From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today Christopher Cruise reports on the violence that has become increasingly common in Egypt. Next - to the continuing fighting in Somalia, where United Nations observers say the...
From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS. Im your host Mario Ritter. All over the world, people have a desire to have their voice heard in their communities. Today we report on efforts in Zimbabwe to write a new constitution. And we hear the co...
Im June Simms. Today on As It Is, we are serving up some chicken soup. It may not cure your cold but it will probably make you feel better. And we hear about a 62 year old bird who is still birthing babies. But first, we tell the story of Soloman Nor...
Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we take you to Africa. First stop Sierra Leone, where the Child Soldiers Initiative is working to prevent children from being forced into armed military service. Next, to South Africa, where theft of power cables is causi...
In Japan, many small medical centers are at risk of going out of business as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Even as the government eases COVID-19 restrictions, people continue to avoid the clinics in fear they might catch the disease there. Now...
Contest Makes Handwashing Fun for Children Parents around the world often urge children over and over wash your hands! This advice was already common before the coronavirus crisis. Now there is added pressure on children as well as adults to wash the...
Some US Gyms Reopen with New Anti-Virus Measures Some fitness centers in the United States have reopened after lengthy closures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But the centers, also known as gyms, have established several operational cha...
Food banks in the United States have struggled to meet increasing demand from people who cannot pay for food because they have lost their jobs. At the same time, farmers cannot sell much of their crop food, so many vegetables and meat from farm anima...
Spain urged foreign visitors on Monday to return starting in July, as the country eased one of Europe's strictest lockdowns. But many tourism businesses still worry about saving the industry's summer season. 周一，西班牙欢迎外国游客7月初前...
US Meatpacking Industry Faces Immigrant Worker Shortage When Martha Kebede's adult sons moved from Ethiopia to join her in the United States this year, they had few job possibilities. The brothers took jobs at Smithfield Foods' meat processing busine...
The new coronavirus has hit South Africa harder than any other African nation.So far, the country has reported more than 23,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 480 deaths.But the disease is also affecting peoples mental health,as they deal with socia...
Contact Tracers Work to Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus Around the world, special health workers are playing a part in efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. They are serving as contact tracers. Contact tracing involves investigative an...
For years, travelers have gotten used to low-cost flying on planes filled with passengers. But, like everything else, the coronavirus will change their expectations. 多年来，旅客们已经习惯了乘坐载满乘客的飞机廉价飞行。但是像...
New Mask Could Make Eating in Restaurants Less Risky Israeli inventors have developed a face mask with a remote-controlled mouth that helps protect against the coronavirus. They say someone wearing the mask could eat food without taking it off. And t...
Coal power plant building will continue in Asia despite falling electricity demand and environmental concerns. Experts say the move comes as governments try to help economies hurt by the coronavirus crisis. In a report last month, the International E...
