Chances for peace in Afghanistan appeared less likely this week after another suicide bomb attack. At least 15 people were killed in the bombing Thursday in the countrys south. The Taliban claimed responsibility. More than 70 people have died across...
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we talk about the stories of words. Did you know I was going to say the word words? If you did, you may be clairvoyant. Or you may have heard the show before. Or you simply read...
Combination Pill Tested in US for Better Health Results A low-cost, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to reduce the danger of brain or heart attacks. Researchers wanted to know if such a pill...
Post-College Path No Longer So Clear The path one takes after earning a degree from a college or university in the United States is not as clear as it once was. Two new studies suggest that college graduates entering the U.S. job market may not work...
Oil Prices Jump as Attacks Cut Saudi Arabias Oil Production Oil prices jumped sharply on Monday following an attack over the weekend on two Saudi Arabian oil-processing centers. The attacks endangered world oil supplies. 沙特两处石油加工中心周...
Some US Cities Move to Limit Natural Gas Use Cities in the American states of California, Washington and Massachusetts are considering bans or limits on the use of natural gas in homes and buildings. 美国加州、华盛顿州和马萨诸塞州的城市...
Ghanas Cocoa Growers Lose Land, Livelihoods The government in Ghana has announced plans to increase the incomes of cocoa farmers. But, cocoa farms are being destroyed, with or without the permission of the farmers. Many cocoa farmers cannot do anythi...
Vegetarians Gaining Followers in Meat-Loving Argentina Argentina is one of the worlds leaders in beef consumption. Many people there love to eat meat. But the countrys meat-eating tradition is being threatened by a growing number of vegetarians and v...
Non-alcoholic Mocktails Growing in Popularity Five years ago, Lorelei Bandrovschis friend urged her to stop drinking alcohol for a month. So to celebrate her 27th birthday, Bandrovschi agreed. She never drank alcohol very much to begin with, so she t...
Report: African Children Will Make Up Half of Worlds Poor by 2030 By the year 2030, African children will make up more than half of the world's poor people, warns a new report. 一份新的报告称，到2030年，非洲儿童将会占到全球穷人的...
People Gather for Raid on US Government's Area 51 About 75 people arrived at the entrance to the once-secret Area 51 military site in the American state of Nevada early Friday to storm the base to see creatures from outer space. Law enforcement offic...
Millions of young people from Kiribati to Germany marched Friday to demand that world leaders take action to fight climate change. In Australia, protesters marched in 110 towns and cities, including Sydney and the capital Canberra. Organizers expecte...
My housemate in Paris, August Dupin, was an interesting young man with a busy, forceful mind. This mind could, it seemed, look right through a mans body into his deepest soul. After reading in the newspaper about the terrible murder of a woman and he...
This week, we answer Vans question. Question: Van writes: Could you give me the explanation about the difference between wait and await? Answer: Dear Van, Thanks for writing us. The two words have the same basic meaning, but they are used differently...
UN: Among Babies and Pregnant Mothers, a Death Every 11 Seconds More women and newborns survive now than ever before, says a new United Nations report. But it also found that a baby or a pregnant woman still dies every 11 seconds somewhere in the wor...
