'A Piece of Red Calico,' by Frank Stockton 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 of Red Calico. It was written by Frank Stockton. Stockto...
Pandemic Draws More Latin American Poor into the Banking System Sonia Fierro sells books for children on the streets of Bogota, Colombia. She earns just enough money to pay for her meals, housing and other living expenses. But she has never earned en...
Today, we answer a question from a group of friends. They write: Question: We are Yasemin, Kbra, Hicret, Rukiye, and Nazli and we are writing from Turkey. We would like to learn some idioms about friendship. Thank you. - from Yasemin in Turkey Answer...
Vietnam is reportedly threatening to shut Facebook in the country if the company does not accept government demands to restrict local content. A Facebook official told Reuters that it has obeyed a government request from April to increase its censors...
Scientists at the University of Oxford say their experimental COVID-19 vaccine shows a strong immune response among older people. The early results raise hopes that the vaccine can protect the people most at risk of getting severely ill from the new...
On the roof of an apartment building in one of Gaza's most crowded cities live some unusual occupants two baby lions. The babies, or cubs, walk among the water tanks and eat chicken for food. Children play with the animals and some take selfies with...
Pacific Islands, Secretive Nations Among the Last COVID-Free Places The coronavirus has been confirmed on every continent except Antarctica and in almost every country. However, a small number of places have not yet confirmed a single case of infecti...
Have you ever been unsure about when to use if and when to use whether? If so, you are not alone. There is a reason these words can be tricky: They are sometimes interchangeable. In some cases, either word can be used with no difference in meaning. F...
Twitter has launched a new feature that lets users post tweets that disappear after a day. The social media company calls the new tweets fleets. The word fleet is an adjective meaning very fast or quick. Fleets can be sent as written messages, pictur...
Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine 90 Percent Effective From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. American drug-maker Pfizer says its experimental vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. Th...
