South Sudanese Doctor Wins U.N. Nansen Award A South Sudanese surgeon has been named the winner of a United Nations award for assisting refugees. Evan Atar Adaha received the 2018 Nansen Refugee Award for 20 years of giving medical care to people fle...
More US Companies Warn Tariffs will Lead to Higher Prices A growing number of major American companies are warning that President Donald Trumps tariffs on U.S. imports are raising their costs and prices. Jim Hackett, head of Ford Motor Company, said...
Studies Explore American Opinions about Women in Politics Researchers are noting changes in American public opinion on the issue of woman in politics. A new study by the Pew Research Center tries to explore how Americans truly feel about the subject....
Women Leading Artistic Graffiti Growth in Istanbul Istanbul, Turkeys largest city, is witnessing an explosion of graffiti art. Many of those driving this wave of colorful artistic expression are women. Gamze Yalcin is one of them. She has been painti...
Macedonians to Decide Whether to Change Their Countrys Name Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is urging Macedonians to boycott a popular vote on whether the country should change its name. He called changing the countrys name from the Republic of Ma...
The first woman who publicly accused the nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court of a sexual attack spoke at a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee, has strongly denied the charges. Christine Blasey Ford said t...
Google Celebrates 20th Birthday This is Whats Trending Today Google turned 20 years old on Thursday. 周四谷歌迎来了20周年。 The search engine celebrated with a special Google Doodle video on its U.S. homepage. The fun, animated video noted...
Modern Muslim Womens Fashion Debuts at San Francisco Museum The head covering is among the most identifiable parts of Muslim womens clothing. Their choice of dress is often thought of as uncreative and restrictive to many Westerners. A new exhibit in...
NASAs Aquarius Satellite Will Help Scientists Learn About Salt Levels in the Sea 探索发现 - 水瓶座卫星监测海水盐度 STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell a...
Researchers are using DNA evidence to fight the illegal trade in ivory. They have shown how genetic testing is able to link seizures of valuable elephant tusks to ivory traffickers. In a report, the researchers says targeting ivory smugglers could ha...
A former nuclear weapons center is now a wildlife refuge. 美国一处前核武器工厂现在成为了野生动物保护区。 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service officially opened the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado last we...
The largest opposition party in Bangladesh is holding huge protests to demand the release of their jailed leader, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says the country cannot hold free and fair elections without Z...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing a social media campaign as he prepares to seek re-election next year. The campaign has criticized him for failing to show enough sympathy to Islamic interests and the rising prices of household goods. The mo...
UN Meeting Will Address World's Most Deadly Infectious Disease From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Some diseases receive a lot of attention in the media. Viruses like Ebola Virus Disease, HIV and influenza are just a few e...
Human rights groups have long depended on pictures and video as evidence during investigations. Images help confirm reports of abuse that cannot be proved through other methods. Amnesty International is one of the worlds largest human rights organiza...
