Over 1 million migrants arrived in Europe in 2015. Most were fleeing struggling economies and war in places like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and East Africa. Many of these people arrive in new countries and expect life to become easier almost immediatel...
This is Whats Trending Today. Mickey Wilson set out to have fun skiing on a Colorado mountain. But he wound up saving a mans life. Wednesday night, Wilson used social media to report on his story of rescuing a friend. The images and video were publis...
You are in luck if you want to buy a life-sized reproduction of a former American president. On January 14, a museum plans to sell off its entire statue collection of 43 presidents and their wives. They are being offered for sale at a public auction....
Editor's Note: Last week we brought you the first of four programs called A Princess of Mars. Our story is from a series of books by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. They are science fiction stories, a mix of imagination and science. Last week,...
Ilhan Omar made history this week when she began her term as the first Somali-American lawmaker in the United States. Omar was sworn into the Minnesota House of Representatives on January 3, the opening day of its 90th legislative session. Few people...
Many Kenyans were surprised after the education minister released results of the countrys 2016 university entrance exam. Just 15 percent of the more than 500,000 students who took the exam passed it. The results are much lower than last year. Some pe...
Editor's note: See An Introduction to Verb Tenses for the first story in this series. For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This is the last in our four-part series on verb tenses. Make sure you see our episodes on progressive and perfe...
South Korean officials hoped 2017 would start with building excitement for the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. The games begin on February 9, 2018. But instead, the country faces a political scandal involving president Park Geun-hye. South Korea...
Skateboarding involves riding and performing tricks on a small oval board attached to four wheels. It can be considered a recreational activity, an art form or a method of transportation. Neftalie Williams says skateboarding is his passion. When I'm...
This is Whats Trending Today. World records can be set even if you are over 100 years old. Robert Marchand was born in 1911 in northern France. He enjoys riding a bicycle, and started cycling seriously when he was in his 60s. Marchand is now 105 year...
The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has often had a difficult relationship with the Internet. The government has repeatedly attempted to restrict news and social media websites during times of political unrest. The restrictions d...
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