Tokyo's government has reported an increasing spread of COVID-19 since May in neighborhoods where the sex industry is active. Now, officials have released some coronavirus education videos starring, and targeting, workers of the so-called red light a...
A business in southwest England is using an electric fence to enforce social distancing rules to stop the spread of COVID-19. Johnny McFadden is the landlord of Star Inn, a public house or pub in the village of St. Just. He set up the fence in front...
COVID-19 has forced moviemakers away from traditional releases at theaters across the United States and in other countries. But two American media companies have captured the summer blockbuster tradition with new films. Netflix released The Old Guard...
'The Last Leaf,' by O. Henry Our story today is called The Last Leaf. It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young women named Sue and Johnsy shared a studio...
The top court for the European Union (EU) has cancelled a data-sharing agreement between the EU and the United States. The Court of Justice of the European Union announced the ruling Thursday. Thousands of companies share data with U.S. computers und...
World Populations May Shrink After Mid-Century The time of growing human populations may be ending, a new study shows. And that move will affect society, the economy and the environment. Today, the world is home to about 7.8 billion people. The study...
In the New Mexico mountain town of Red River, visitors from Texas walk along Main Street. Most of the out-of-state visitors ignore orders from New Mexico's governor to quarantine and wear face coverings. Tourists are also coming to others areas in th...
The city of Tokyo raised its coronavirus alert to the highest level on Wednesday. City officials acted after record-setting numbers of new infections were reported in the Japanese capital. 东京都周三将其新冠病毒警报提高到最高水平。...
A new study shows that there was mixing between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America. 一项新研究表明，来自波利尼西亚和南美洲的古老土著民族之间存在接触。 Researchers say they found a single episode o...
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember This week in our series, we begin the story of President Lyndon Johnson. From Dallas Texas, the flash, apparently official, President Kennedy died at 1 PM Cent...
American users of the popular video sharing service TikTok are preparing for a possible ban of the app by the U.S. government. U.S. lawmakers have warned the Chinese-owned TikTok could be misusing private user information. China's ByteDance owns TikT...
The United States, Britain and Canada have accused Russia of trying to steal Western research into coronavirus vaccines and treatments. In a joint statement, the three governments said Thursday the hacking operation started in February and has contin...
In the New Mexico mountain town of Red River, visitors from Texas walk along Main Street. Most of the out-of-state visitors ignore orders from New Mexico's governor to quarantine and wear face coverings. Tourists are also coming to others areas in th...
Do you ever get annoyed about something that a person does or says often? More than likely, the answer is yes. We are all human, after all. As we spend long periods at home, for example, some of our loved ones' behaviors might become annoying. Maybe...
Comet Neowise Provides Light Shows while Passing by Earth Comets are solar system objects made up of ice, rock and dust. Right now, a newly-discovered one is speeding by Earth, providing excellent light shows for the planet's people. 彗星是由冰、...
