Our story today is called Pigs is Pigs. It was written by Ellis Parker Butler. Mike Flannery, the agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the desk in the company's office in Westcote and shook his fist. Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stoo...
In Egypt, workers dig and remove sand to create a new opening at a busy archaeological site outside of Cairo. They are at the bottom of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, probably the world's oldest pyramid. This new dig has found many additional artifacts....
Facebook said Friday it will continue its suspension of former President Donald Trump for at least two years. The social media company also announced changes to a policy that permitted politicians to post some kinds of content that violates its rules...
Destructive Mice Invade Parts of Australia Huge numbers of mice are threatening crops in eastern Australia. In New South Wales state, officials have described the situation as a plague that has never been seen before. The small animals have spread ov...
China plans to send three astronauts to its new space station later this month. 中国计划在本月底向该国的新空间站派遣3名宇航员。 The plans were confirmed to state television by Yang Liwei, a chief designer for China's manned spa...
Recently a reader asked us about how English defines the adjective of nation or country. Hien Lai gave these examples: We have American as the adjective of America, Vietnamese as the adjective of Vietnam, Brazilian as the adjective of Brazil, Swiss a...
Goodbye B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1. 再见，B.1.1.7、B.1.351 和 P.1。 Hello Alpha, Beta and Gamma. 你好，阿尔法、贝塔和伽马。 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced May 31 that it has given new names to the several versions, or...
A French cook is preparing foods with something surprising: insects. The European Union has recently approved some sorts of insects as an acceptable food product. Insects provide many nutrients and are an environmentally friendly food. The food Laure...
The United Nations says there is a 40 percent chance that world temperatures in the next five years will temporarily rise above climate change goals set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The prediction comes from a new report produced by the U.N.'s World...
A New Museum in Washington for Language Lovers When visitors enter Planet Word, a new museum in Washington, D.C., they will see Speaking Willow, a tall art piece representing a tree. As they pass under the artwork, they can hear recordings of speech...
Researchers: Lost Fishing Equipment Threatens Ocean Life Researchers are worried about the fishing equipment they call ghost nets, floating around the Pacific Ocean. The nets threaten sea animals and pollute coastal areas. Often lost many years ago,...
China has reported the world's first known human infection with a rare form of bird flu. A 41-year-old man from Jiangsu, in eastern China, was confirmed to have H10N3, Chinese health officials reported Tuesday. No human case of this version, or strai...
Israel's Health Ministry said Wednesday there is a possible link between the second shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and mild heart problems among young men. The ministry said about 275 men aged 16 to 30 who received the vaccine reported a heart pro...
China's government has raised the child limit for couples from two to three as the country experiences lower birth rates. 随着中国出生率降低，政府已经将夫妇生育限制从二孩提高到三孩。 For many years, China enforced a one-...
Naomi Osaka received the support of tennis fans, leading athletes, her sponsors and her country, Japan, Tuesday, after her withdrawal from the French Open. The world's number two female tennis player surprised the tennis world on Monday when she said...
