This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Teff is a common part of the diet in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa. This nutritious grain is very small. It has a mild, nutty taste. People use teff flour to make bread and other foods. Now tef...
FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we listen to music from Kenna. And we answer a question about marriage between people of different races. But, first we tell about some unusual museums...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A Western Diamondback rattlesnake in Cave Creek, Arizona Snakes bite an estimated five and a half million people worldwide each year. Experts say tens of thousands of people die from venom poisoning...
The cost of fuel is rising quickly, and people throughout the world are looking for cheaper ways to get to work and travel. VOA's Kent Klein looks at how people are being affected by these changes. (Part 2 of 5) Motorbikes and bicycles are a way of...
By Katherine Cole Washington 30 May 2008 We know that 12 months make up one year. There is one exception to that rule, however. When you are talking about commemorative months, several types of music are celebrated: September is Classical Music Month...
By Mandy Clark London 05 February 2008 The United Nations reports that family members kill more than 5,000 women and girls around the world each year in so-called honor killings. It is the punishment often meted out to women suspected of unsanctioned...
By Paul Sisco Washington 04 June 2007 Every year since 1974, the United Nations has declared June 5th World Environment Day. The theme of this year's series of events is Melting Ice a Hot Topic? VOA's Paul Sisco reports. For International Polar Year...
By Tom Rivers London 19 February 2007 Suleymaniye mosque, Istanbul, left, and National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. A large-scale survey commissioned by the BBC finds that, despite current global tensions, the majority of people around the world rejec...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 14 November 2006 warch Pandemic Impact A specialized information network known as MIDAS, short for Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study, shows an avian flu outbreak could wreak serious havoc on people and economies a...