The United States military has released a video it says shows an Iranian boat removing a mine from one of the two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The two tankers, the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous and the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair,...
In today's Ask a Teacher, Learning English follower Shahram is struggling with a certain word. He wrote to us: Question: Please explain the word struggle. I get confused about it. Answer: Thanks for writing, Shahram! We hope you will be completely at...
'Paul's Case,' by Willa Cather, Part One Our story today is called Paul's Case. Willa Cather wrote it. Donna de Sanctis? adapted it for VOA Learning English. Paul's Case will be told in two parts. Here is Kay Gallant with part one of the story. Paul...
UN: 1 in 10 Children Globally Is Victim of Child Labor Tens of millions of children are forced to work in countries around the world. The United Nations International Labor Organization called for an end to child labor Wednesday to mark World Day Aga...
Vatican Broadcasts News in Latin Vatican Radio, the official broadcasting service of the Roman Catholic Church, recently began its first regular news broadcast in Latin. The program is called Hebdomada Papae, Notitiae Vaticanae latine reddiate. In En...
Uganda's health ministry reported this week the first infections linked to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The disease began to spread in that country last year. Its discovery in Uganda is a setback for health workers who have...
US Blames Iran for Attack on Tankers in Gulf of Oman American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran is responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier Thursday. 美国国务卿蓬佩奥表示，伊朗要对周四早些时候...
Three Common Forms in Everyday Speech Have you ever had someone repair a home appliance but it kept breaking? I have been having trouble with my sink for a month. Yesterday, the maintenance man repaired itagain. And it worked fineonce. But then last...
'Hadestown' Is the Big Winner at the Tony Awards Hadestown, a musical about a young couples dark trip to the Underworld, was the big winner Sunday night at the Tony Awards in New York City. 《冥界》(Hadestown)是一部关于一对年轻夫妇黑暗...
Study: Many Americans Think Fake News Is a Major Problem In the United States, half of all adults consider fake news a major problem, a new study finds. And these Americans mostly blame politicians and activists for the problem. Researchers questione...
Solved: Dragonfish Transparent Teeth Mystery Dragonfish live deep down in the dark ocean, and are frightening-looking creatures. Their sharp, transparent teeth help them survive in the hostile environment. The cause of their see-through teeth has lon...
Blackbeards Ship Comes to the US Supreme Court The pirate known as Blackbeard terrorized the Atlantic coast of North America in the early 1700s. In a few months, the United States Supreme Court will hear a case related to Blackbeards ship. The case i...
Are You Ready for a Robot to Serve You Coffee? At a Dal.komm Coffee shop in Seoul, a robot takes orders from you through a mobile app or a touch screen and then makes fresh coffee. The robot can make up to 14 drinks at a time. 在韩国首尔的Dal.k...
At age 75, singer Julio Iglesias cannot run and can no longer play football. But Iglesias still performs as a singer, as he has for the past 50 years. He calls his singing career a miracle in his life. The Spanish star will be performing at cities ac...
American Craft Brewers Experiment with Taste Pickle pilsner, tamale lagers, and carrot stouts. These were among the beers at the Strange Brew Festival in Reno, Nevada, last month, where competition in the American craft beer market has intensified. V...
