An unusual, new program is becoming the norm at a technology company in Sweden. The company, called Epicenter, offers to place a microchip in its workers. It asks them for permission to inject the electronic device in the employees body. Each microch...
From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories! On this program, we talk about origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Today we explore the word spirit. Spirit is one of those words that has many different definitions...
Each year, millions of students complete their study programs at the colleges and universities across the United States. The new graduates receive an official piece of paper from their schools. This paper is known as their degree. It states what kind...
Todays Words to the Wise may leave us a little tired, because our topic is exercise. Im Ashley Thompson. And here with me in studio Learning English reporter John Russell. 今天的睿智之言可能会让我们有点受累，因为我们今天的话题...
Do you ever shudder when you hear certain sounds, such as rustling of some type of plastic bags or a fork scraping on the bottom of a porcelain plate? Or get a tingling in your teeth when somone scrapes their fingernails on a blackboard? It may be a...
As the breakaway republic of Somaliland grapples with a severe drought, medical workers are struggling to aid people left weakened by malnourishment and hunger. A 70-year-old hospital in Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region, is operating beyond...
A massive renewable energy project could change the seascape of the Welsh city of Swansea in coming years. The plan is to encase the city's lagoon in a horseshoe-shaped causeway that will serve as a giant tidal generator. The four-year project is mas...
This is What's Trending Today. American reporters and news media are praising a group of high school students from southeastern Kansas. The students attend classes at Pittsburg High School and work for its newspaper. The school has about 900 students...
During his campaign for the presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not collect the yearly $400,000 presidential salary. On Monday, the president followed through with his promise. Trump gave the money he has earned so far as president...
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping this week for talks expected to focus on trade and North Korea. The meeting will be held Thursday and Friday at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in the southern U.S. state of Flori...
Most people would say they disapprove of breaking rules. But one highly respected university in America is offering a big prize for exactly that. The Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will award $250,000 to an indivi...
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD is working with teachers and schools to reform education through data. The OECD is over 50 years old, and has 35 member countries, including the United States. Its aim is to support...
American airplane maker Boeing says it has reached a deal to sell 30 aircraft to an Iranian airline. The $3 billion sale of passenger aircraft is the second deal the American aerospace company has reached with an Iranian airline. Boeing announced the...
This is What's Trending Today. You can now follow the bears in California's Yosemite National Park online. No, that does not mean the bears now all have Twitter profiles. But they are connected to the internet via satellite. They have their own websi...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Exercise is good for us. It reduces the risks of dying from all causes, including cancer and heart disease. This is according to the World Health Organization. But many people who work a...
