2013-12-20 Atheists Call for Tolerance in Egypt
Hello again and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! I’m June Simms. Happy holidays to the millions of people around the world who are preparing to celebrate…
2013-12-19 Martian Lake Possibly Supported Microbial Life
From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Hello. I’m Caty Weaver. Climate researchers have found links between recent periods of extreme weather and the melting of Arctic ice.…
2013-12-18 South Africa Teens Fight HIV
Hello again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. On today’s program …something serious, and then something fun. First we travel to South Africa to examine the fight against HIV…
2013-12-17 H&M Plans to Raise Pay for Clothing Workers
Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter. Clothing workers around the world have demanded higher pay for the job they do. Now, a major clothing…
2013-12-16 WHO: Test, Treat Malnourished Children for HIV
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. I’m Steve Ember in Washington. Today on our program, we tell about a study that shows vitamins and mineral supplements can…
2013-12-15 UN: Little Progress In Reducing AIDS In Asia
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report the latest news in the difficult fight against…
2013-12-14 South Africa Mourns Mandela but Questions His Party
Hello, and welcome back to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. A funeral service honoring anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is taking place this weekend in his childhood hometown of…
2013-12-13 Muslim Artists Break Down Stereotypes
Hello again and welcome back. This is As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms in Washington. Music piracy is a big problem in Malawi. Today Mario Ritter…
2013-12-13 Transparency International: Africa Shows Strong Progress in Fight Against Corruption
From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. And I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Every year the non-profit organization Transparency International reports on corruption around…
2013-12-13 A Day in the Life of Hollywood Paparazzi
I’m June Simms. Where ever there are famous people there are “paparazzi.” That is the name given to photographers who chase famous people in order to photograph them. Such photographs…
2013-12-11 Is It a Church, a Mosque, or a Museum?
Hello again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we travel to the beautiful and mysterious city of Istanbul, Turkey. A famous building there is the center of a…
2013-12-10 Nelson Mandela: The World Mourns His Loss, Remembers His Life
Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter in Washington. Today, we have a special report on the memorial service for former South African President Nelson…
2013-12-09 Protests Threaten Thai Travel Industry
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. I’m Steve Ember in Washington. Today we tell about how continuing disputes between protesters and government supporters in Thailand may affect…
2013-12-08 New Sport Doping Rule Doesn’t Ban Herbal Drugs
Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on the growing number of wealthy South Africans buying costly…
2013-12-06 South Africans Mourn Death of Mandela
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. I’m June Simms in Washington. And I’m Mario Ritter. Today on the show we talk about the life of South African…