A drop in tourism during the coronavirus crisis is making it more difficult for some organizations to protect threatened wildlife in Africa. 新冠病毒危机期间旅游业下滑，导致一些组织保护非洲濒危野生动物的难度增加。...
People in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai have been unhappy about the closure of movie theaters during the coronavirus crisis. But soon, they will be able to watch films from their own cars at a new drive-in theater. It was built on top of one of th...
This is AS IT IS, from VOA Learning English. Hello, Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, Jeri Watson takes us to Nigeria, where the government is taking action against some of its young citizens who are stealing money from people through the...
This is AS IT IS. Hello, I'm Caty Weaver. On the show today, we talk about the growing corruption and economic crisis in Spain. And, we hear about some disputed social issues in Turkey and France. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across S...
Welcome to AS IT IS! your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Today we visit the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Efforts are underway to return the area to its former glory. We also hear about a new dance craze named for the area cal...
Welcome to As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Today, we are talking about music from the West African country of Mali. Mali is famous for its music. But that tradition has been threatened recently. The crisis in Mali began last year, when soldiers overth...
From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, I'm Steve Ember. Today, Mario Ritter tells us about how retired Roman Catholic Bishop Paride Taban has served people in Sudan -- sometimes at the risk of his life. Kelly Jean Kelly tells about th...
Today, we travel to India, where millions of people are sitting at their computers, just waiting to buy something new. Also, well go to California to hear about industrial robots and American workers. If you have a product to sell on the Internet, lo...
Hello, Im your host Caty Weaver. On our show today: the struggles and successes of ordinary women, past and present. We look back at American women who fought for the right to vote. We visit Rangoon, Burma, where a few women are helping some others b...
Welcome to AS IT IS! your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today, we continue our observance of International Womens Day with a look at one of the most important issues facing women worldwide, gender based violence. And w...
Hi! Welcome back to AS IT IS. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we are talking about being sick and getting hurt. I know. That does not sound like a very happy subject. But all our stories today are about individuals who are doing better. They include peopl...
Two years ago this week, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history struck northern Japan. A tsunami followed the earthquake, enabling seawater to enter the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The water caused plant equipment to fail an...
From VOA Learning English, welcometo AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we look at relations between Burmas ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists, which have been tense for years. A report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on how empowe...
Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today, we were off to Berlin to visit a tent camp for people hoping to immigrate from Africa and the Middle East. And well hear about medical care in Ethiopia at a special new hospital. But firs...
This is AS IT IS. Im Caty Weaver. On the show today we tell about some a writing program for women in Afghanistan and a private school in Washington, DC, for poor African-American girls. The Afghan Womens Writing Project was founded three years ago....
