingthreemajorcrisesintheregion.SADCofficialssaidtheministersarepleasedthevariouspartiestotheunitygovernmentin1Zimbabweresumednegotiationsonimplementingtheirpower-sharingagreement.TheysaidtheybelievedZimbabwewasontherightpath.TheofficialssaidtheministersalsobelievethatprogressisbeingmadetowardeasingtheconflictineasternDemocraticRepublicofCongoandthatreconciliationeffortsbetweenthegovernmentandvariousrebelgroupswereontherighttrack.ButtheofficialssaidtheywerelessoptimisticaboutthepoliticalcrisisinMadagascar.IteruptedinMarchafterAndryRajoelina,backedbythemilitary,seizedpowerfollowingtheousterofthen-PresidentMarcRavalomanana.SADCandtheAfricanUniondonotrecognizetheRajoelinagovernmentandhavesuspendedMadagascarfromtheirorganizations.

VOANewsItem5政治：

以色列国防部长遭到恐吓SecurityhasbeentightenedaroundIsraeliDefenseMinisterEhudBarakafterhereceiveddozensofdeaththreats.SecuritysourcessaythethreatsweremadebyJewishmilitantswhoopposethegovernment’spartialfreezeonsettlementconstructionintheWestBank.ThefreezewasimposedinNovemberunderpressurefromtheUnitedStates,whichseesthesettlementsasanobstacletopeace.Thedeaththreatsarebeingtakenseriously.In1995,IsraeliPrimeMinisterYitzhakRabinwasassassinatedbyanOrthodoxJewopposedtohispolicyoftradinglandforpeacewiththePalestinians.

VOANewsItem6政治：

泰国军警围捕红衫军领袖行动失败Governmentofficialssaytheywillinvestigatejusthowthreeleadersoftheanti-governmentprotestsmanagedtoescapewhenpolicetriedtosurroundtheirhotelFriday.Oneoftheleadersclimbeddownthreefloorsusingarope,andwasrushedawaybysupportersthrongingthebuilding.OfficialsearlierFridaysaidthegovernmentispreparingtoarrestpeoplelinkedtoclasheswithsecurityforceslastSaturdaythatleft24soldiersandprotestersdead.Thegovernmentsaysarmedmeninfiltratedprotesterranksandfiredontroopstryingtodispersearally.Theanti-governmentmovement,ledbytheUnitedDemocraticFrontagainstDictatorshiporUDD,demandsthattheGovernmentcallfreshelections.UDDsupportershaveheldprotestsinBangkokformorethanamonth.Thailandisfacingitsmostseverepoliticalcrisisinalmost20years.Somepartiesinthegoverningcoalitionwanttosetacleartimeframeforelectionstoeasetensions.Butthegovernmentsaysitwillonlycallelectionsoncethepoliticalsituationhascooled.

VOANewsItem7政治：

吉尔吉斯斯坦政变威胁美军基地未来Kyrgyzstan’sfive-day-oldprovisionalgovernmentisvowingtousethecountry’smilitarytolaunchaspecialoperationtoneutralizePresidentKurmanbekBakiyevifhedoesnotresign.InterimKyrgyzleaderRozaOtunbayevasayshergovernmentiswillingtonegotiatehisdeparturefromthecountryandwantstoresolvethestandoffwithoutanymoreharmtoinnocent2civilians.ThepresidentwaseffectivelyoustedafterlastWednesday’sclashesbetweengovernmentforcesandprotesters.Authoritiessayabout80peoplehavediedandmorethan1,600werewounded.

VOANewsItem8政治：

内塔尼亚胡称以色列只能依靠自己OntheeveofIsrael’s62ndIndependenceDay,PrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaidthenationmustnotrelyonthehelpofforeigners.CommentatorssayitisaclearreferencetoIsraelitieswiththeUnitedStates,whichhaveplummetedoverJewishconstructionindisputedinEastJerusalem.TheU.S.backsPalestiniandemandsthatEastJerusalemshouldbethecapitalofafuturePalestinianstate.ButIsraelseesallofJerusalemasitseternalcapital,andMr.Netanyahu,whoheadsaright-winggovernment,hasrejectedU.S.demandstostopbuildingthere.Asaresult,thePalestinianshaverefusedtoreturntoU.S.-sponsoredpeacetalks,andthediplomaticprocesshasbeendeadlockedfor15months.DefenseMinisterEhudBaraktookasofterapproach.BaraksaidIsraelwouldnotmakeanycompromiseswhenitcomestothesecurityofthestate.ButhesaiditwouldshowcourageinthestruggleforpeacewiththePalestiniansbasedonthetwo-statesolution.

VOANewsItem9经济：

非洲农民种植有机作物供应欧洲市场Nearly5,000farmersinBurkinaFaso,Cameroon,Ghana,Senegal,andSierraLeoneareexportingorganically-grownproducetoEurope,aftergainingorganicandfair-tradecertificationwithhelpfromtheU.N.FoodandAgricultureOrganization（FAO）.Theprogramfocusesonallstagesofproductionfromplantingandharvestingtopackagingandpromotion,increasingtheprofitabilityoffarmerswhopreviouslystruggledtoaffordcostlychemicalfertilizers.30small-scalepineapplefarmersinGhanasawsalesgrowfrom26tonstomorethan115tonsaftergainingtheirorganiccertification.PascalLiuisaneconomistwiththeFAO’stradeandmarketsdivision.LiusaystheUnitedNationsexpectsdemandfororganicfoodswillgrowbybetweenfiveand15percentduringthenextfiveyears.AndAfricanfarmersarewellpositionedtobenefitfrommorepeopleeatinghealthierfood.

VOANewsItem10经济：

债务危机扩展到希腊以外TheheadsoftheInternationalMonetaryFundandtheEuropeanCentralBankwereinBerlinWednesdayfortalkswithChancellorAngelaMerkelandotherseniorofficials.Theaim:

togetagreementonabailoutpackageforGreece.GreecehasbeeninnegotiationswithEUmembercountriesandtheIMFtosecureabailout—moneythatwouldallowittopaydebtscomingdueintimetoavoidhavingtodefault.InreturnGreeceisunderpressuretorestructureitseconomyandimplementausteritymeasures.Disgruntledpublic-sectorworkerswentonstrikeinGreeceWednesdaytoprotestagainstthe3cutbacks.Adaylonggeneralstrikehasbeencalledfornextweek.OpinionpollsshowthemajorityofGreeksareagainstanIMF-EUbailout,seeingitasforeigninterference.WorriesabouttheGreekeconomy’spotentialmeltdownhavesentjittersthroughworldmarkets.AndhelpisimperativebecausetheGreekcrisiscouldspread.AjointEU-IMFpackageforGreeceisputat$60billion,butsomeEuropeanofficialssaidWednesdaythefullcostcouldbemuchhigher,reachingabout$160billionoverthreeyears.

VOANewsItem11经济：

奥巴马致华尔街：

别抵制金融改革Aiminghisappealdirectlyatthefinancialindustryandskepticswithinit,andatRepublicancriticsinCongress,thepresidentwarnedofthedangerofarepeatofeconomiccollapse.CallingthefinancialcrisistheoutcomeofafailureofresponsibilityfromWallStreettoWashington,hesaidthetimehascometoseizethemomenttomakefundamentalchangesintherulesofthefinancialroad.Withmany,butnotall,ofthemostprominentexecutivesofWallStreetfirmspresent,thepresidentoutlinedkeyaspectsoflegislationtheU.S.Senatewilldebateincomingdays.Theseincludestepstoimposenewoversightandcontrolsonhedgefundsandcomplexfinancialinstrumentsknownasderivatives,andprotectionsforconsumersoffinancialproducts.Ofparticularimportancewouldbeasystemtoensurethattroubledfinancialcompaniescouldbedismantledinanorderlywaywithoutposingthekindofsystemicrisktheydidin2008.CallingtheSenatebillandonetheHouseofRepresentativesapprovedlastyearasignificantimprovementoverflawedrulesnowinplace,hesaidchangeswouldbeadvantageousfortheindustryandthecountry.

VOANewsItem12经济：

亚洲航空遭受冰岛火山喷发影响TheInternationalAirTransportAssociationsaysglobalcarriersarelosinganestimated$200millionadayinrevenueasaresultofairlinegroundingsrelatedtotheIcelandvolcano.AlbertTjoeng,aSingapore-basedspokesmanfortheassociation,saysthatisjustpartoftheproblem.Travelerswaitingaroundherearemissingoutonincomebecause