The Debate Over Targeted Killings From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. This week, NBC News reported on a document written by the Department of Justice on the policy of targeted killings of American terrorism suspects. Th...
The History of the Laser Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. This week, we tell about one of the most recognizable objects in science fiction the laser. It is one of the best examples of how technology can go from the sci...
Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. It protects and cleans the ear....
Nigerian Doctor Honored for Fight Against River Blindness From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. Nigerian doctor Uche Amazigo has received the Prince Mahidol Award for outstanding efforts in public health. Dr. Amazig...
Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. The World Bank estimates there are about 650 million mobile phone users in African countries south of the Sahara Desert. That is g...
Words and Their Stories: Losing It I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Tom Smith is the best hitter on his company's baseball team. For weeks during the playing season, Tom hit a home run in every game the team...
Now on the iPad: Apps for Orangutans From VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English. Humans are not the only ones who like to use tablet computers. The nonprofit organization Orangutan Outreach has started a program calle...
American History: Columbus and the New World STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. Generations of schoolchildren have been taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. In...
Grammy Organization Honors Bruce Springsteen with Humanitarian Award Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. It is February, you know what that means! Entertainment awards season has opened in the United States! Today on the...
Music Would Not Be The Same Without the Guitar Im Steve Ember. And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a very popular musical instrument. Listen and see if you can guess what it is. If you guessed it was...
Famous New York Train Station Turns 100 Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. Today, we play new music from the twin sister band, Tegan and Sara. We also get to know a teenager from Maryland who was a guest at the State of...
EU Agrees to $1.3 Trillion Budget From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. European Union countries have struggled to find common ground as they worked out a budget agreement in Belgium this month. European leaders...
President Obama Sets His Goals for 2013 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. President Obama set out goals for his second term earlier this week during his fifth State of the Union message to Congress. The president spok...
Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let the...
IBM Says Computers Will See, Taste, Smell, Touch and Hear Things Better in the Future From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. Every year, IBM Corporation chooses five new technologies it believes will change the w...
