US Government Officials Expel Haitian Migrants from Texas The United States is flying Haitians who entered the country without permission back to their homeland. The Haitians have set up a camp in a Texas town near the U.S. border. The operation appe...
Alcohol-free Drinks for Late Summer, Early Autumn Some people do not want to drink alcohol but still want to enjoy a special drink at a celebration, party, or a night out with friends. In the recent past in the United States, those people had limited...
At the Emmy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles, television programs made for the streaming video services Netflix and Apple TV plus were the biggest winners. Streaming is the continuous transmission of video files from a server to a viewer. The ma...
American drug maker Pfizer says new data shows its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and protective for children aged 5 to 11. 美国制药商辉瑞公司表示，新数据显示其新冠肺炎疫苗对5到11岁儿童安全有效。 The company said Monday it...
Unvaccinated French Health Care Workers Face Suspension Health care workers in France now face suspension from their jobs if they have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, say new rules that went into effect Wednesday, September 15. With as many as...
Scientists Create First Map of Worlds Corals Researchers have created the first complete map of the world's coral reefs. Development of the map was led by scientists at Arizona State University. They partnered with coral reef scientists, universities...
A Swiss company that developed technology to capture carbon dioxide from the air says it has launched the world's largest plant to do so in Iceland. The company is called Climeworks AG. It said the plant began operations on Wednesday. The plant is no...
Tanzania's first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, recently named Stergomena Tax as defense minister. It is the latest in several appointments of women to top government positions. 坦桑尼亚第一位女总统萨米娅苏卢胡哈桑最近任命...
Downtown Businesses Make Changes to Survive Businesses in the central parts of cities are losing huge profits as a result of the pandemic. With offices nearby, the businesses used to be filled with workers seeking breakfast, lunch and everyday goods...
Drought Could Hurt Meat Production in North America for Years Farmers who raise cattle are losing money in areas from western Canada to the states of northern Mexico. They are having trouble finding enough food for their animals because of very dry c...
Young Africans Struggle with Jobs, Education During Pandemic Across Africa, many young people are battling an economic downturn caused by COVID-19. The second yearly African Youth Survey found people aged 18-24 in 15 countries are losing jobs and cha...
A recent story in the Wall Street Journal newspaper looked at students who went to celebrated universities such as Columbia and New York University in New York City, for advanced degrees in subjects like art, film and even social work. Many of the st...
Time Wasters: Lollygag and Dillydally And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. Today, we begin with a story about two good friends: Caleb and Corrine. They h...
At 101, Maines Oldest Lobster Trapper Has No Plans to Stop Virginia Oliver has been trapping lobster in the northeastern American state of Maine for more than 90 years. And even at 101 years old, she says she has no plans to stop. Oliver recently tol...
Researcher: Cattle Can Be Trained to Use the Bathroom A small scientific study suggests that cattle can be trained to leave their waste in special areas. The goal of the research was to reduce the bad environmental effects of cattle. In the recent st...
