U.S President Donald Trump seems to have found the person he would like to talk about in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election. That man is Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. Opinion studies of likely voters ha...
Using Verbal Autopsies to Keep Better Records of Deaths Worldwide One day last month, a young woman with a small computer sat next to Alphonsine Umurerwa in her living room. The young woman asked questions, listened carefully to the answers and took...
Bad News for Chocolate Lovers: It May Not Help Your Eyesight Researchers have sad news for chocolate lovers. They found that eating dark chocolate does not improve peoples eyesight as had been thought. An earlier report suggested that some aspects of...
Study: Cats Can Connect with People Like Dogs A new study has found that cats can connect with people in the same way as dogs and children. The research, published in Current Biology, suggests the social abilities of cats to form human attachments ha...
At an international conference in Uzbekistan, a government official suddenly collapsed onto the floor. Other government workers casually carried the man away. Just a few minutes earlier, the man was seen moving from one side of the room to the other,...
The creator of a popular mixed dog, the labradoodle, has expressed great regret at inventing the breed 30 years ago. Australian Wally Conron was working as a breeder of guide dogs in 1989 when he received a special request. A blind woman needed a gui...
Hi there and welcome to this weeks Words and Their Stories! On todays show we will talk about an idiom of warning. And it is not very easy to say: Loose lips sink ships. This idiom began during World War II as a slogan used by the United States Offic...
More Than 2.2 Million Students Took SAT, Most Ever The College Board said that more than 2.2 million students in the class of 2019 took the college entrance test SAT. That is the largest group ever and an increase of four percent from the previous ye...
African youth activists say the 220 million young people on their continent should be seen as a positive force for change, not a problem requiring solutions. The activists spoke earlier this week at United Nations headquarters in New York. Aya Chebbi...
The long awaited Joker opened Friday in theaters across America. If you have not heard, the movie is the latest examination of the Joker character, a 1940 creation of DC Comics. Joker is an especially tricky criminal, who serves as an enemy to the su...
Today we answer a question from Emad. Question: He writes, I would like to know the difference between what do you do? and what are you doing? When do you use both? - Emad Answer: Dear Emad, Those are excellent questions. One question is about a pers...
Today we answer a question from Emad. Question: He writes, I would like to know the difference between what do you do? and what are you doing? When do you use both? - Emad Answer: Dear Emad, Those are excellent questions. One question is about a pers...
WTO Approves $7.5 Billion in US Tariffs on EU Goods United States President Donald Trump reacted to a World Trade Organization decision permitting tariffs on European Union goods calling it a nice victory. 美国总统川普对世贸组织一项允许美...
Imagine you want to talk about what someone is doing. Perhaps you want to add information about where that action is happening. This week on Everyday Grammar, we will explore how English speakers use progressive verbs with expressions of place. Here...
Group in Kenya Aims to Get More Women on Motorbikes A new organization in Kenya wants more women to ride motorcycles on the streets of the capital, Nairobi. The club is called Piki Dada, which means motorbike sisters in Swahili. The group started in...
