SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Pain Treatment Improved in Recent Years BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. Today we tell about developments in pain control. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: As...
American History: The Reagan Years STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of the presidency of Ronald Reagan. (MUSIC) Soon after his pres...
EXPLORATIONS - International AIDS Conference Returns to Washington After 22 Years MARIO RITTER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Im Mario Ritter. The International AIDS Conference is the worlds top event for people working on...
Agriculture Report - US Faces Worst Drought in 56 Years This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States is suffering its worst drought in almost sixty years. Moderate to extreme dry conditions spread to fifty-five percent of the...
Libyans Hold Emotional Multi-Party Election, First in 60 Years Many young men were fighting the forces of Moammar Gaddhafi just nine months ago. Today, some of those same young men are presiding over a raucous intersection of celebratory horn honking...
Libya to Hold First Free Election in 60 Years Nine months ago, Libyans were celebrating in a square in central Tripoli. They renamed it Martyrs' Square, in memory of the fighters who died in the revolution that ended 42 years of rule by Moammar Gadha...
Technology Report - Golden Gate Bridge Still Shining Strong After 75 Years This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Golden Gate Bridge is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary. The bridge opened to vehicle traffic on May twenty-eigh...
Artist Carves 1,600 Eggshells a Year Carving and sculpting eggshells, with a dental drill and sanding disk, is not a job for the heavy handed. For Tina Kannapel, it's a passion. Because an egg is a continuous arch, it has a lot of natural strength, s...
Technology Report - Golden Gate Bridge Still Shining Strong After 75 Years This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Golden Gate Bridge is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary. The bridge opened to vehicle traffic on May twenty-eigh...
After 125 Years, Paper Coupons Thrive Digitally When Laura Harders does her familys grocery shopping each Friday, she comes armed with a shopping list and coupons. Harders started using coupons about six years ago, when she was expecting her first ba...