Whisky has grown popular around the world in the last 10 years. New distilleries are opening, and old distilleries are trying to produce more whisky. But as people make more whisky, they are also making more whisky waste huge amounts of leftover grai...
Customers at a Washington DC falafel shop are praising the tasty food as well as the owners efforts to help refugees. Falafel Inc. is located in the Georgetown area, one of the citys most expensive places to eat and live. Many people cannot believe t...
The Sahel is one of driest areas in Africa, but that may change if Earths surface temperatures rise more than two degrees Celsius. 萨赫勒地区是非洲最干旱的地区之一，但是如果地球表面温度再升高两摄氏度，那么这一切可...
Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but this is not Baldys story. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a fr...
When Betsy DeVos was selected by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Education Department, some said she would do more to help charter and private schools than public schools. DeVos, a wealthy businesswoman from the state of Michigan, said that i...
Most people think of influenza as a common health problem -- not a serious condition. Yet an influenza infection can be deadly, especially in older adults, young children and people with weak or failing health. Every year, less than half of all adult...
Carnival is one of the most popular celebrations in South Americas biggest country, Brazil. And nowhere is the six-day celebration bigger than in the city of Rio de Janeiro. People across the city fill the streets with singing and dancing in the days...
Only one in five people in 37 nations are confident President Donald Trump will do the right thing when it comes to international issues. But the United States president enjoys strong support from people in five countries the Philippines, Vietnam, Ni...
Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and common expressions in American English. We communicate most commonly, of course, with our words. But we also speak with our bodies. We call it body l...
There were many things Miranda Rojas had never done in her life. Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, the 19-year-old had never been to neighboring countries in South America, let alone North America. She had never met a Muslim person. She had ne...
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey, has often been criticized for being an ineffective leader. Now, others are gathering around him in the 450-kilometer walk from the capital, Ankara, to Istanbul. T...
Trump Presses Putin on Russia's Election Interference President Donald Trump raised concerns about possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election during his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 川普总统...
Major League Baseballs website says the Toronto Blue Jays signed Eric Pardinho, a teenager from Brazil, on July 2. Pardinho is a pitcher. He can throw a baseball over 145 kilometers per hour. That is just about the average speed of a fast pitch in Ma...
America is expected to face a shortage of workers in some jobs. Some lawmakers, however, are worried that not enough people are being trained to be able to do the work. For example, in 2024, America will need 9.2 million wind turbine workers -- twice...
The summer of 1967 forever changed American culture. It was a summer of anti-war protests, peace movements, love, flowers, drugs and rock and roll. It became known as the Summer of Love. ?Scott McKenzie sang what would become one of the summers theme...
