2020-03-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Christ the Redeemer statue has sat on top of Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro for nearly 90 years. Almost 90 million people visited the nearly 40-meter high statue last yea

2020-03-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hip hop is getting its very own museum in its birthplace in New York State.Hip hop is the name for the music, dance and fashion culture that developed around 50 years ago in the Ne

2020-03-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Kazakhstan has become a rising power in the world of chess. A group of young Kazakh women have had a lot of success playing chess in recent years. Their success comes at a time whe

2020-03-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

After nearly 30 years of war, many Somalis carry unseen wounds from the violence they have experienced.The World Health Organization reports that one third of all Somalis suffer fr

2020-03-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

One year ago, a gunman attacked two Muslim religious centers in Christchurch, New Zealand killing more than 50 people.

2020-03-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Blinding Lights, by Canadian performer The Weeknd, is one of the most popular songs in the world.As of early March, Blinding Lights is at the top of music service Shazam's Global

2020-03-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Japanese government, citizens and groups are debating what to do with radioactive water from the disabled nuclear power center near Fukushima.An earthquake and tsunami on March

2020-03-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the world's electric power industry fell by two percent last year, a study shows. That represents the biggest decrease in such emissions since

2020-03-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Around 9,000 years ago, human beings began growing corn for the first time near Tehuacan, in what is now the central Mexican state of Puebla.In the years that followed, corn became

2020-03-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The world's women are making gains in several areas, but the United Nations says progress has been slow and uneven. They say some forward moves could even be at risk of setback.Su

2020-03-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Nashville, Tennessee is already known to many Americans as Music City. It is famous for country music in the United States and is home to many recording companies.But recently, mus

2020-03-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The 1997 film Titanic is one of the most popular movies ever made. It won many film awards and was one of the highest-grossing films in movie history.The film is a love story set a

2020-03-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Farmer Jerome Regnault works on a windy day in his fields, just west of Paris. As he looks around the property, he can see it is very different than it was when his grandfather wor

2020-03-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Neanderthals may have buried and honored their dead, a new study suggests. The early human ancestors may have even used flowers in burials. Scientists recently announced their disc

2020-03-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Rhinoceros in Kenya could face a new threat: bacteria.Scientists recently found that some rhinos have developed surprisingly high levels of resistance to antibiotic drugs.The resea

2020-03-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Karim Hegazi spends his days at an Egyptian clinic taking care of animals long considered troublesome in the country: street dogs.Stray – or wild – dogs can be found in

2020-03-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Every day, hundreds of people gather on the edge of the Tigris River in southeast Turkey. They stand and watch as a 12,000-year-old town slowly disappears.Rising water levels from

2020-02-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today we answer a question from Melsom in Iran.Question: "How many ways can we say ‘you're welcome?'... How can we reply to them in both formal and informal ways?"Answer:De

2020-02-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hi everyone! Today, let's start the program with a question: What is your city famous for making?I'll tell you my answer. New York is famous for making great pizza.Here's anothe

2020-02-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Abdullah Mohammed would do anything to make his daughter happy. That includes forcing himself to laugh with her when they hear bombs explode. The game helps ease the young girl's

2020-02-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

One out of every three people in Venezuela is struggling to get enough food to meet minimum nutrition requirements. That information comes from the United Nations World Food Progra

2020-02-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

An increasing number of North Koreans who fled their country have become involved in politics in South Korea.For the first time, two North Korean defectors are running for office i

2020-02-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Wildlife officials at a lake in Kentucky recently used electric shocks and sound to lead huge groups of Asian carp into large nets.This was the latest effort in a 15-year battle to

2020-02-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Celavi Belor has lost so much weight over the past year his clothes are too large for his body.The 41-year-old farm laborer looked up from working in a rocky field in the mountains

2020-02-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today we answer a question from Kotaro in Japan.Question: "I want to learn about American Culture. Can you tell me about that? – Kotaro, JapanAnswer:Dear Kotaro,First, thank