AP Report: Myanmars Security Forces Using Rape Against Rohingya A new report uses words like sweeping and methodical to describe sexual violence against Rohingya Muslims by members of Myanmars security forces. Reporters with the Associated Press spok...
Saudi Arabia to Permit Movie Theaters After 35-Year Ban Saudi Arabias government says it will lift a ban on movie theaters starting next year. The move was announced Monday by the countrys ministry of culture and information. The decision was the lat...
Bitcoin Futures Rise on Financial Exchange Trading The future prices of bitcoin increased 18 percent to more than $18,000 on Monday morning on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. 周一上午，比特币在芝加哥期权交易所的期货价格上涨了...
Malawi Woman Resists Early Marriage, Provides Education to Girls Girls on the Move Secondary School is a symbol of hope for girls from poor families in Malawi. The school is free and welcomes young girls who would traditionally be forced to marry. 马拉...
Researchers have identified a molecule that attracts an insect which carries citrus greening disease. 研究人员确认一种分子可吸引携带黄龙病病毒的昆虫。 This development is expected to help farmers control a disease that has des...
A law that permits Indians to get information about their government is helping a group of women in Delhi get needed services. The women have led a successful campaign demanding that city officials improve access to water, waste removal services and...
Every year as southern Arizona cooled, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his students would travel there to escape the cold of winter in Wisconsin. Wrights students built shelters at a place he called Taliesin West, northeast of the state capital, Pho...
A new study suggests that dark markings on the planet Mars represent sand not water. Research in 2015 had suggested that lines on some Martian hills were evidence of water. Yet American scientists now say these lines appear more like dry, steep flows...
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. The United States is a big country with many, many roads. Many, if not most, of Americans depend on motor vehicles to get from place to place. It goes without saying that, when talking or writin...
Kara Rowells enjoys hard work. The native of Tarpon Springs, Florida learned to love being busy from her father. My dad always had a lot of different jobs at once, and so thats the model that I saw, she told VOA. My dad will often work a job all day...
Strong Winds Continue to Fuel California Wildfires Firefighters continue to fight wildfires in southern California, including a new fire just north of San Diego. In the past five days, the fires have destroyed at least 500 buildings and forced 190,00...
Rwanda Invests in STEM Education for Girls Yvonne Kevia is an 18-year-old high school student in Rwanda. She wants to become a chemical engineer. She enjoys doing experiments and taking careful notes in her high school laboratory in Kigali, Rwandas c...
UNESCO Names Neapolitan Pizza a Cultural Heritage This week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO announced new members to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The 12 new members include...
Christmas Attractions Across America Cities all across the United States are dressing up for the Christmas season with trees, lights and holiday magic. Today, we look at a few of them. New York City In New York City, one of the best-known holiday att...
Two New Museums Tell Mississippi's Story The southern U.S. state of Mississippi turns 200 years old on Sunday. The day before, the state will open two museums that examine its history. The museums are in Jackson, the state capital. They aim to tell M...
