Have you ever thrown a camel? Camels are large and heavy animals, so it would be hard to do. But in the French-speaking Democratic Republic of the Congo, to throw a camel is a way of saying to make a spelling mistake. Here's how the phrase sounds in...
Ten people, including a police officer, were shot and killed at a food store in the American state of Colorado Monday night. The attack followed a mass shooting that killed eight people in Georgia last week. 周一晚间在美国科罗拉多州的一家...
Rohingya Camp Fire Leaves 15 Dead, 400 Missing The United Nations says at least 15 people were killed in a massive fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. The fire injured more than 550 people and left 400 missing at the camp near the coastal...
An artwork jointly created by a robot and a human artist will go on sale this week. The artwork -- known as an NFT -- is to be sold during an online auction on Tuesday. NFT stands for non-fungible token. It is a piece of art that only exists on a com...
Research: Birds That Lose Their Songs Less Likely to Find a Mate Young male songbirds usually learn their songs from adult songbirds. But when those young birds do not have older ones to teach them, they have less success attracting mates. For five y...
Drug-maker AstraZeneca said Monday its vaccine provided strong protection against COVID-19. The two-shot vaccine also stopped hospitalizations and deaths for all age groups, including older people. 制药商阿斯利康公司周一表示，其疫苗为...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The success of COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) is increasing the use of the new technology on other medical treatments. And scientists say that mRNA could possibly target...
A fire in Bangladesh Monday destroyed hundreds of shelters at the Rohingya refugee camp near Cox's Bazar. Thousands of people are now without homes, officials and witnesses said. Mohammad Shamsud Douza is a top official with the government's Refugee,...
Scientists say that for the first time, they have developed early human-like embryo structures in a laboratory. The research could lead to new methods in reproductive technology. It is also likely to raise new ethical questions. Researchers say the l...
American Rachel Van Lear developed signs, also called symptoms, of COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. That same day, medical experts declared the disease a pandemic, meaning the new coronavirus was spreading internationally. Now, a year later, Van Lear is s...
Could the cute little French bulldog become America's favorite purebred? That honor has gone to the Labrador retriever for 30 straight years. But a new report from American Kennel Club, a registry of purebred dogs in the United States, shows the Fren...
Mayra is a 17-year-old migrant from Guatemala who recently crossed the Rio Grande River with her small child Marvin on her back. The river marks the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico. Mayra had joined a group of about 70 migrants that...
In the Iraqi desert, a 72-year-old woman carefully digs in the sand for treasure. 在伊拉克的沙漠，一名72岁的妇女正在沙子里仔细地挖宝。 Here it is, the truffle, a blessing from God! says Zahra Buheir. Zahra Buheir说：松露在...
A new product from Google may help people solve their sleep problems, but some privacy rights groups are concerned. 谷歌的一款新产品可以帮助人们解决他们的睡眠问题，但是一些隐私权利机构对此表示担忧。 Google sho...
The administration of President Joe Biden is moving forward with its plans to help schools reopen this spring. 拜登总统的政府正在推进帮助学校在今年春季重新开放的计划。 The administration is making money available to expand...
