President-elect Joe Biden has named an all-female senior communications team for his upcoming administration. More than half of the seven positions will be filled by women of color. 候任总统乔拜登为他即将上台的政府任命了一支全为女...
Moderna Seeks Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The American drug-maker Moderna said Monday it has requested emergency use permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD...
Bethlehem could have an unhappy Christmas. Just 12 months ago, the Palestinian town was celebrating its busiest Christmas season in 20 years. This year, there are few visitors. Hotels that were adding new areas in 2019 are now closed because of the c...
There is an unusual way to measure the emotional cost of the coronavirus pandemic. It can be seen in letters to Santa Claus now arriving at a post office in southwest France. The post office answers mail sent to the traditional Father Christmas from...
Dictionaries Choose Pandemic as 2020 Word of the Year Two major dictionary publishers have chosen pandemic as the 2020 word of the year. Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com both declared their choices on Monday. Merriam-Webster said its decision was b...
Some bitcoin investors predict the virtual currency could rise to as high as $100,000 in a year. That is around five times its current value. The predictions have drawn criticism from those who believe bitcoin is a speculative asset something a perso...
