Nizhyn Pickles Editor's note: This story is one of the winning entries from the Teach Us about Ukraine writing contest sponsored by VOA Learning English and GoGlobal. My name is Liudmyla Shylova and I have been teaching English for 21 years in Nizhyn...
South Koreas Fertility Rate Falls Again as Women Worry about Jobs 韩国生育率再次下降 South Korea's fertility rate, which already is the world's lowest, dropped again in 2023. 韩国的生育率已经是全球最低，但在2023年却再次下降...
UN: Famine Is Certain in Gaza without Cease-fire A United Nations official warned Tuesday that the Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine, an extreme lack of food, if the war there does not stop soon. Ramesh Rajasingham is director of the coordination...
In Japan, Fewer Births, Marriages a Cause for Concern 日本低出生率和低结婚率成隐患 The number of babies born in Japan last year fell to a new low for an eighth straight year, government data shows. In addition, the number of marriages c...
What Would Happen without Leap Day? This year, 2024, is a leap year. February 29 is known as leap day. But what is behind this rare extra day on the calendar? Everyone knows the Earth takes 365 days to travel around the sun. Well, that is not exactly...
US State Court Rules Embryos Can Be Considered Children The Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. The ruling immediately influenced the way fertility treatment services operate in the south...
Report: Language, Traditions Central to National Identity Luciana de Oliveira considers herself transnational. That means she is more than one nationality. de Oliveira grew up in Brazil, but she moved to the United States for her studies. She became...
S. Korean Hospitals Turn Away Patients as Doctors Protest South Korea's biggest hospitals canceled medical procedures and turned away patients seeking emergency care on Wednesday. The moves came after thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job t...
New York Man Stays Free in Hotel, Then Claims to Own It For five years, a New York City man lived for free in a famous central New York City hotel. He made use of a little-known housing rule to avoid paying. But government lawyers recently said Micke...
Environmentalists Celebrate Return of Rhinos in Central Kenya Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating the return of many rhinoceroses to an area where they have not been for many years. The successful move of 21 eastern black rhinos to a new home w...
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Reportedly Dies in Prison 俄罗斯反对派领导人纳瓦尔尼据报在监狱死亡 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny a sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin has reportedly died in a far-northern...
Are Lab-grown Diamonds Sustainable? Human-made diamonds come with an appealing claim: Manufacturers say the stones are produced ethically using renewable energy. But many of the products do not meet that claim or their producers do not confirm the el...
Fewer Products to Choose from Can Lead to Better Sales American businesses are reducing the number of products that they offer. The change began before the COVID-19 pandemic. It has only increased in recent months. Reduced offerings Coca-Cola used to...
Wealth Inequality by Race Grew during Pandemic A new government report says wealth inequality by race increased in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York Federal Reserve Bank carried out the study and released the report. It sai...
Historic Gun Factory in New York State Village to Close The oldest gunmaker in America is closing its factory in a small town in the state of New York. Remington Firearms was formed two centuries ago in what is now the town of Ilion, a village in the...
