James Garfield: Assassinated VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about James Garfield. He was the 20th president of the United States. Garfield is not one of the best-known presidents. He served only 100 days befo...
Planet Earth's recent record-breaking heat is causing concern for scientists and others worldwide. In the United States, experts question if American cities are safe for their populations during heat waves. A heat wave is a period of higher-than-norm...
For Rima Yaremenko, the 5,000-kilometer journey to escape Russian occupation ended within sight of where it started. The 68-year-old Ukrainian woman crossed three countries over six days only to settle across the river from her seized hometown. 对里马...
Ukraine Worries About Population Loss if Refugees Never Return Many Ukrainians fled their country in February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. They thought they would be away for a short time. However, as the war continues, many are thinking about s...
India, Japan, China, Turkey, and the United States have reported severe flooding in recent days. 印度、日本、中国、土耳其和美国最近几天都报告了严重的洪灾。 Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday after heavy monsoon rains...
Content Workers in Africa Sue Facebook, Report Poor Work Conditions Nathan Nkuzimana worked for a Kenyan company called Sama until early 2023. Sama is a technology company that sold content moderation services to Facebook. Content moderators look at...
Early Literacy: Instructional Classroom Language Teachers everywhere do something every day they give instructions. We sometimes call this instructional classroom language. Some instructions help to manage a class. Other instructions explain how to d...
Family in Maine Hopes to Build Worlds Tallest Flagpole In Maine's Down East area, large forests and ocean meet in one of the last undeveloped places on the U.S. East Coast. The area is also the setting for the Worcester family's big vision. It involv...
New US Citizenship Test Could Be Harder A new United States citizenship test is expected to be launched by late next year. Some immigrants and their supporters worry the updated exam will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English skills. The test...
联合国机构即将开始接受深海采矿申请 The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is the United Nations body that makes rules about the world's ocean floor. It is preparing to continue negotiations that could open the international seabed...
Rutherford B. Hayes: Middle-of-the-Road VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about Rutherford B. Hayes. He took office in 1877 and was president during the end of what Americans call Reconstruction the period follo...
Scotlands Orkney Islands Voted to Explore Other Models of Governance Officials on the Orkney Islands, a part of Scotland, recently voted to explore ways of seeking more self-governance or even independence from United Kingdom governments. Reporters f...
World Experiences Hottest-ever Days This Week Two groups that follow the world's temperatures said July 3 and 4 were likely the hottest days since satellite records started in 1979. Scientists at the University of Maine run a group called the Climate...
In Dubai, Sea Turtles Get a Helping Hand A program of Abu Dhabi's environment agency is rescuing sea turtles and returning them to the Persian Gulf. Members of the program have released a total of about 500 sea turtles that were rescued and rehabilit...
Researcher Celebrates 40 Years of Protecting Rare Brazilian Monkeys Karen Strier is an American primatologist. It has been 40 years since she started studying Muriqui monkeys in Brazil. At the start, she was working on an advanced degree in anthropol...
