2019-12-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The road to higher education can be a long one. But few people have traveled as far as Dilafruz "Dilia" Samadova has.When Samadova was 21, she fled an arranged marriage in the Cent

2019-12-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

United States army suicide rates have historically decreased during wartime. But a new study of U.S. records suggests that trend appears to have changed direction, with rates risin

2019-12-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Older adults who breathe in very small particles from air pollution for even a day or two are more likely to be hospitalized for many diseases, a recent U.S. study suggests.Researc

2019-12-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

It has been 120 years since New York bird expert Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count. His goal was to change the long Christmas tradition of hunting birds. So, instead

2019-12-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Officials know there will problems when the United States Census Bureau starts counting people next year in Detroit.The city has tens of thousands of empty houses, poor internet co

2019-12-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Freweini Mebrahtu remembers when she returned to her home village in northern Ethiopia. She saw women bending down and sitting over holes in the ground. Without any cotton padding

2019-12-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Members of a native community in the arctic areas of Sweden say their reindeer are facing possible starvation from unusual weather related to climate change.The Sami indigenous com

2019-12-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In recent weeks, search terms related to European football have been popular on the internet.On Monday, for example, Google Trends identified ‘Champions League' and ‘C

2019-12-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Two of the world's largest car makers are joining their businesses so they can move production to electric vehicles more effectively.Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot agre

2019-12-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Opioid abuse is not just a problem in the United States. There is another opioid crisis that is just as serious. In fact, the United Nations has called it "the other opioid crisis.

2019-12-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

More than 2,000 people are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first-ever Global Refugee Forum.The three-day event opens Monday. It aims to create new ideas, as well as long-

2019-12-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Modeste Traore has lived his whole life near Lake Wegnia, in the Sahel area of Mali. The lake's fish have provided him with a way to earn money to support his extended family.But

2019-12-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Editor's Note: This report is part of a continuing series offering advice to students at colleges and universities on how to be successful throughout their educational experience.

2019-12-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Writer and actor Larry David is behind some of America's most popular television shows, including Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. The shows often discuss the details of everyda

2019-12-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Newly released documents show that United States officials have lied to the public in support of what they knew to be an unwinnable war in Afghanistan.The Washington Post newspaper

2019-12-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Britain is facing the most difficult and perhaps important period in its modern history.The British electorate is divided. The voting this week will have a major effect on the coun

2019-12-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A volcano burst in New Zealand on Monday, killing at least five people and leaving many more missing.News reports said at least 18 people were injured in the eruption of White Isla

2019-12-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

When no Americans answered Chris Sabourin's advertisement seeking a dance teacher for her Connecticut-based studio, she looked outside the United States.But Sabourin faced difficu

2019-12-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The mother and daughter wondered about each other over the years. They separated in Vietnam in 1975, when the girl was only three. The child went to the United States, to grow up w

2019-12-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you have been studying English even for a short time, chances are you have already heard or read hundreds of collocations.A collocation is a group of two or more words that is a

2019-12-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United States and South Korea are meeting for the fourth time to reach an agreement on sharing defense costs.There are about 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea. The country shar

2019-12-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Maxence Melo of Tanzania did not set out to be a journalist.In 2006, he launched a website called Jamii Forums to give young people a place to speak openly and to fight corruption.

2019-12-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

As a large explosion is heard in the distance, a St. Francis Satyr butterfly flies around, ready to lay as many as 100 eggs. At one point, this brown butterfly could be found in on

2019-12-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Climate change has brought a difficult new reality for the U.S. Arctic. Open water -- rather than sea ice – has become normal for the Chukchi Sea in the month of November.Res

2019-11-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Sophia. She writes:Question: What is the difference between "farther" and "further?" - SophiaAnswer:Dear Sophia,This is a good question. It is e