2021-03-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared at a court hearing using video conferencing on Monday.Her supporters, however, marched in several towns and cities. They ignored

2021-03-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The director of a detention center in Greece is using television to teach the young men there who have no other way to get an education.Petros Damianos is the director of the schoo

2021-02-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A recent public opinion study finds that most Black Americans who attend religious services go to ones that are mostly Black. However, the same study suggests those who answered th

2021-02-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the second of four parts of the short story "William Wilson," by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.In the fi

2021-02-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you spend time on social media or the internet, chances are that you have come across memes. Memes are humorous words, pictures or videos shared widely around the internet.Memes

2021-02-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

American lawmaker Cori Bush is seeking permanent residency for a Honduran immigrant who has lived for three years in a church, a Christian religious building.Bush is a new member o

2021-02-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

One Senegalese man is close to fulfilling a dream of becoming a professional horse rider in France.Fallou Diop is a 19-year-old horse jockey. Diop is from Niaga, a Senegalese villa

2021-02-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.Last year, many people across the world looked to their gardens to find enjoyment and peace during the coronavirus

2021-02-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Most public high school teachers in the United States never expected a school year like the current one. School buildings closed across the country in March of 2020. Education went

2021-02-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the first of four parts of the short story "William Wilson," by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.Let me cal

2021-02-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The classic film Star Wars: A New Hope has a very famous scene. Actors Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford say the following words:What a piece of junk!She'll make .5 past light speed.

2021-02-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Netherlands is currently experiencing a deep winter freeze. The extremely cold temperatures have led many Dutch people to take part in a favorite winter activity –- ice-s

2021-02-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents.Today we are not going to talk about any one president. We will instead talk about the presidency itself -- what some people cal

2021-02-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A books-for-food program in Guatemala is helping feed needy children as hunger rates rise during the coronavirus crisis.The program began about a year ago in the city of Quetzalten

2021-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Indian rescuers searched on Monday for about 200 people missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke away Sunday and caused major flooding.The flooding happened when part of the

2021-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The coronavirus health crisis has interfered with almost every part of daily human life—including what we eat.Nearly a year into social distancing, many people are enjoying f

2021-02-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A rare face and hands transplant changed Joe DiMeo's life six months ago. A transplant is a medical operation in which an organ or body part is removed from one person and attache

2021-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A Hungarian family of four is sailing around the world on a 15-meter boat called "Teatime."In late June 2020, they left a port in Croatia and started sailing around Italy and Spain

2021-02-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is far greater than the world's supplies. Everyone from world leaders to policymakers to the general public wants to know: How and when can we get mor

2021-02-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A historic shoe company in Britain is feeling financial pressure because of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.One hundred ninety-two-year-old Tricker's makes costly sh

2021-01-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The warm coast of California is a place where many western monarch butterflies stay during the cold winter months in the United States. Researchers fear the record low number of mo

2021-01-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Many African countries are expected to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March from the United Nations' COVAX effort.The World Health Organization's Africa director r

2021-01-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Our story today is called "One Thousand Dollars." It was written by O. Henry. Here is Steve Ember with the story."One thousand dollars," said the lawyer Tolman, in a severe and ser

2021-01-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Kamala Harris has become the first female Vice President in American history.The former senator from California took the oath of office Wednesday. President Joe Biden was sworn in

2021-01-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The 2020 Australian Open was one of the year's few international sporting events not changed by the coronavirus pandemic.The tournament took place in January 2020, before internat