2002-03-04 Gates Foundation
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The richest man in the world is an American, Bill Gates. Hestarted Microsoft, the company that makes computer programs andoperating systems. Two years…
2002-02-25 Measles in Africa
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Five leading public health organizations have announced acampaign to reduce the number of deaths among children in Africacaused by measles. The American Red…
2002-02-18 Infectious Diseases
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The World Health Organization and several other United Nationsagencies are calling for a major new effort to fight malaria,tuberculosis and AIDS. These three…
2002-02-11 Tools For Life
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Experts say deaths from infectious diseases can be greatlyreduced at very little cost with the use of some common devices andmedicines. The United…
2002-02-04 WHO and Smallpox
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The World Health Organization has delayed the destruction of thelast remaining supply of smallpox virus in the world. Officials hadplanned to destroy the…
2002-01-28 UNICEF Child Sex Report
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, saysmillions of children are forced to become sex workers every year.Most of the…
2002-01-21 Clearing Land Mines in Afghanistan
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Each year, thousands of people are killed or injured byexplosions from land mines. This is a serious problem in manydeveloping countries that are…
2002-01-14 Economics and Health
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The World Health Organization has released a report about howdisease weakens the economies of poor countries. For years, peoplebelieved that good health is…
2002-01-07 Storing Drinking Water
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Safe drinking water has always been rare and valuable. Throughoutthe world, drinking water has to be stored for periods of lowrainfall. Tanks…
2021-03-03 Coronavirus Crisis Stirs Debate About School Choice
Last spring, Kelli Rivera of Atlanta, Georgia, became so concerned with how local schools were dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that she decided to teach her children at her home.…
2021-02-28 Enrollment at US Community Colleges Drops Sharply During Pandemic
College student Peniella Irakoze recently called more than 1,000 other students who did not return to her school, Phoenix College, this term. The 20-year-old works part-time for the community college…
2021-02-24 How to Gain Confidence in Your English Speaking
At VOA Learning English, we sometimes get questions like this: “How can I speak English with more confidence?” That is a great question. No matter what language we are learning,…
2021-02-21 What Lessons Will Students Learn from Reduced Class Time?
Most public high school teachers in the United States never expected a school year like the current one. School buildings closed across the country in March of 2020. Education went…
2021-02-17 US Health Agency Issues New Guidelines to Safely Reopen Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines to help schools decide whether they can safely reopen. Most U.S. school systems have been holding classes online…
2021-02-17 US Schools Plan for Remote Learning into the Fall
School leaders around the United States are planning for the possibility of more distance learning in the next school year. William “Chip” Sudderth III is a spokesperson for Durham, North…