The coronavirus outbreak has now affected people in over 170 countries. 冠状病毒疫情现在已经影响到了170多个国家。 The outbreak forced India's 1.3 billion people to stay at home Wednesday under a government-ordered lockdown. The cor...
Sien Lagae of Belgium has only 20 percent of lung capacity. She was already careful to avoid viruses even before the COVID-19 crisis. Lagae has depended on caregivers for years. They help her get dressed, clean her house and provide her with health c...
During a crisis, some people buy a lot of food and other products because of fear they will run out of them. This behavior is known as hoarding. It can cause serious problems for other members of the community. When people hoard, stores run out of so...
Coronavirus Results in Sharp Pollution Drops in China, Italy Government restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus appear to have led to major drops in pollution levels in parts of China and Italy. Earlier this month, pollution-o...
Months before coronavirus fears hit the United States, business was slow at Mediterranean Breeze, a family-owned Greek restaurant near Washington, D.C. 在美国出现冠状病毒恐慌的数月前,位于华盛顿特区附近的地中海微风(Medi...
Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi was released in February after spending more than a year in prison for some words she wrote on Facebook. Uganda's government says those words insulted President Yoweri Museveni. While in prison, Nyanzi wrote a book of poems...
You can find a lot in popular culture about the generation of young people called millennials. 流行文化中有很多关于新一代年轻人(millennial)的内容,他们就是千禧一代。 Millennials are often described in movies and telev...
We won't go to any infidel school, 11-year-old Mohammed from Tajikistan says. Other boys in the group agree. The group is speaking with VOA reporters in a special area of the Al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria. But Azerbaijani Qassam has another i...
Toilet Paper Humor Saves America During Shortage It is no secret that 2020 has been a very memorable year so far. But fears over the coronavirus and what will happen in the weeks to come have led to a welcome way of coping: laughter. And the current...
Jawad Rahimi is a native of Afghanistan. He arrived in the United States 16 years ago after spending time as a refugee in Azerbaijan. Since then, his store in St. Louis, Missouri has become a needed part of the city center. The area is full of empty...