05:49 December 19, 2023
The recent attacks on ships in and near the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have affected some of the world’s top shipping and oil companies. The th…
05:20 December 18, 2023
Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children a…
07:45 December 18, 2023
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its most recent e…
04:53 December 18, 2023
In Ukraine, a man who goes by his military name Karabas is training to fight against the Russian army. But Karabas is not from Ukraine. He is from Ru…
05:52 December 18, 2023
Well-known Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai went on trial Monday on charges related to the territory’s national security law. The 76-year-o…
04:15 December 17, 2023
An early version of Mickey Mouse, the famous Disney character, will soon belong to you, me and everybody else. The mouse that started a Hollywood emp…
08:40 December 17, 2023
United Nations delegates from nearly 200 countries recently held a climate meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The delegates agreed that the worl…
06:10 December 17, 2023
American researchers have combined lab-grown human brain tissue with computer hardware to create a working biocomputer. The scientists say brain cell…
04:28 December 17, 2023
Children in the Indonesian city of Bogor are cleaning up a local lake on their own. The young people take small boats, called kayaks, out on the wate…
06:59 December 16, 2023
The presidents of three well-known American universities recently spoke to members of the U.S. Congress about antisemitism on college campuses. Antis…
07:03 December 15, 2023
The Juma are native people of the Amazon rain forest area in Brazil. In the 1990s, there were only four people remaining in the tribe. They were Aruk…
04:03 December 15, 2023
Google, the most popular internet search engine, releases its “Year in Search 2023” this week. Around the world, Google says the “war in Israel and G…
03:56 December 14, 2023
Almost 400 years ago, America’s early European colonists voted to tax each household in Boston about $70 in today’s money. The money was used to buy …
06:49 December 14, 2023
Do you still leave home with money in your pocket? Now that many stores have gone “cashless” and most people do not have money in their pocket, those…
05:40 December 14, 2023
An endangered bird in Indonesia could face new threats from development linked to the country’s new capital city. The bird is the maleo, a tall anima…
04:07 December 13, 2023
News reporters, politicians and public figures have had trouble saying some of the words that relate to the top stories of the year year. Last week, …
06:22 December 13, 2023
Nearly 200 countries agreed on Wednesday to move away from using planet-warming fossil fuels. The deal came after two weeks of intense negotiations a…
06:21 December 13, 2023
An American jury has found that Google’s app store operates as an illegal monopoly. The decision came in a lawsuit brought by video game company Epic…
05:18 December 13, 2023
In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or riding long distances to their jobs …
06:21 December 12, 2023
Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic. That information comes from results of the lat…
03:43 December 12, 2023
Brazilian officials say bird flu has killed nearly 1,000 seals and sea lions in the country’s south. As of December 11, the southern state of Rio Gra…
04:47 December 12, 2023
European nations reached an agreement on rules for artificial intelligence (AI) last week. Some experts say the regulations will affect people around…
05:31 December 12, 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to deepen ties with China’s Southeast Asian neighbor. The meeting visit takes place a…
06:45 December 11, 2023
Everyone expected Japan’s Shohei Ohtani to receive the biggest deal in baseball history. Over the weekend, the two-time Most Valuable Player award-wi…
06:54 December 11, 2023
United States health officials last week approved two gene treatments for sickle cell disease. Doctors hope that the treatments will provide a cure f…
05:57 December 11, 2023
About 20 years ago, the international mining company Rio Tinto said it would open a nickel mine in the far northern part of the American state of Mic…
04:12 December 11, 2023
Four years ago, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free food store in Nashville, Tennes…
04:46 December 10, 2023
High school students in the United States can earn college credits by taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The classes, developed by T…
06:13 December 10, 2023
Scientists have identified six planets orbiting a nearby star “in perfect harmony” in our Milky Way galaxy. The solar system appears to be untouched …
06:11 December 10, 2023
Mushrooms are not only tasty. They are also filled with healthy nutrients, like calcium and potassium, and vitamins, like D and B. Some people not on…
09:55 December 9, 2023
American higher education experts are concerned that small colleges closed at a high rate in 2023. They say college closures can prevent students fro…
04:45 December 8, 2023
Recently, members of the American rock band Kiss closed out their final performance. The group’s “The End of the Road” concert series ended in New Yo…
05:15 December 8, 2023
India is planning to launch the world’s largest renewable energy project near the country’s border with Pakistan. The term renewable describes energy…
04:21 December 7, 2023
Hanukkah (also written as Chanukah) is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight straight nights, Jews come together with family and friends at the en…
06:12 December 7, 2023
Documents show that a U.S. research program is making progress on its goal to use a safer kind of fuel for nuclear-powered Navy submarines and milita…
04:21 December 6, 2023
European Union scientists said on Wednesday that 2023 would be the warmest year on record. The average world temperature for the first 11 months of t…
04:39 December 6, 2023
Officials in the American city of Detroit, Michigan, have equipped a piece of road with technology designed to charge electric vehicles (EVs) on the …
05:41 December 6, 2023
Venezuela has increased pressure on its claim that the territory of Essequibo belongs to the country. However, the government of President Nicolás Ma…
05:40 December 6, 2023
The US National Park Service recently announced a plan to remove hundreds of stray cats that wander historic Old San Juan on the island of Puerto Ric…
09:53 December 5, 2023
Nearly 9,000 private schools in the American state of Louisiana do not need state approval to give high school diplomas. Public schools, formal homes…
04:11 December 5, 2023
Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales, Australia, two years ago. She was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koa…
04:38 December 5, 2023
The world’s climate negotiators are meeting this month in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations Climate Conference. Activists, scientists and U.N. offic…
06:38 December 5, 2023
The number of Rohingya taking risky boat trips to flee refugee camps in Bangladesh is rising even higher than last year. Human rights groups and aid …
05:50 December 4, 2023
Almost all new parents struggle to get enough sleep while caring for their newborns. For some penguin parents, though, periods of sleep are especiall…
08:36 December 4, 2023
South Africa and Colombia are among the countries aiming to push drug companies to permit low-cost versions of drugs for deadly diseases. The drugs a…
05:19 December 4, 2023
When Sean Rafferty first worked in a food store 40 years ago, anything that was not sold got thrown out. But on a recent day at his store near the Ne…
03:11 December 4, 2023
The administration of American President Joe Biden warned lawmakers Monday against rejecting a military aid proposal for Ukraine. Shalanda Young is t…
06:27 December 3, 2023
As the American space agency NASA continues to carry out tests of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, it is also testing a future aircraft design on Ea…
08:18 December 3, 2023
Walter Banegas is a refugee from the Central American country of Honduras. He now lives in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo. There, he works in …
05:49 December 3, 2023
Walmart, the world’s largest store, is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its dependence on China. Between January and…