In Congo, Drilling Leads to Worry over Pollution The Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.) is looking to expand operations to dig, or drill, for oil. The central African country is known for its mineral riches. Currently, drilling is limited to just...
Vietnamese Woman Accused of $12.5 Billion Fraud 越南前女首富被控欺诈125亿美元 A major property investor in Vietnam, Truong My Lan, is on trial over an accusation of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion. That is nearly 3 percent of the countr...
US Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Stay on Ballots 美国最高法院裁定川普可参加大选 The United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former President Donald Trump can stay on 2024 presidential primary ballots. 美国最高法院周一裁...
Life Inside Russias Prisons Vladimir Kara-Murza is a critic of the Russian government. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison last year on charges of treason for speaking against Russia's war with Ukraine. He is in Penal Colony Number 6, south of Mos...
Costs, Performance Influence Decisions on Electric School Buses The first electric school buses in the United States began operating about 10 years ago in California. Fewer than one percent of the 489,000 school buses in the U.S. were electric at the...
Report: Harmful Waste Creation Set to Increase The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Wednesday that public waste creation will greatly increase by 2050. The rise will cause hundreds of billions of dollars of damage throu...
US Army Announces New Structure, Reduced Positions The U.S. Army recently announced new structuring plans for its forces. The plans involve cutting many unfilled jobs after hiring efforts failed to bring in enough soldiers to fill all job openings. T...
Report: Cuba Cuts Internet, Surveils Journalists There was a time when activists and reporters in Cuba had to speak in code or meet in European embassies to avoid government observation. Now, the internet and encrypted messaging services offers some...
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...
