The United States has reached a six-month high for new COVID-19 cases. 美国新冠肺炎新增病例已经达到6个月高位。 Reuters news agency reports that more than 100,000 new infections were recorded on Wednesday. 路透社报道称，周三录...
Former Child Solider in South Sudan Uses Humor to Help Heal A former child soldier in South Sudan now aims to use humor to help others heal from emotional problems suffered during years of conflict. The comedian, Kuech Deng Atem, said he also wants t...
Belarusian Olympic runner Krystsina Tsimanouskaya decided to defect as she was being driven to a Tokyo airport. She made the choice because her grandmother told her it was not safe for her to return home. Tsimanouskaya arrived in Poland on Wednesday....
U.S. health officials are recommending that children wear masks this autumn when they return to school. Parents and policy makers however are debating whether face coverings should be required. The delta variant of the coronavirus now threatens to ef...
Think about American movies or books that you know. You have probably heard or read statements such as I guess so, I don't think so, or he said so. In today's Everyday Grammar, you will learn about the grammar behind such statements. We will explore...
Earth's Longer Days May Have Produced More Oxygen A group of scientists has proposed a new theory about how Earth's atmosphere got its oxygen: The planet slowed down and days got longer. A recent study proposes that longer, continuous daylight caused...
A robotic police dog is being used to look for high body temperatures in homeless people at a temporary shelter in Hawaii's capital, Honolulu. The effort is one way public safety agencies are starting to use the commercial robot Spot. Spot can move l...
Delta Variant Spreads Quicker, Makes People Sicker Many countries around the world are currently experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 infections caused by the Delta variant. As a result, disease experts are working quickly to learn whether the latest...
New research shows that factory activity across Southeast Asia fell sharply in July because of increasing cases of the coronavirus's Delta variant. 新的研究表明，由于新冠病毒德尔塔变种病例的增加，7月份东南亚各地的工厂活...
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden issued a renewed ban on evictions that will last until October 3. The order will temporarily stop evictions in counties with substantial and high levels of coronavirus spread. Eviction is the process of...
Last weekend at the Tokyo Olympics, a runner from Jamaica broke a record in the women's 100-meter race that had lasted for 33 years. 牙买加选手上周末在东京奥运会上打破了女子100米比赛已经尘封33年的记录。 Elaine Thompson...
Despite CDC Guidance, School Policies Vary on Masks, Vaccinations Officials, educators and parents agree that millions of students in the United States should return to in-person classes next month. However, they disagree on how children can safely g...
Turkeys Erdogan Faces Criticism over Handling of Wildfires Extremely powerful fires have destroyed villages and forests in Turkey over the past week. 过去一周，极端猛烈的大火摧毁了土耳其的村庄和森林。 Critics have accused Pre...
US Employers Step Up Pressure on Unvaccinated People U.S. employers have used information campaigns, extra money and other persuasions to urge their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, a growing number are requiring employees to get vaccinated...
Risks of Wildfire Smoke From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. On Earth, something is always burning. That is what experts at the American space agency NASA say about wildfires. They explain that a wildfire can start naturall...
