From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! South Africa has long been praised for setting an example of human rights on the African continent. The nation operates under one of the worlds most liberal constitutions and has many private newspapers...
Welcome to AS IT IS! your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we look at the life and resignation of Pope Benedict the 16th. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church surprised people around the world this week when he a...
This is AS IT IS, from VOA Learning English. Hello, Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, Kelly Jean Kelly looks at the fierce reaction from world leaders to North Koreas nuclear test on Tuesday. She reports that even China -- the Norths main...
NASA is seeking candidates to go into isolation for eight months in an experiment to help prepare for long-term stays on the moon and Mars. Researchers say results of the study will help them better understand the physical and mental effects on human...
Orbital structures are becoming increasingly important for worldwide communications and a new generation of technologies. But scientists are warning that the danger of space debris is increasing very quickly. 轨道装置对于全球通信和新一代技...
COVID Crisis Drives Return to Education Broadcasts in Latin America At a small farmhouse not far from Colombia's capital, Bogota, Marlene Beltran sits at a small table and turns on the radio to help her little brother with school work. The five-year-...
US Meatpacking Industry Faces Immigrant Worker Shortage When Martha Kebede's adult sons moved from Ethiopia to join her in the United States this year, they had few job possibilities. The brothers took jobs at Smithfield Foods' meat processing busine...
The coronavirus crisis could be preventing thousands of people from completing the final steps to receive U.S. citizenship, activist groups say. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the agency that processes citizenship requests....
