2019-09-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Britain will most likely hold general elections in November. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his parliamentary majority and no longer has the votes to pass legislation.Parlia

2019-09-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Doctors have released a study timed to the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States.On that day, militants seized four passenger airplanes and flew t

2019-09-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Scotland's famous Loch Ness monster could possibly be a large eel, scientists announced last week. The scientists made the announcement after they completed a study of genetic mat

2019-09-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

James Hatch says taking classes at Yale University is just as difficult as preparing for the unpredictability of war.Hatch is not your normal first year college student. He is 52 y

2019-09-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.The fruit of apple trees is a popular food in many countries.Some word experts say that no other fruit is used in more

2019-09-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today we answer a question from Alex.Question: Our reader Alex writes, "I want to know about the difference between divide and separate. Thank you!"Answer:Dear Alex,Thank you for a

2019-09-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A large study suggests that genes are connected to homosexual behavior, but also found there is no gene that makes people gay.The study is said to be the largest of its kind. Resea

2019-09-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The destructive ocean storm, Hurricane Dorian, has moved little since striking the Bahamas Islands on Monday.The storm has destroyed homes and forced thousands of people to seek sh

2019-09-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Doctors are advising parents to feed babies peanut products before their first birthday to reduce the child's risk of developing a peanut allergy.The advice appears in a new guide

2019-09-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Transportation officials in California are preparing to build the world's largest road crossing for wildlife.The crossing will be built over the busy 101 freeway near Los Angeles.

2019-08-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

An international wildlife conference has approved resolutions aimed at protecting endangered animal and plant species. It also heard about the illegal international trade that thre

2019-08-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Two yellow burqas hang at a television station in Kabul, Afghanistan. They are bright versions of the full-coverage clothing some women in the capital still wear. For some of the w

2019-08-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Nadia El Rami made an agreement with the head of her son's school: Seven-year-old Mustapha would attend classes at the school, but only if he studies inside a cardboard box.Mustap

2019-08-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A large sign on the way to the Ghanaian city of Assin Manso shows an image of two African slaves. Each person is wearing a single piece of cloth. Their arms and legs are secured in

2019-08-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Florida's famous palm trees are under attack from a disease that completely dries them out within months. And there is no chance for recovery once a tree gets sick.The cause is an

2019-08-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The metal doors of a small cage open up and a bird wearing the number 8-1-1 flies into a larger enclosure.The bird, a saffron finch, lands on a tree and moves its red head to the s

2019-08-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Pakistan. Shahid writes,Question: Please explain about "more" and "many." What is the difference between them?" – Shahid, PakistanAnswer:D

2019-08-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

News media are having difficulty reporting from Kashmir.The trouble started two weeks ago when India's central government took direct control of the territory. Since then, area ne

2019-08-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

United States President Donald Trump can sometimes be nicer to his country's enemies than its friends.Trump's unusual method of negotiating appears to be displeasing people in So

2019-08-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Afghanistan has promised to intensify the fight against the Islamic State, or IS, after the group claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack.President Ashraf Ghani declared

2019-08-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The way cloth is made, and what it is made of, is changing.Companies that make textiles are trying different materials because people want products that are more sustainable, or be

2019-08-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korea is asking its young, middle-class women to give up international cosmetics and use products made in their own country. The cosmetics campaign comes as international tra

2019-08-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Leandro in Brazil. He writes:Question: "I would like to know what's the difference between the words certificated and certified." --Leandro, Br

2019-08-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Sometimes, we are asked to give an answer or opinion about something when we don't have enough information or are not sure about it. We call such an answer or opinion a "guess."Pe

2019-08-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On a recent cold morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, Luyanda Hlatshwayo dug deeply into a trash can.He pulled out items like empty drink containers and old cooking instruments.