05:35 January 19, 2023
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she plans to step down. Ardern was 37 years old when she became the head of the government of the sout…
03:26 January 19, 2023
U.S. government lawyers announced Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematog…
03:48 January 18, 2023
Researchers have wanted to know for years why the buildings made by the ancient Romans held up so well. A new study finds that their concrete, a stro…
04:29 January 18, 2023
A huge 3D printer is working to create what is believed to be the first two-story home built with the technology in the United States. The home is cu…
02:37 January 18, 2023
The United Nations refugee agency has reported a big rise in the number of Rohingya refugees who died at sea in 2022. The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR)…
02:49 January 18, 2023
China may soon receive Moderna’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. The drug company’s leader, Stephane Bancel, said Moderna is discussing supplying China wi…
06:12 January 17, 2023
Ask the new artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT to write about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it produce a school report…
06:32 January 17, 2023
A new study says scientists at the oil company Exxon Mobile made accurate predictions about global warming starting in the 1970s. The study, in the j…
04:07 January 17, 2023
The President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday as an anti-corruption campaign spreads in the national government. The state-controlled Vi…
06:18 January 17, 2023
China's population dropped last year for the first time in 60 years. The turn is expected to start a long decrease in China’s population, placing pre…
05:04 January 16, 2023
A new study has found that a lizard that once lived in forests has gone through genetic changes to survive in city environments. Researchers studied …
06:30 January 16, 2023
A new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics, says doctors should treat childhood obesity aggressively. Obesity is a word used to des…
07:07 January 16, 2023
A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American teacher all have something in common. The three women are credited with describing and …
03:51 January 16, 2023
A newly restored house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii opened to the public on Tuesday. The House of Vettii, or Domus Vettiorum, as it is called…
03:29 January 15, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of people in the United States who speak a language other than English at home increased by three time…
06:33 January 15, 2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made its first confirmation of an exoplanet. An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star outside our solar syst…
06:03 January 15, 2023
On December 24, the Taliban government of Afghanistan barred Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations. The ban resulted in the sus…
04:22 January 14, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give exampl…
05:12 January 14, 2023
A new study has found that nearly 70 percent of the world’s glaciers could disappear by the end of 2100. A group of international scientists recently…
05:33 January 14, 2023
For working parents with young children, it seems like the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic. But COVID-19 and other illnesses continu…
02:22 January 14, 2023
About 100 Ukrainian soldiers will arrive in the United States as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system. The syste…
15:57 January 13, 2023
Today, we begin a series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called “A Princess of Mars.” It is the first book in a seri…
03:31 January 13, 2023
A grilled cheese is a simple and well-loved sandwich. It is a favorite food of many American children. But food writer and professional cook Christop…
04:54 January 13, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “create” and “do.” Question Hello Learning English, I would…
06:11 January 13, 2023
United States border agents made a record number of arrests in the South the past fiscal year, which ended in September. In an effort to deal with th…
04:06 January 12, 2023
As electric vehicles become more popular in the United States, a government safety expert is expressing concern about the automobiles. Jennifer Homen…
08:21 January 12, 2023
Have you ever read stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, or the Frog Prince? These stories are called fairy tales. Although you might not …
04:29 January 12, 2023
An American woman is suing several companies in connection with her husband’s COVID-19 infection and death. Patricia Woodward accused companies invol…
04:25 January 12, 2023
A study published recently found that the number of children who accidentally ate foods containing the drug marijuana increased over five years. Many…
05:52 January 12, 2023
Some Ukrainian soldiers are spending time at a recovery center designed to help them deal with the harmful effects of war. A Ukrainian military comma…
05:19 January 11, 2023
A Chinese supplier of electronic equipment to both Apple and Samsung plans a big investment in two factories in Vietnam. Reuters news service spoke t…
06:11 January 11, 2023
Messaging service WhatsApp has added support for a tool to help users stay online when governments block the internet. The company – owned by Faceboo…
01:38 January 11, 2023
Inflation has caused Argentinian artist Sergio Guillermo Diaz to create an unusual kind of art. He paints on money and sells it. With yearly inflatio…
05:54 January 11, 2023
California has been hit with a series of powerful storms that began late last month. The storms have brought the state an extreme amount of rainfall.…
06:43 January 10, 2023
A six-year-old student shot his teacher in a classroom in the American state of Virginia last week. Police Chief Steve Drew of Newport News, Virginia…
04:56 January 10, 2023
A United Nations report has found that Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly healing itself. Ozone is a form of oxygen. In Earth’s upper atmospher…
05:06 January 10, 2023
The World Health Organization and several countries are calling on China to share more data on its COVID-19 outbreak. At least 10 governments require…
02:49 January 10, 2023
In Belgium, a non-governmental organization called Dung Dung is recycling human hair to protect the environment. The organization gets the hair from …
03:03 January 9, 2023
Near the edges of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami walks knee-deep through a mountain of plasti…
06:33 January 9, 2023
United States health officials last week approved a new Alzheimer’s drug. The drug, called Leqembi, is the first to slow the decline in memory by sev…
03:02 January 9, 2023
Treasure hunters walked with digging tools and metal detectors through the fields of Ommeren in eastern Netherlands last week. They were looking for …
06:08 January 9, 2023
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to bring those responsible for the violence to justice after the attack on Congress, the Suprem…
04:18 January 8, 2023
Rapa Nui, widely known as Easter Island, is a Chilean territory in the Pacific Ocean. The island is home to a French-born artist who is offering beau…
03:58 January 8, 2023
Hotels and restaurants across South Asia have had to reimagine eating out because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The worldwide health crisis forced many e…
06:57 January 8, 2023
2022 was a busy year for the United States National Aeronautic and Space Administration and 2023 promises more space progress. Today, we look forward…
05:44 January 8, 2023
Many migrants are arriving at the U.S.-Mexican border in need of medical and mental health treatment. Doctors, social workers, shelter directors, cle…
03:05 January 7, 2023
Sony publicly showed for the first time a new car that it will produce with Honda. The car, announced in October, appeared for public viewing last we…
03:57 January 7, 2023
Recent cold weather in the Southwestern state of Texas almost claimed some unusual animal victims — bats. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Abo…
04:27 January 7, 2023
Gambling center Macao eased its border restrictions after China made changes to its “zero-COVID” policy in December. The move is expected to improve …
05:32 January 7, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. If you love le…