New Zealand Has New Plan to End Smoking New Zealand's government believes it has come up with a new plan to end tobacco smoking: a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government plans to pass next year, the lowest age to bu...
A new film version of the beloved American musical West Side Story opened in theaters around the world Friday. Director Steven Spielberg employed Latin actors to perform the parts of the Puerto Rican characters on which the story is based. That was n...
More than 50 people died Thursday in southern Mexico when a truck filled with over 160 migrants crashed into a bridge. 一辆载有160多名移民的卡车周四在墨西哥南部撞向一座桥梁，造成50多人死亡。 Mexican authorities said t...
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Mali. Question: What are the differences between ''register'', ''sign in'' and ''log in? Thanks. Kouame, Mali. Answer: Dear Kouame, Thank you for writing to us with your question. These word...
One Way to Beautifully Roast a Chicken The shiny look of a glazed, roasted chicken may look delicious. But it can be difficult to achieve. The sugar in the glaze caramelizes in the oven. To caramelize food is to heat the sugar in it at a high tempera...
Biden Issues Warning about Worldwide Democracy American President Joe Biden opened the first Summit for Democracy on Thursday. The gathering aims to bring together world leaders who, in his words, strengthen our own democracies and push back on autho...
WHO Says COVID Crisis Hurt Efforts to Fight Malaria The World Health Organization, or WHO, says the COVID-19 crisis has interfered with efforts to control the disease of malaria. Insects called mosquitoes spread the dangerous sickness when they bite...
Across the United States, people looking to buy real Christmas trees are either finding reduced choices, higher prices, or both. The worldwide supply problem has also affected the number of artificial trees, like those made from plastic. A combinatio...
American drugmaker Pfizer said on Wednesday that the third shot, or booster, of its COVID-19 vaccine will protect people against the Omicron variant of the virus. 美国制药商辉瑞公司周三表示，其新冠肺炎疫苗的第三针或加强针将...
Japanese Billionaire Becomes Latest Space Tourist to ISS Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa arrived for a 12-day stay at the International Space Station, or ISS, on Wednesday. The trip is the latest and the longest in a year of increasing space tour...
Instagram has announced tools it says are designed to keep young users safe and help them limit time spent on the picture-sharing service. The announcement came the day before the head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, appeared before American lawmakers to...
Pfizer Says Third COVID Shot Protects against Omicron American drugmaker Pfizer said on Wednesday that the third shot, or booster, of its COVID-19 vaccine will protect people against the Omicron variant of the virus. Pfizer and its German partner Bio...
Olaf Scholz Becomes German Chancellor After Merkels 16-year Rule Olaf Scholz was sworn in Wednesday as Germany's new chancellor, ending 16 years of rule by Angela Merkel. Scholz is a member of the country's Social Democratic Party, or SPD. The 63-yea...
Pakistani Wildlife Team Takes Care of Green Turtle Babies The COVID-19 pandemic has led to emptier coastal areas around the world. Animals like sea turtles have used the chance to reclaim the less-polluted, quieter beaches to lay their eggs during th...
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are taking legal action against Facebook's parent company. Their lawsuit accuses the company of failing to stop hate speech that led to violence. 来自缅甸的罗兴亚难民正在对Facebook的母公司发起诉讼。他...
