The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is recognizing the group for its efforts to fight hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict. The World Food Pr...
Today we answer a question from Levgenii, who was born in Ukraine. He writes: Question: Good Day, I wonder how the usual American breakfasts go. What do Americans prefer to eat in the morning? Have a nice day Levgenii. Answer: Dear Levgenii, Thank yo...
Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans this month to pay one billion dollars to news media for their stories over the next three years. 谷歌母公司Alphabet本月宣布，计划在未来三年向新闻媒体支付10亿美元。 Reuters n...
American President Donald Trump said Thursday he will not take part in a presidential debate next week with former Vice President Joe Biden. 美国总统川普周四表示，他不会参加下周跟前副总统拜登的总统辩论。 Trump spoke sho...
American poet Louise Glck has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy, which names the Literature Prize committee, announced the winner on Thursday. The Academy praised Glck's unmistakable poetic voice, that with a...
13 Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Police in the United States have arrested 13 people in connection with reported plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and attack the state's Capitol building. A federal court charged six men with plot...
Finding Participles in News Headlines I was reading The New York Times newspaper this morning and came across a headline that read Laughter May Be Effective Medicine for These Trying Times. A news headline is a very short summary of a news story that...
French, American Women Win Nobel in Chemistry for Genetic Tool French and American scientists won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for developing a tool that can change the genetic material of living things. Emmanuelle Charpentier of Franc...
A growing number of American states are launching smartphone systems designed to warn people of possible exposure to COVID-19. The release of the apps comes as parts of the United States continue to struggle with the spread of COVID-19 and after Pres...
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said Wednesday it has asked U.S. officials to approve emergency use of an experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19. Lilly said early results of a study show the treatment reduced hospital emergency room visits for...
SpaceX has been chosen by the U.S. Defense Department to build missile-tracking satellites. 美国国防部已经选择美国太空探索技术公司建造导弹跟踪卫星。 The $149 million contract, or legal agreement, was announced by the U.S....
I can speak when so many cannot. Jamal Khashoggi wrote those words in The Washington Post in September 2017. It was the first opinion piece he wrote for the newspaper. In it, Khashoggi described the situation in his home country, Saudi Arabia. He sai...
The highest court in Ireland has ruled that bread sold by an American fast-food restaurant cannot be legally defined as bread. The court said Subway restaurant's bread contains so much sugar that it failed to meet the legal definition of the food pro...
Three Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize for Black Hole Research Three scientists have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for their discoveries related to massive objects called black holes. The Royal Swedish Academy of Science said Tuesday it will...
A World Health Organization (WHO) official says its best estimates show that the new coronavirus may have infected about one in 10 people worldwide. 世卫组织一位官员称其最确切估计表明，新冠病毒可能已经感染了全球十分之一...
