EXPLORATIONS - 1890s Gold Rush! This is Bob Doughty. And this is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell the second part of our story about the discovery of gold in the area of Canada called the Yukon. We t...
Gold prices looking towards upside: expert DUBAI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The rising of gold prices has halted near its six-month high last week, said Gerhard Schubert, head of precious metals at Dubai's largest bank Emirates NBD, in his weekly analysis...
Man Who Found California Gold Died Broke Imagine that youre John Sutter, and youre in luck. But not necessarily good luck. First, some background: You may have heard of the San Francisco 49ers, a professional American football team. Its name is taken...
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China National Gold Group Corp. (CNGGC) said Monday that its first-half sales surged 61.44 percent year on year to 49.45 billion yuan (7.85 billion U.S. dollars), fulfilling 61.8 percent of its annual target. The Beijing-b...
Paralympian Hopes to Lift Gold for Ghana Charles Teye is a disabled Ghanaian powerlifter who is headed to London in late August to show off his skills and try to win a medal. Teye has great hopes of winning a medal in the bench press in the 67.5 kilo...
Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot Ready for Olympic Gold At one-point-six meters and barely 39 kilos, Vivian Cheruiyot may not appear to be much of a threat. But she has proven to be ferocious on the track. The 28-year-old Kenyan is the current womens world ch...
By David Byrd American Michael Phelps hopes to surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals and the 19-year-old American took the first step Saturday in record time. Phelps won the men's 400-meter...
By Rebecca Ward Misty May and Kerri Walsh gave the United States its first-ever women's gold medals in beach volleyball at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The Brazilian team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Be...
By Parke Brewer Women's fencing became an Olympic sport in 1924 and after 80 long years the United States finally has its first medals in the event. Both came in women's saber, which was added to the...
Many people seek fame and wealth. Gul Muhammed sought neither. However, through fate he is famous. He is so sort that he is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest man in the world. H...
