Ulysses S. Grant: Well-Meaning VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about Ulysses S. Grant. He took office in 1869. But his presidency is not what made him famous. Grant is best remembered for being the commander o...
South Koreans Become Younger after Country Changes Counting Method Many South Koreans are now one or two years younger after the nation changed the way it counted ages on Wednesday. A new law will bring South Korea in line with how most countries aro...
In Iran, Auto Repair Brings Back Cadillac Sevilles In his automobile repair shop near Iran's capital, Tehran, Khosro Dahaghin works carefully on a special car, a Cadillac Seville. The car is over 40 years old and needs fixing. In the 1970's, the Amer...
Company Works to Save Mexico Citys Bees A company in Mexico City is working to save some small, but important members, of the Mexican capital's community --- bees. The flying insects play a big part in a healthy ecosystem as pollinators. The company...
Ukrainian Forces Take Heart Seeing Problems in Russia In Russia, the armed rebellion against the government ended in less than 24 hours. However, the apparent disorder within the Russian military might help Ukrainian troops. It has also improved mora...
Andrew Johnson: Impeached Today we are talking about Andrew Johnson. Johnson was vice president under Abraham Lincoln, and became president in 1865 after Lincoln was killed. His name sounds like that of an earlier president, Andrew Jackson, and also...
Nathalie Becquart is a 54-year-old nun from France. She is also an experienced sailor who has led young people to spiritual gatherings at sea. In 2021, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, named her as the first female undersecretar...
Biden Welcomes Indias Modi with State Visit American President Joe Biden welcomed India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday with a state visit at the White House. The visit was meant to establish stronger defense and economic ties between the two...
Neo-Nazi Groups Rise in Brazil Last November, Andrea Muller was organizing an event for Haitian immigrants in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Just hours before the event, she received a frightening message. Cancel the Haiti exhibition...
越南能源规划旨在提高可再生能源占比 In Vietnam, electricity outages can leave homes and businesses without power for hours at a time. 在越南，停电可能导致家庭和企业一次断电数小时。 However, a new national energy...
Rescuers are racing Tuesday to find a missing submarine in the northern Atlantic Ocean before the oxygen supply runs out for five people inside. The submarine Titan was on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic, a huge passenger ship that...
Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico's dry northern border city of Ciudad Juarez last month. Already, the climate appears to be a problem. The creature has to deal with the heat of summer. And the snow and very cold temperatures of winter are still t...
Military Offers a Faster Way to Become US Citizen When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military. Now her dream has come true. But instead of serving in Nepal's military, she recently joined the U.S. Army Re...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a court in Miami, in the U.S. state of Florida Tuesday to face 37 federal charges. 美国前总统唐纳德特朗普星期二就37项联邦指控在佛罗里达州迈阿密的一家法院出庭应诉。...
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission said last week it will investigate the cases of 237 more South Korean adoptees. 韩国真相与和解委员会上周表示，其将调查另外237起韩国被收养者的案件。 The adoptees suspect...
