Valentines Day celebrates love. It is a day to exchange flowers, candy, and greeting cards with your husband or wife, or someone else you desire. It is a popular day to become engaged and to get married. Historians argue about the earliest roots of V...
A sister of North Koreas leader shook hands with the South Korean president as representatives of the two countries sat together at the opening of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Sitting nearby was Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the head of th...
The small Ethiopian town of Dukem has some of the most fertile land in the country. It also is home to Ethiopias first industrial park. Dukem is part of a government-led push to turn the mostly agricultural country into Africas manufacturing center....
The Louisiana city known as the Big Easy is celebrating a big birthday this year. New Orleans turns 300 years old. The celebration began December 31 with a huge fireworks show over the Mississippi River. Performances, parties and other events through...
One thousand dollars, said the lawyer Tolman, in a severe and serious voice. And here is the money. Young Gillian touched the thin package of $50 bills and laughed. It's such an unusual amount, he explained kindly to the lawyer. If it had been $10,00...
This is Whats Trending Today More than 100 athletes from Norway will compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which open Friday, February 9. They and the other world-class competitors, of course, need plenty of good food to help them perform...
The government of Myanmar has answered a report by the Associated Press that said there are mass burials in a village in Rakhine state. The APs report on February 2 said that members of Myanmars security forces had carried out a massacre in the villa...
New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders interested in buying a home. The Labour Party government believes th...
North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday, one day before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. South Korean sources say tens of thousands of people were part of or attended the parade and gathering in the citys...
Possible Blood Test for Alzheimers Shows Early Promise Researchers in Japan and Australia say they have made progress in developing a blood test that could one day help doctors identify who might get Alzheimers disease. 日本和澳大利亚的研究人...
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we will take a look at the modal verbs could have, would have and should have. These past tense modals are useful for expressing your present feelings about a past decision (or other action)....
Polish President Will Sign Holocaust Law Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday he will sign a law that would make it a crime to suggest Poles share the blame for Nazi crimes during the Holocaust. 波兰总统安杰伊杜达（Andrzej Duda）称，...
Pence Leaves Open Possibility to Meet North Korean Officials U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is not ruling out a meeting with North Korean officials during his trip to South Korea to attend the Winter Olympics. Pence was asked about the possibility of...
Child Experts Protest Facebook's Kids Messenger App Child development experts are urging Facebook to remove its new messaging app designed for kids. In a letter sent recently to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the group of experts argue that young chil...
Many Food Names in English Come From Africa On a recent program, we told you stories of English words borrowed from other languages. Today, we will tell you about words English has taken from African languages. Many of these words entered English as...
