Many Issues Make September 11 a Difficult Subject to Teach Nagla Bedir did not talk about the September 11 terrorist attacks with her high school students last year. The New Jersey teacher was holding classes online because of the pandemic, and it wa...
Norwegian Police Recover Missing Middle Eastern Artifacts Police in Norway recently found a large number of ancient artifacts, including writing surfaces, originally made in the Middle East. Iraqi officials reported the missing items. A law-enforceme...
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, took place in just under 102 minutes. On that day, 2,996 people died in the worst terrorist attack in modern history. 2001年9月11日的悲剧事件发生在不到102分钟的时间里。那天，有2996人在这...
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Achmad in Suriname. He asks: Question: Can you start a sentence with because or and? -Achmad, Suriname Answer: Hello Achmad, Earlier this year on Ask a Teacher, we answered a reader who asked if s...
Several Japanese politicians have announced their decisions to seek the leadership of the country's ruling party. The winner will likely become Japan's next prime minister. Fumio Kishida announced his decision to seek the position this week. Kishida...
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday he fled the country last month to avoid more violence in the streets of Kabul. 阿富汗前总统阿什拉夫加尼周三表示，他上个月逃离该国，是为了避免阿富汗街头发生更多暴...
New evidence suggests that the desert of the Arabian Peninsula once had water and plants that brought early humans and large animals from Africa. Until 10 years ago, scientists trying to rebuild the story of early human movements out of Africa knew l...
Saturday, September 11, is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. Around 3000 people were killed on that day in 2001, when al-Qaida agents hijacked and crashed airplanes in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. People acro...
The American space agency NASA says its Mars explorer, or rover, has successfully collected its first Martian rock sample. The rover, called Perseverance, used a drill attached to its robotic arm to remove a small, circular sample -- also called a co...
For almost six years, Andrea Haberman's burned wallet lay mostly untouched at her parents' home in the American state of Wisconsin. It was placed alongside some of her other personal belongings her burned cellphone, eyeglasses and house keys. 近6年来...
For almost six years, Andrea Haberman's burned wallet lay mostly untouched at her parents' home in the American state of Wisconsin. It was placed alongside some of her other personal belongings her burned cellphone, eyeglasses and house keys. 近6年来...
The United States says it is considering the Taliban's announcement of a caretaker government in Afghanistan, saying it believes the Afghan people should have an inclusive government. A State Department spokesperson told VOA Tuesday, We will continue...
Joan MacDonald's health was suffering. At age 71, she was overweight and on several medications. She had high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble. Her daughter is a fitness trainer. She warned that MacDonald would become severely un...
European Union scientists have reported the continent's warmest summer on record this year. 欧盟科学家报告称，今年是欧洲大陆有史以来最热的夏季。 Measurements by the EU's Copernicus satellite system showed the average surface...
A complex and costly flood prevention system helped protect New Orleans when Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana city last week. Barriers, or seawalls, pumps and other controls blocked major flooding as the sea level rose sharply during the powerful stor...
