Nelson Avila lives in a rare place in the world where there are no reported cases of the new coronavirus or COVID-19. When people enter his store, Avila asks them to wear a mask and wash their hands. He sprays alcohol over the money they give him bef...
It tastes like flowers. It smells like a campfire. What is it? It is a $6,000 bottle of Petrus Pomerol wine that spent a year on the International Space Station. Researchers in Bordeaux are examining the twelve bottles of wine as well as 320 pieces o...
We present the short story A Retrieved Reformation, by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Valentine was busily at work making shoes. A prison officer came into the s...
The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned against a vaccine war among nations. 非洲疾病控制与预防中心主任警告说，各国之间不要搞疫苗战。 Dr. John Nkengasong spoke Thursday at a World Health Or...
In Myanmar, Army Uproots Ethnic Karen Villagers In the forests of southeastern Myanmar, aid workers say the army was shooting and arresting people long before last month's military overthrow. These largely unseen activities continue. In the country's...
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Minnie in China. She says: Question: Hello dear VOA, I'm a fan from China. I'm confused about nutrition and nutrient. [Is there] any difference between them? What do they each refer to? -Minnie, C...
A very large container ship struck land and is blocking Egypt's Suez Canal waterway. At least 150 other ships cannot pass it, officials said. 一艘非常巨大的集装箱船撞上了陆地，并阻塞了埃及苏伊士运河的航道。有关官员表...
American zoos are taking steps to protect their animals from catching the new coronavirus from humans. The steps include many of the same measures used to slow the spread of the virus in humans. These include social distancing and cleaning shared equ...
One of our readers recently asked about the word 'breaking.' I know about the word 'breaking,' as in 'breaking glass.' But what does it mean in 'breaking news'? And what is the meaning of 'breaking bad'? If you watch television news broadcasts from t...
Study: Lightning May Have Helped Life Develop on Earth A new study suggests lightning strikes that hit Earth after its formation may have unlocked a necessary chemical element to support the beginning of life. Researchers say the lightning may have s...
Ozlem Tureci started the German drug company BioNTech with her husband Ugur Sahin in 2008. The two are now known for doing important work on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus. But they started their company to work on a cure for can...
There are growing concerns that the United States is failing to counter China's rising power around the world. For the past eight years, China's Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, has financed many international projects, including roads, railways, elect...
A massive container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the important waterway for more than a day. 一艘大型集装箱货轮在苏伊士运河搁浅，导致这条重要水路的所有交通中断了一天以上。 The Suez...
Arizona State University astronomers reported earlier this month that the strange 45-meter object appears to be made of frozen nitrogen. The study's writers, Alan Jackson and Steven Desch, think a powerful force knocked a piece off an icy nitrogen-co...
A United States health agency said Tuesday that drug-maker AstraZeneca might have included outdated information on its latest U.S. vaccine test. The action again raised questions about the approval of the company's COVID-19 vaccine in the United Stat...
