2021-04-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The African country of Chad announced Tuesday that its president of more than 30 years died visiting troops fighting a rebel group.Idriss Deby Itno came to power in 1990 when he le

2021-04-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The murder trial of a former police officer charged with George Floyd's death now rests with 12 jurors in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Steve Schleicher, a government lawyer asked the ju

2021-04-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Governments worldwide are expected to seek more proposals for wind power stations to produce electricity in coastal areas this year.The new international wind power developments co

2021-04-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the second of five parts of the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by VOA Learning English.It

2021-04-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Seid Mussa Omar is Tigrayan.He said only 10 Tigrayans remained of about 400 who worked with him at a hospital in northern Ethiopia. The rest were killed or fled.Seid's original pa

2021-04-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you often use online social media, you will see many examples of informal English. One expression that you may wonder about is: "This ain't it, chief." It is used to tell someo

2021-04-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Muslims around the world marked the start of Ramadan Tuesday. But a rise in COVID-19 cases has again placed limits on how they can observe the holy month.Ramadan is traditionally m

2021-04-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

As COVID-19 continues, psychologists and misinformation experts are studying why the pandemic has led to so many conspiracy theories.Such theories have persuaded some people to avo

2021-04-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking program in the United States. The marketing specialist is based in the small city of Springdale, Arkansas. I

2021-04-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is now the only country that can sell its famous halloumi cheese in the European Union.Halloumi is a cheese made from goat, sheep and cow's milk

2021-04-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the first of five parts of the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by VOA Learning English.Par

2021-04-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently caused protests with the call for a five-day lockdown over the Easter holiday to slow the spread of the coronavirus.She reacted to the oppo

2021-04-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Schools across the United States now must decide how to spend federal aid money meant to help them fully open after the coronavirus pandemic. They also want to deal with problems t

2021-04-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

As Myanmar's military leaders continue to restrict internet use, some pro-democracy activists have turned to radio to get their message out.On April 1, operators of Federal FM Rad

2021-04-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In Brazil, a single mother of six children and the country's leader are almost neighbors. But Tatiana Araujo de Sirqueira and President Jair Bolsonaro seem to occupy different uni

2021-04-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Ferris wheel in Singapore was getting hit with raindrops.But the migrant workers riding the Singapore Flyer did not seem to mind. They were trying to see the city skyline from

2021-04-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the short story "The Romance of a Busy Broker," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.Pitcher, who worked in the off

2021-04-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

German carmaker Volkswagen says a widely publicized announcement that it was changing its name to "Voltswagen" was meant as a joke.A volt is a measurement of force in an electrical

2021-03-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Nelson Avila lives in a rare place in the world where there are no reported cases of the new coronavirus or COVID-19.When people enter his store, Avila asks them to wear a mask and

2021-03-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the short story "A Retrieved Reformation," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Vale

2021-03-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United Nations says at least 15 people were killed in a massive fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.The fire injured more than 550 people and left 400 missing at the

2021-03-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.The success of COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) is increasing the use of the new technology on other

2021-03-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Could the cute little French bulldog become America's favorite purebred?That honor has gone to the Labrador retriever for 30 straight years. But a new report from American Kennel

2021-03-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you are like over 70 million other people around the world, you may have taken a class with Coursera.Coursera is an online education company that helps create Massive Open Onlin

2021-03-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Our story today is called "To Build a Fire." It was written by Jack London and adapted by Dona de Sanctis. Here is Harry Monroe with the story.**Editor's note: The towns named in