This is AS IT IS, from VOA Learning English. Hello, Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, Kelly Jean Kelly looks at the fierce reaction from world leaders to North Koreas nuclear test on Tuesday. She reports that even China -- the Norths main...
NASA is seeking candidates to go into isolation for eight months in an experiment to help prepare for long-term stays on the moon and Mars. Researchers say results of the study will help them better understand the physical and mental effects on human...
Orbital structures are becoming increasingly important for worldwide communications and a new generation of technologies. But scientists are warning that the danger of space debris is increasing very quickly. 轨道装置对于全球通信和新一代技...
COVID Crisis Drives Return to Education Broadcasts in Latin America At a small farmhouse not far from Colombia's capital, Bogota, Marlene Beltran sits at a small table and turns on the radio to help her little brother with school work. The five-year-...
US Meatpacking Industry Faces Immigrant Worker Shortage When Martha Kebede's adult sons moved from Ethiopia to join her in the United States this year, they had few job possibilities. The brothers took jobs at Smithfield Foods' meat processing busine...
The coronavirus crisis could be preventing thousands of people from completing the final steps to receive U.S. citizenship, activist groups say. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the agency that processes citizenship requests....
From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today Christopher Cruise reports on the violence that has become increasingly common in Egypt. Next - to the continuing fighting in Somalia, where United Nations observers say the...
From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS. Im your host Mario Ritter. All over the world, people have a desire to have their voice heard in their communities. Today we report on efforts in Zimbabwe to write a new constitution. And we hear the co...
Im June Simms. Today on As It Is, we are serving up some chicken soup. It may not cure your cold but it will probably make you feel better. And we hear about a 62 year old bird who is still birthing babies. But first, we tell the story of Soloman Nor...
Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we take you to Africa. First stop Sierra Leone, where the Child Soldiers Initiative is working to prevent children from being forced into armed military service. Next, to South Africa, where theft of power cables is causi...
