Scientists in New Zealand have found fossilized leg bones from a penguin believed to have been about the size of an adult human. The previously undiscovered giant penguin species likely stood about 1.6 meters tall and weighed up to 80 kilograms. The...
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North Korea to Develop Homegrown Beauty Market North Korea is asking its young, middle-class women to give up international cosmetics and use products made in their own country. The cosmetics campaign comes as international trade restrictions tighten...
Iceland Cuts Teen Drinking with Curfews, Youth Centers Iceland is successfully treating a crisis in teenage drinking. The island nation has one of the lowest rates of teen substance abuse in Europe. How did Iceland do it? The country combined local i...
400 Years Ago, First Enslaved Africans Arrived in US In late August 1619, an English ship named the White Lion stopped in what is now the American state of Virginia. It left behind more than 20 captive Angolans. They were the first known Africans to...
Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. Each week, we tell the story of words and expressions often used in American English. Some of them are old. Others are new. Together, they form a living language. On tod...
In many ways, the time spent seeking an education at a college or university can be some of the best years of a persons life. College students are usually just entering adulthood. Their academic programs present them with all kinds of new information...
Israel Bars Entry by Two American Congresswomen Israel announced Thursday that it will bar American congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country. The Democratic Party lawmakers had plans to visit Israel next week. 周四，以色...
Is the US Economy Nearing a Recession? Financial markets are giving warning signs of a recession. At the same time, the world economy is weakening, and the trade war between the United States and China has intensified. All of which is raising concern...
Many Americans are remembering the Woodstock music festival, which took place 50 years ago this week. Hundreds of thousands of people traveled to New Yorks farm country for the event. Some of those attending drove there by car and then walked on foot...
US Lawmaker Rejects Israelis Oppressive Conditions for West Bank Visit United States Representative Rashida Tlaib has changed her plans to visit the West Bank, saying she would not enter Israel under oppressive conditions. 美国议员拉希达特莱布...
Greenland to Trump: Not for Sale Greenland, the self-ruling territory of Denmark, told the United States Friday, We are open for business, not for sale. Greenlands foreign minister dismissed the idea of Denmark selling the territory. One day earlier,...
Amazon Expands in the Transportation Industry Technology company Amazon is expanding its investments in transportation, a move that could bring it in competition with some of its business partners. Companies that could be affected include United Parc...
Yemen's Famine: Not Enough Food, and Plenty of Blame The World Food Programs decision to suspend parts of its food aid program in Yemen has caused concerns. Until recently, many Yemeni families received a monthly amount of food from the World Food Pr...
No Deal Announced as US, Taliban End Latest Talks The latest talks between the Taliban and the United States ended early Monday without any sign of a peace deal for Afghanistan. Both sides said they would talk to their leaders about the next move. Th...
