Is There a Link Between Video Games and Violence? Do some kinds of video games cause violence? Scientific studies do not suggest a link. 某些类型的电子游戏会导致暴力吗？科学研究表明两者并无联系。 But the idea that there i...
India Moves to End Self-Rule for Kashmir Indias Hindu nationalist government has moved to take away the special status that the territory of Kashmir has held for many years. 印度的印度教民族主义政府已经采取行动，取消克什米尔地...
Trump Condemns White Supremacy, Blames Mental Illness for Mass Shootings American President Donald Trump on Monday condemned the weekend mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people and injured many others. 美国总统川普周一对德克萨...
Ebola Vaccine Use in Congo Slowed by Distrust In the days leading up to his death, Salomon Nduhi Kambale believed someone had poisoned him. He thought that was the cause of his vomiting blood. The 30-year-old man would not give community health teams...
One of the he worlds biggest education company says it will release all of its books for the United States college market in digital form first. This breaks from traditional publishing, and from the more costly paper versions of college textbooks. Pe...
Saudi Arabia Permits Women to Travel Without Male Approval Saudi Arabia says it will soon permit all citizens age 21 and older including women to travel by choice and independently. 沙特表示该国很快将允许21岁及以上年龄的公民自主旅...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Many animals live in and around bodies of water. Take ducks, for example. Ducks love the water. You can often see them floating happily on the surface of lakes, creeks, rivers and ponds....
A major demonstration in solar sailing has been declared a success by the organization that launched the experiment. The U.S.-based Planetary Society said this week its LightSail 2 spacecraft successfully used sunlight to orbit Earth. The trip was th...
Some US Parents Give Up Their Children In Order to Pay for College United States officials have uncovered a new way parents are abusing the college admissions system. The University of Illinois found that several parents officially gave up responsibi...
Japan plans to remove South Korea from its list of top trading partners in a dispute that may be linked to historical tensions between the sides. The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved the plans on Friday. As a result, Japan would...
US Leaves INF Treaty, Says Russia Solely Responsible The United States officially withdrew from a nuclear missile agreement with Russia on Friday after it found that Russia was in violation of the treaty. 美国在发现俄罗斯违反条约之后，于...
'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part One Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ship's anchor was raised. And the San Dominick -- old but still seawort...
After Apollo Anniversary, NASA Prepares for Return to Moon The American space agency NASA recently marked the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. For some, the celebrations were a reminder that the program has not been to the moon si...
This week we answer a question from Mohammad in Iran. He writes: Question: Whats the difference between come back and go back? Thank you. Mohammad, Iran Answer: Dear Mohammad, You are right come back and go back are confusing. English speakers use bo...
Cambodia Says US Officials Can 'Pack Up and Leave' U.S. embassy officials in Cambodia should pack up and leave if they do not like the country, a Cambodian government spokesman said on Thursday. The statement came after U.S. diplomats in Phnom Penh c...
