Lebanons Star Filmmaker Makes Oscars History Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki has become the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar. Labaki directed the film Capernaum, a film about a Syrian refugee boy a...
A house or a home? That is the question. How do we know when to use one or the other? In todays Ask a Teacher, we answer this question from one of our readers on Facebook. Answer: Hello and thanks for asking! Both house and home are nouns that refer...
The man had brought his gun half the distance to his shoulder before he realized what he was doing. He lowered it and drew his hunting knife from its cover. Before him was meat and life. He ran his finger along the edge of his knife. It was sharp. Th...
Almost 60,000 members of the gun industry are meeting this week in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, Nevada. They are gathering for the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show or, as it is commonly called, the SHOT show. The yearly event brings together g...
Airbus Warns It Could Leave in Event of 'No-Deal' Brexit The chief of Airbus on Thursday warned that the aviation company could move its United Kingdom operations out of Britain. The move might happen if the country leaves the European Union without...
Thousands of Belgian students stayed away from school the past two Thursdays to join protests in Brussels. The protesters have been demanding action to fight climate change. The first demonstration took place on January 10. Organizers have announced...
Many car racing teams have rich supporters with ideas that sound too good to be true. Most of the ideas fail before the cars even make it to the track. Jackie Heinricher, however, has had success with her idea. She has formed an all-female team of dr...
How to Use the Word 'Ever' Have you ever noticed the number of times that a native English speaker uses the word ever? Ever is an adverb that we Americans say a lot. Heres todays question, from Zanoni in Venezuela: Question: Hello. I would like to ge...
The man cursed, threw the empty gun on the ground. He uttered a cry of pain as he started to drag himself to his feet. It was a slow task. When he finally stood on his feet, he needed another minute or two to straighten himself, so that he could stan...
The shah of Irans last home before fleeing his country in 1979 was a huge property in the Alborz Mountains a place no Iranian ever dreamed of visiting. Today, a visit costs them around $1. The Niavaran Palace now welcomes the public to see the life t...
Drivers in the eastern United States may soon start paying for the pollution made by their motor vehicles. Nine eastern states and Washington, D.C. are launching a system of pricing the carbon dioxide produced from burning gasoline and diesel fuel. M...
Vietnam Sees Trade Deals as Way to Build Economy Vietnam is on a path this year to approve its biggest trade expansion since the country joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). 越南今年朝着核准该国加入世贸组织以来最大贸易扩张...
How to Order at an American Restaurant When I lived in Portugal, one of the simplest things to do was really hard for me: ordering food at restaurants. I worried about being laughed at or not being understood. Often, I said just the name of the food...
Somalias Capital Struggles with Trash Problems Before the civil war in Somalia, the capital, Mogadishu, was known for its wide beaches, fresh sea air and pure blue ocean water. Today, however, large amounts of trash are spreading everywhere. Mogadish...
Living in DC During the Government Shutdown No city experiences a government shutdown like Washington, DC. In addition to the economic effect, a suspension of government operations affects Washington on a cultural and recreational level. It influence...
