Amid Drought, Midwest Farmers Embrace Changes to Farm Bill Legislation commonly known as the U.S. Farm Bill expires at the end of September. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, its formal name, comes up for renewal every five years. It directs th...
Olympic Construction Brings Big Changes to E. London Rebuilding East London was part of the 2012 Olympics plan from the very beginning, with an environmental cleanup, new housing, stores and parks, as well as the sports facilities. The goal was to ma...
Dietary Changes May Ease Climate Change Some scientists are advising a dietary approach to climate change. They say eating less meat can mitigate the effects of rising temperatures. However, the recommendation is being made at a time when meat consum...
Education Report - How a Small Change in Teaching May Create Better Readers This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to preschool children. But a new study...
Small Island States Tackle Climate Change Experts from more than 50 small island countries are meeting this week in Mauritius to discuss climate change and food security. The so-called Small Island Developing States are home to more than 50 million p...
Addressing Climate Change through Diet A new study says one of the best ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less meat. In fact, the study says meat consumption in the developed should be cut by 50 percent per person by 2050. Meat producti...
Attack on Reagan Changed US Protection Tactics, Agent Says Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy faced a decision the morning of March 30, 1981 - file paperwork in the office, or protect President Ronald Reagan on a local trip to give a speech. So the sh...
Animal Welfare Drives Changes on US Farms Battery cage battle Nearly all eggs in the United States come from large facilities where hens are kept in small pens called battery cages. The Humane Society of the United States and other animal-welfare gro...
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China will change three members of the central bank's monetary policy committee, according to a circular released Wednesday by the State Council, or the Cabinet. The circular said the State Council has approved the appoi...