Miami Beach Adding More Security Measures for Spring Break The American city of Miami Beach, Florida is a popular destination for travelers during school break periods in spring. But, in the last three years, the area has dealt with high levels of vi...
Four-year-old Omar Abu Kuwaik is from the Gaza Strip, but in the last several weeks, he has spent time in Egypt, New York City, and Philadelphia before returning to Egypt. Why did he travel so far from home? He came for medical operations on his skin...
In Congo, Drilling Leads to Worry over Pollution The Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.) is looking to expand operations to dig, or drill, for oil. The central African country is known for its mineral riches. Currently, drilling is limited to just...
Vietnamese Woman Accused of $12.5 Billion Fraud 越南前女首富被控欺诈125亿美元 A major property investor in Vietnam, Truong My Lan, is on trial over an accusation of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion. That is nearly 3 percent of the countr...
US Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Stay on Ballots 美国最高法院裁定川普可参加大选 The United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former President Donald Trump can stay on 2024 presidential primary ballots. 美国最高法院周一裁...
Life Inside Russias Prisons Vladimir Kara-Murza is a critic of the Russian government. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison last year on charges of treason for speaking against Russia's war with Ukraine. He is in Penal Colony Number 6, south of Mos...
Costs, Performance Influence Decisions on Electric School Buses The first electric school buses in the United States began operating about 10 years ago in California. Fewer than one percent of the 489,000 school buses in the U.S. were electric at the...
Report: Harmful Waste Creation Set to Increase The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Wednesday that public waste creation will greatly increase by 2050. The rise will cause hundreds of billions of dollars of damage throu...
US Army Announces New Structure, Reduced Positions The U.S. Army recently announced new structuring plans for its forces. The plans involve cutting many unfilled jobs after hiring efforts failed to bring in enough soldiers to fill all job openings. T...
Report: Cuba Cuts Internet, Surveils Journalists There was a time when activists and reporters in Cuba had to speak in code or meet in European embassies to avoid government observation. Now, the internet and encrypted messaging services offers some...
Nizhyn Pickles Editor's note: This story is one of the winning entries from the Teach Us about Ukraine writing contest sponsored by VOA Learning English and GoGlobal. My name is Liudmyla Shylova and I have been teaching English for 21 years in Nizhyn...
South Koreas Fertility Rate Falls Again as Women Worry about Jobs 韩国生育率再次下降 South Korea's fertility rate, which already is the world's lowest, dropped again in 2023. 韩国的生育率已经是全球最低，但在2023年却再次下降...
UN: Famine Is Certain in Gaza without Cease-fire A United Nations official warned Tuesday that the Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine, an extreme lack of food, if the war there does not stop soon. Ramesh Rajasingham is director of the coordination...
In Japan, Fewer Births, Marriages a Cause for Concern 日本低出生率和低结婚率成隐患 The number of babies born in Japan last year fell to a new low for an eighth straight year, government data shows. In addition, the number of marriages c...
What Would Happen without Leap Day? This year, 2024, is a leap year. February 29 is known as leap day. But what is behind this rare extra day on the calendar? Everyone knows the Earth takes 365 days to travel around the sun. Well, that is not exactly...
