American organizers of a Facebook advertising boycott say they are seeking support in Europe to push the social media service to do more to remove hate speech. The Stop Hate for Profit campaign has received support from more than 160 companies. They...
Gilead Sciences said Monday it will charge $2,340 for usual treatment of remdesivir, a drug that is used to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients. However, critics have called the price an outrage because of the amount taxpayers in...
Vaccine Makers Face Biggest Medical Manufacturing Feat in History From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Much of the world is watching and waiting for researchers to develop a vaccine for the disease COVID-19. But making enou...
The Dixie Chicks changed its name last week, over concerns that it is offensive. We want to meet this moment read a statement on the country music group's website. Now known as The Chicks, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer are the best...
Mississippi Removes Sign of Confederacy From Flag Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to remove the Confederate flag emblem, which dates back to the U.S. Civil War, from the state's flag. The move had wide support from both political parties in the tw...
NASA is supporting a new project to search the universe for signs of technology that may provide evidence of intelligent life. The U.S. space agency has approved a financial award for researchers to look for evidence of progressive technology on othe...
Bob Moses says the United States is at a lurching moment for racial change. He believes these days could be as important for Americans as the Civil War and the 1960s civil rights movement he helped lead. Moses was an organizer of the 1964 Freedom Sum...
Researchers from Imperial College London say the chance of dying from COVID-19 rises with increasing poverty. 伦顿帝国理工学院的研究人员表示，新冠肺炎死亡的机率随着贫困的加深而增加。 They blame inequalities in soci...
Syrian Kurdish groups recently announced plans to work together to govern the northeastern part of Syria. United States officials have expressed support for the unity effort. Since 2012, two groups have largely been in control of the Kurdish-majority...
In parts of the developing world, coronavirus safety measures have fueled concerns about an increase in illegal hunting of wild animals. Some people say the hunting is a result of food shortages and an easing of law enforcement in some wildlife prote...
Many colleges and universities in the United States are in small towns around America. When the coronavirus struck in March, students went home, leaving the towns empty. So, what will happen to those communities in the near future? The New York town...
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Relationships between people can be complex. So, to help there are some good rules to follow. For example, when dealing with people at work or with a friend, it is usually a good idea to sta...
The coronavirus pandemic has some of the world's top runners struggling to train for the Tokyo Olympics next year. Training areas were closed, and races cancelled, to help protect people from the virus. 新冠病毒大流行使得全球一些顶级运动...
Larry Kramer used to wear a lot of turquoise jewelry on both hands. When Kramer moved to New York City in the 1970s, a fortune teller told him he must always wear something turquoise to look after his health. He trusted that claim. In the years that...
Bangladesh Group Helps COVID-19 Patients When her father became infected with the coronavirus, Sumona Khanom struggled to find a bed for him at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The hospital was already crowded with too many patients. This was not her...
