BOB DOUGHTY: I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Winter Olympic Games that open February twelfth in Vancouver, Canada. About five thousand men and women from more tha...
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today we tell about two recent inventions that have helped to save lives. We will also tell about the people who developed t...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers may not be able to prevent natural disasters, but they can at least try their best to reduce losses. For example, they can plant crops that are more likely to survive extreme weather. In nor...
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. These are important days for makers of sweets and sellers of flowers. For owners of fine restaurants and publishers of greeting cards. For salespeople at...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of...
BARBARA KLEIN: I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life of tennis champion Arthur Ashe. He was an athlete and a social activist who died before he was fifty. He wa...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Last week President Obama again called for ending a ban against people in the military who are openly homosexual. That was one of his campaign promises. This week America's top military officer expressed su...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Toyota became the world's largest automaker in two thousand eight. But after years of building loyalty, the Japanese company may have put its quality brand name at risk, at least temporarily. Toyota i...
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today on our program, we listen to music from some of this week's Grammy winners ... And we tell about the teams competing in the championship game of American...
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In March of eighteen sixty-eight, Congress tried to remove President Andrew Johnson from office. But the Senate failed in the effort by one vote. Andrew Johnson was a Democrat...
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Some schools in the United States and other countries offer Chinese language classes with government support from China. (CLASSROOM SOUND) Saint Mary's School is a private college preparatory school i...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners. One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week...
BARBARA KLEIN: I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. The Vatican in Rome, Italy, is the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. But the Vatican is more than a religious center. Over the...
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Fritzi Bodenheimer. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Winter conditions are affecting many countries in Earth's northern hemisphere. Winter brings cold weather and, with...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soybeans are eaten by people and fed to animals. Some farmers grow them to replace lost nitrogen in the soil. Soybeans were first grown in Asia thousands of years ago. Now scientists have a full gen...
