Armed with incentives, Singapore has been increasing its efforts to get technology businesses and investors interested in the country. Companies and government officials say the goal of the campaign is to make Singapore into a high-tech center. But n...
I 'Get a Kick' Out of YouNow, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. From birth to death, the word kick has an important part in the human experience. In the very beginning, a happy mother-to-be feels the first signs of life kicking insid...
Suicide rates among young people in the United States have been on the rise for almost 10 years, with the sharpest increase found among girls. That information comes from a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The study found that suicides among...
It would be difficult to overstate the importance of nurses. They provide about 90 percent of all health care services worldwide. As important as nurses are, many countries are experiencing a shortage. The World Health Organization has noted the huge...
A Nepalese official says that it is time to examine the rules on who is permitted to climb Mount Everest, the worlds tallest mountain. Yagya Raj Sunuwar told The New York Times this week, Its time to review all the old laws. The parliament members co...
Disneyland Opens 'Star Wars' Area of Park Chewbacca climbed into the pilot seat of the Millennium Falcon as fireworks exploded above Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Wednesday. Chewbacca is an imaginary creature born in the first of the Star Wars s...
Spelling Bee Ends with Historic Eight-Way Tie Eight young super-spellers beat the dictionary to share victory at the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee. The final part of the historic bee began on Thursday night with sixteen spellers remaining. After...
This week we answer a question we received in an email last week from Mohamad from Iran. He writes, Question: I get confused by the meanings of the verb deal with. Please explain about it if it is possible. Answer: Dear Mohamad, Great question! Lets...
The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London The western American city of San Francisco, California suffered a huge earthquake on April 18th, 1906. More than three thousand people are known to have died. The true number of dead will never be known. Two...
