We present the last of five parts of the short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the VOA Learning English. I was stunned. August Dupin, my friend with the extraordinarily sharp m...
Myanmar's security forces are arresting thousands of people. Most are boys and young men. But many families of those taken do not know where they are. UNICEF, the United Nations children's agency, says it has reports of 1,000 cases of children or you...
Magazine or Journal? This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Felippe in Brazil. He says: Question: Hi! I'm from Barra do Pira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I have a little question: What is the difference between a magazine and a journal...
The world's glaciers are melting quickly. Scientists from the magazine Nature looked at 20 years of satellite data of the world's 220,000 mountain glaciers. They found that since 2015, glaciers have lost 298 billion metric tons of ice and snow per ye...
France joined the United States on Thursday in support of easing patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines. The action could help poorer countries get more shots and quicken the end of the pandemic. 法国周四加入美国支持放宽对新冠肺炎疫苗...
Rhino Poachers Return After South Africa Eases Pandemic Restrictions Rhino poaching is rising again in South Africa. Wildlife parks say that poaching has increased since the government eased pandemic restrictions. Limits on international travel had t...
The United Nations says the effects of Myanmar's political crisis and the coronavirus could push half the country's population into poverty by 2022. 联合国表示，缅甸政治危机和冠状病毒的影响可能会在2022年前使该国半数人口...
Grammar and Mothers Day Many countries around the world will celebrate Mother's Day on May 9th. In celebration of the holiday, we will explore what a Mother's Day poem can teach you about English grammar. You will learn about the imperative mood - a...
Southern California's Catalina Island is a popular destination for nature lovers. It is reachable by boat from Los Angeles and San Diego. With just one city, most of the small island is a government-protected wild area. But, a report last October in...
The United States is expected to approve the use of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine for young people aged 12 to 15 by next week. 预计美国将在下周批准辉瑞的新馆肺炎疫苗用于12-15岁青少年。 A federal official told The Associated Press...
A woman from the West African nation of Mali gave birth to nine babies, five girls and four boys, on Tuesday. 周二，来自西非国家马里的一位妇女生下了9个婴儿，其中5个女孩，4个男孩。 The mother is 25-year-old Halima Ciss...
Facebook's Oversight Board has decided to uphold the company's suspension of former President Donald Trump. But in an announcement about its decision Wednesday, the board criticized Facebook for making the suspension indefinite. It said the open-ende...
With Limited Resources, Latin America Looks to Space Latin American countries are increasingly looking to space to speed their development. Nicaragua is one of the poorest nations in the Americas and has experienced many conflicts. But on February 17...
President Joe Biden officially raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year. The action came weeks after Biden faced criticism for his delay in removing the record-low limit set by former President Donald Trump. Refugee resettlem...
The United States is expected to approve the use of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine for young people aged 12 to 15 by next week. 预计美国将在下周批准辉瑞的新馆肺炎疫苗用于12-15岁青少年。 A federal official told The Associated Press...
