2021-10-29 US Issues First Passport with ‘X’ Gender
The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” sex, or gender, designation. The State Department said Wednesday that it expects to be able to offer the choice…
2021-10-29 Grammar and Scary Movies
Halloween is this weekend. A holiday with ancient beginnings, the yearly celebration now looks much different than it did in the distant past. For example, many Americans now celebrate the…
2021-10-29 Goat’s Milk Fed to Protected Elephants in Kenya
Elephants in a protected community in Kenya are being fed goat’s milk as a less costly form of food. Workers at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya say the…
2021-10-28 Greenland Hopes to Change Economy with Moon Rock
The mineral-rich island of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, has a large amount of an ancient rock known as anorthosite. Anorthosite is similar to the rock that astronauts collected…
2021-10-27 Doctors, Oil Workers Join Protests against Sudan Military
The World Bank halted aid to Sudan on Wednesday after the military’s capture of power from the transitional government. Meanwhile, state oil company workers and doctors in Sudan said on…
2021-10-27 Maine Residents Will Vote on Food Rights
Voters in the American state of Maine decide next week if all its people should be permitted to grow food crops and raise farm animals, or livestock. Supporters of the…
2021-10-27 Water-Poor Egypt Eyes Increase in Desalination Capacity in 5 Years
Egypt is worried about its supply of fresh water. To help deal with the problem, it is offering financial assistance to private companies to build 17 new desalination factories over…
2021-10-27 Australian Town Has Unusual Plan to Get People to Move There
The Australian Outback town of Quilpie is home to 800 people. The town hoped its offer of free land might draw five new families to the community. In less than…
2021-10-25 Sudan’s Military Arrests Prime Minister, Takes Power
Sudan’s military arrested the prime minister and took control of the government on Monday. And thousands of people came out to protest the takeover that threatens the country’s move toward…
2021-10-25 UN Warns of Massive Food Crisis in Afghanistan
The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is facing a massive food crisis. It urged the international community to act quickly to increase levels of humanitarian aid to help the…
2021-10-25 South American Dam Lacks Water
The large Itaipu dam, between Paraguay and Brazil, is facing an energy production crisis because of record low river and rainfall levels. Experts say those low levels could last into…
2021-10-30 Sometimes, Sometime and Some Time
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Phu in Vietnam. Question: When do we use “Sometimes”, “Sometime” and “Some time?” What is the difference between…
2021-10-30 Google Finds Out What Americans Are Dressing Up as on Halloween
Here is a question for our listeners: What do witches, rabbits and dinosaurs have in common? The answer? They are the top three most popular Halloween costumes this year in…
2021-10-27 Japanese Princess Mako Marries Commoner, Loses Royal Position
Japan’s Princess Mako on Tuesday quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations. She said her marriage to her former university classmate, Kei Komuro, “was a necessary choice to live…
2021-10-27 Indian Barbers Turn Haircuts into Art
Two brothers who cut hair in northern India are offering more than just the usual haircut. They are making art. Brothers Rajwinder and Gurwinder Singh Sidhu are using their customers’…